UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Inspects Vande Bharat Sleeper Train at New Delhi Railway Station

Q1. A single Vande Bharat Sleeper rake is composed of how many coaches?

  • A. 16
  • B. 18
  • C. 20
  • D. 24

Q2. India's first Vande Bharat Sleeper trainset was unveiled at which one of the following facilities?

  • A. BEML's rail complex, Bengaluru
  • B. Integral Coach Factory, Chennai
  • C. Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli
  • D. Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala

Q3. The following features were highlighted for the Vande Bharat Sleeper coaches. Which of the following is/are NOT correctly attributed to it?

  1. KAVACH Automatic Train Protection system.
  2. CCTV cameras in all coaches.
  3. Improved fire safety mechanisms.
  4. Fully driverless (unmanned) Grade of Automation 4 train operation.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 4 only
  • C. 3 and 4 only
  • D. 1 and 4 only

Q4. In the context of the government's programme to manufacture Vande Bharat Sleeper 'rakes', the term 'rake' most precisely refers to which one of the following?

  • A. A complete set of coupled coaches forming a single trainset
  • B. A single powered locomotive that hauls passenger coaches
  • C. A section of track lying between two adjacent stations
  • D. A depot where trainsets are maintained and stabled

Q5. Which one of the following organisations indigenously developed the KAVACH Automatic Train Protection system?

  • A. Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO)
  • B. Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS)
  • C. RITES Limited
  • D. IRCON International Limited

Q6. The KAVACH version 4.0 specification was approved by which body, and to which Safety Integrity Level is the system certified?

  • A. Approved by RDSO; certified to SIL-4
  • B. Approved by RDSO; certified to SIL-2
  • C. Approved by CRIS; certified to SIL-4
  • D. Approved by the Commissioner of Railway Safety; certified to SIL-3

Q7. In which year, and on which route, was the first Vande Bharat Express (Train 18) flagged off?

  • A. 2019, on the New Delhi–Varanasi route
  • B. 2018, on the New Delhi–Varanasi route
  • C. 2019, on the Mumbai–Gandhinagar route
  • D. 2020, on the Howrah–Guwahati route

Q8. The Vande Bharat trainsets are manufactured at the Integral Coach Factory under which initiative, and with approximately what level of localisation?

  • A. 'Make in India', with around 90% localisation
  • B. 'Make in India', with around 50% localisation
  • C. 'Startup India', with around 90% localisation
  • D. 'Digital India', with around 75% localisation