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Railway Budget 2009 - 10

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The Railway Minister presented the first railway budget in the august House which was presided by the first lady Lok Sabha Speaker of the country (India). Name the railway Minister.

  1. Kumari Mamata Banerjee

  2. Nitish Kumar

  3. Lalu Prasad Yadav

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kumari Mamata Banerjee

Railway Budget 2009-10 stressed some the priority areas for a perceptible improvement. Which of the following are those priority areas?

  1. Passenger Amenities and Cleanliness

  2. Quality of Railway catering

  3. Safety, Security and Punctuality

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

All of the above

  1. Passenger Amenities and Cleanliness
  2. Quality of Railway catering
  3. Safety, Security and Punctuality  

On which day did the Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee present the Budget Estimates for the year 2009-10 for the Indian Railways?

  1. 3rd July 2009

  2. 2nd July 2009

  3. 1st July 2009

  4. 4th July 2009


Correct Option: A

RLDA stands for

  1. Rail Land Development Authority

  2. Rail Land Development Agency

  3. Rail Land Developer Agency

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rail Land Development Authority

MFC stands for:

  1. Many functional Complexes

  2. Multi-functional Complexes

  3. Multi-food complexes

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Multi-functional Complexes

Multi-functional Complexes in station premises are provided in Railway Budget 2009-10 to rail users for providing facilities like shopping, food stalls and restaurants, book stalls, PCO/STD/ISD/Fax booths, medicine & variety stores, budget hotels, underground parking etc. It is proposed to take up development of these Multi-functional Complexes in different parts of the country at ..............railway stations serving places of pilgrimage, industry and tourist interest in this year.

  1. 49

  2. 50

  3. 60

  4. 71


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

49

As per Railway Budget 2009-10, Rail Coach Factory/Kapurthala manufactured 1558 coaches including 121 stainless steel coaches of new LHB design. The target for 2009-10 is .........coaches.

  1. 1562

  2. 1500

  3. 1400

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

1562

Railway ministry is exploring possibility to depute ............... in long distance trains as mentioned in Railway Budget 2009-10. Arrangements will be made to provide Ambulance services for passengers at Chennai, Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bhubaneswar to start with.

  1. at least one doctor

  2. at least one nurse

  3. at least one consultant

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

at least one doctor

In Railway Budget 2009-10, responsibility for development of Multi-functional Complexes will be entrusted to ..............

  1. IRCON

  2. RLDA

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Both 1 and 2 IRCON and RLDA

Toilet facilities are not being provided in DEMU and MEMU trains when the travel time is less than 4 hours. This poses difficulties for women, children and aged persons. Railway ministry are now planning to provide toilet facilities where journey is more than .......... as mentioned in Railway Budget 2009-10.

  1. 2 hours

  2. 3 hours

  3. 1 hour

  4. 1.5 hours


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

2 hours

PRS stands for

  1. Passenger Reservation System

  2. Pantry Reserve System

  3. Passenger Rest System

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Passenger Reservation System

UTS stands for

  1. Under Ticket Sale

  2. Under Toll System

  3. Unreserved Ticketing System

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Unreserved Ticketing System

As mentioned in Railway Budget 2009-10, under the MoU between Railways and ............., passengers can now buy computerized tickets from nearly 5000 post offices in cities and towns.

  1. Department of Post

  2. Ministry of Communication

  3. Reliance Industries

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Department of Post

WILD stands for

  1. wheel impact load detectors

  2. whole impact load detectors

  3. wheel impact load detonetor

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

wheel impact load detectors

In this year 2009, Railway Ministry has proposed to set up Scholarships for higher education of girl children of ........... staff for promoting their economic independence.

  1. Group 'D' staff

  2. Group 'C' Staff

  3. Group 'B' staff

  4. Group 'A' staff


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Group 'D' staff

In this year 2009, Railway Ministry has proposed to increase the contribution to Staff Benefit Fund to ............... per employee by one year with the proviso that out of this contribution, the sum of Rs 100 per employee will be exclusively for activities relating to women empowerment and training for developing vocational and occupational skills of physically and mentally challenged wards of railway employees especially girl child and higher education for girls.

  1. Rs 350/-

  2. Rs 1350/-

  3. Rs 2350/-

  4. Rs 450/-


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rs 350/-

The Kolkata Metro Railway Hospital at Tollygunge is proposed to be upgraded to ......bedded hospital as mentioned in Railway Budget 2009-10.

  1. 75

  2. 76

  3. 74

  4. 78


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

75

In this year 2009, Railway Ministry has proposed to open ........ Nursing Colleges on Railway land on Public Private Partnership model so as to facilitate the wards of the Railway employees in finding a good vocational avenue.

  1. Seven

  2. Six

  3. Nine

  4. Ten


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Seven

In this year 2009, Railway Ministry has decided to introduce .......... mobile ticketing vans in the country for issuing reserved and unreserved tickets in both urban and rural areas.

  1. 51

  2. 49

  3. 55

  4. 50


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

50

Anti Collision Device to prevent incidents of train collisions has already been made operational on ............. of North Frontier Railway.

  1. 1736 Km

  2. 1011 Km

  3. 1588 Km

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

1736 Km

In this year 2009, Railway Ministry has proposed for special medical treatment of railway persons, General Managers has been empowered to sanction cases up to ............

  1. Rs 4 lakhs.

  2. Rs 14 lakhs.

  3. Rs 3 lakhs.

  4. Rs 2 lakhs.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rs 4 lakhs.

In this year 2009, Railway Ministry has decided to introduce high capacity ..........., for intercity travel for superior riding quality and comfort.

  1. air conditioned double-decker coaches

  2. non-air conditioned double-decker coaches

  3. air conditioned sleeper coaches

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

air conditioned double-decker coaches

ACD stands for

  1. Anti Collision Device

  2. All Cable Division

  3. Anti Collection Device

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Anti Collision Device

In Railway Budget 2009-10, Railway Ministry has decided to introduce mobile ticketing vans ....................for issuing reserved and unreserved tickets in both urban and rural areas. Poor people who are unable to go to the stations can now purchase tickets in market places, mohallas and other busy places.

  1. Mushkil Aasaan

  2. Ma Mati Manush

  3. Suhani Safar

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mushkil Aasaan

There is a growing demand of wagons in Railways. During the year 2009-10 Railways have planned to acquire ............wagons under rolling stock programme as against 11,000 wagons in 2008-09.

  1. 18,000

  2. 17,000

  3. 19,000

  4. 20,000


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

18,000

In this year 2009, Railway Ministry has proposed to constitute an expert committee, headed by ..................., the key person behind the telecommunication revolution in our country. The Committee will suggest further innovations, to utilize the optic fiber cables network of the railway and take information technology to the door steps in remote areas.

  1. Shri Sam Pitroda

  2. Shri P Chidambaram

  3. Shri Abdul Kalam

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Shri Sam Pitroda

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