The quiz was a part of heritage week celebrated to commemorate the UNESCO status conferred to Chattrapati Shivaji Terminus(CST).

1. QM-Anubhav Chatterjee
Date:3rd July’2016
Central Railway Heritage Quiz
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2. Instructions
 25 Questions
 Switch off all electronic devices
 In-built star marked questions.
 Top 6 teams will qualify for the finals
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3.  Q1.
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4.  Q1.

5. Q2.What has been blanked?
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6.  Q2.

7. Q3
 Claim to fame of the
letter?
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8.  Ans: The letter led to the introduction of toilets in
I.R

9.  Q4.Claim to Fame:
Fastest Train in India
1st Train to have train hostess
Travel time of 100 minutes to cover 188
K.M
Train was launched on 5th April’2016
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11.  Q5.Identify the advertiser?
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12.  Ans:

13. ***
 Q6.Train at a Glance is organized into about
100 tables. Each table represents a route
and the tables are numbered as 10,
10A…..23,23A…..52, 52A etc.Table 26 stands
out from the rest.In other words,it has
26,26-A,26-1,26-1A.What is the reason
behind it?
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14.  Ans: Table 26,26-A,26-1,26-1A denotes normal
timing and monsoon timings. Konkan Railways has
2 different timings for a train during monsoon(10th
June-31st Oct) & rest of the year.

15.  Q7. Identify the Logo?
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17.  Q8. Story goes that a drunken British officer
stumbled into the kitchen looking for midnight
snack. The service was over and the cooks were
making food for them.After having their food, the
British didn’t appreciate a burnt stomach, but was
overjoyed when in an instant the dish was
changed from a spicy curry to a subtle one with
yogurt.What is the dish called?
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18.  Ans: Railway Mutton Curry

19.  Q9
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21.  Q10.
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23.  Q11. Which train in English stands for
Poor Man’s chariot?
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24.  Ans: Garib Rath

25. ***
 Q12.These are the books written by him:
1. Railways of England(1889)
2. Railways of Scotland(1890)
3. Railways and Traders(1891)
4. Elements of Railway Economics(1905)
5. State Railway Ownership(1920)
The author holds an importance in the
history of Indian Railway?Identify him
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26.  Ans: Sir William Mitchell Acworth

27. ***
 Q13. Run by the Western Railway, the
train was considered Rolls Royce of its
time – both for its luxury (it had bedrolls,
a shower, a salon and even a steam
room) and the inimitable dishes it
served. It was the first time that Roast
Chicken was introduced to the Indian
palate, soon followed by Madras spicy
mutton curry and rice, the chicken cutlet.
Identify the train?
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28.  Ans: Frontier Mail or Golden Temple Mail

29.  Q14. X special train is being introduced
from Railway with dynamic fare pricing.
Dynamic fare stands for the fare
component which may be increased with
the subsequent bookings. Advance
Reservation Period (ARP) of
this train will be a maximum of 15 days.
Agents will not be allowed to book
tickets in these trains.What is X
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30.  Ans:Premium Trains

31.  Q15. 3-letter abbreviation:
 The first letter (gauge)
 The second letter (motive power)
 The third letter (job type)
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32.  Ans:Classification of Locomotives
 WAG,WAM,WAP etc

33.  Q16.What are these coaches called?
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34.  Ans: LHB Coaches

35. ***
 Q17.
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37.  Q18.
 Projects include the following routes:
 Diamond Quadilateral
 Delhi - Chd. - Amritsar
 Delhi-Chennai
 Chennai-Beng.-Mysore
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38.  Ans: Routes for High Speed Rail/Bullet Trains

39.  Q19.What do the stars in the logo represent?
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40.  Ans: They represent the number of railway
zones.Latest to join the list is Kolkata Metro.We
have 17 zones

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 Q20. The late Animesh Ganguly, the then
Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of the South
Eastern Railways (SER) and a cricket fanatic, was
not only searching for a Train Ticket Examiner but
also a cricketer who could fit into the SER team.
As luck would have it, X not only cleared the TTE
exam but also became an integral part of the SER
cricket team.Identify X?
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42.  Ans: M.S.Dhoni

43.  Q21.What does the following stand for?
MEMU
DEMU
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44.  Ans: MEMU-Mainline Electric Multiple Unit.
 DEMU-Diesel Electric Multiple Unit

45.  Q22.Ghum is a
railway station on
the Darjeeling
Himalayan
Railway.What is
its claim to fame?
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46.  Ans:Highest Railway Station in India

47.  Q23.Identify the manufacturer?
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50. Q24.
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51. 51
 Ans:TALGO (Tren Arti
culado Ligero Goicoe
chea Oriol,
Goicoechea-Oriol light
articulated train)
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 Q25.