TNPSC General Knowledge question and answers (Date 12/07/2015)

1. Where is India’s first railway station?

Ans: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station in Mumbai.

2. India's first train ran between:

Ans: Bombay and Thane


3. Where did India's first metro rail start?

Ans: Kolkata




4. Who invented the railway engine?

Ans: George Stephenson

5. Where is the wheel and axle plant of Indian Railways?

Ans: Bangalore


6. When was the first train started in India?

Ans: 1853


7. How many training institutions of Railways are in India?

Ans: Five


8. When was the nationalization of Indian Railways done?

Ans: 1950


9. Who is known as the Father of Indian Railway?

Ans: Lord Dalhousie


10. The world's longest railway platform is in India. Where is it?

Ans: Gorakhpur