Railway Budget 2015-16 - GS questions based on daily current affairs

1)   Which of the following statement / s is / are correct in regards to Railways and Tourism?

1.  Incredible Rail for Incredible India to be launched.

2. Promotion of training of auto-rickshaw and taxi-operators as tourist-guides.

3. Promoting the Gandhi circuit to attract tourists to mark the occasion of 100 years of the return of Mahatma Gandhi to India from South Africa.

4. Work on Kisan Yatra, a special travel scheme for farmers for farming & marketing technique centres.

a. Only 1 and 2
b. Only 1, 3 and 4
c. Only 1 and 3
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All of the above

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!
2)   Innovation council for business re-engineering and introducing a spirit of innovation in Railways would be known as

a. Kayakalp
b. Incredible rail
c. Rail Technology Corporation Scheme
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Kayakalp

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!
3)   Which North-Eastern state of India has been brought on the Railway map of India recently?

a. Meghalaya
b. Arunachal Pradesh
c. Nagaland
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Meghalaya

Explanation:
Meghalaya was the only state among the seven sisters of the Northeast not having any railway line. Meghalaya first passenger train from Mendipathar in Meghalaya to Dudhnoi in Assam.
*Direct connectivity to Delhi has been provided to Arunachal Pradesh. The 'Land of the Rising Sun’ - Arunachal Pradesh is popularly known as. First train connecting the easternmost state of the country, parts of which China claims to be its own, with the national capital.
4)   Which of the following is not one of the four goals for Indian Railways to transform over next five years?

a. To deliver a sustained and measurable improvement in customer experience.
b. To expand Bhartiya Rail’s capacity substantially and modernize infrastructure.
c. Bhartiya Rail to become prime mover of economy.
d. To make Bhartiya Rail financially self-sustainable.
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Bhartiya Rail to become prime mover of economy.

Explanation:
The fourth goal is to make Rail a safer means of travel.

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