UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Besides Record Freight, Enhanced Passenger Services and Rapid Infrastructure Expansion, Self Reliance Fuels Landmark Growth in FY 2025–26
Q1. In the financial year 2025-26, which one of the following production units of Indian Railways manufactured the largest number of LHB coaches?
- A. Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai
- B. Modern Coach Factory (MCF), Raebareli
- C. Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala
- D. Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW), Chittaranjan
Q2. Under the 'Make in India' push for self-reliance, how many locomotives did Indian Railways indigenously manufacture during the financial year 2025-26?
- A. 1,452
- B. 1,674
- C. 1,681
- D. 6,677
Q3. The Kavach Automatic Train Protection system has been indigenously developed by which one of the following organisations of Indian Railways?
- A. Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO)
- B. Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS)
- C. Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL)
- D. RITES Limited
Q4. Kavach is certified to the highest Safety Integrity Level defined for railway signalling systems. This level is:
- A. SIL-1
- B. SIL-2
- C. SIL-3
- D. SIL-4
Q5. Under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, the largest number of redeveloped railway stations inaugurated by the Prime Minister on a single occasion, in May 2025, was:
- A. 103
- B. 180
- C. 508
- D. 1,337
Q6. With reference to how the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS) differs from earlier one-time station-upgrade approaches, consider the following statements:
1. ABSS, launched in 2023, adopts a long-term redevelopment vision based on station master plans.
2. ABSS envisages continuous, phased development of stations rather than a single one-time upgrade.
3. ABSS is confined to a handful of major metropolitan stations and excludes stations in smaller towns.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- ABSS, launched in 2023, adopts a long-term redevelopment vision based on station master plans.
- ABSS envisages continuous, phased development of stations rather than a single one-time upgrade.
- ABSS is confined to a handful of major metropolitan stations and excludes stations in smaller towns.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 2 and 3 only
- C. 1 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q7. With reference to the Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal (GCT) policy and its relationship with the PM GatiShakti framework, consider the following statements:
1. The GCT policy was launched in 2021 under the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan.
2. GCTs are designed to integrate rail transport with other modes of transport.
3. GCTs are developed and operated exclusively by the Ministry of Railways without any private investment.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The GCT policy was launched in 2021 under the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan.
- GCTs are designed to integrate rail transport with other modes of transport.
- GCTs are developed and operated exclusively by the Ministry of Railways without any private investment.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 2 and 3 only
- C. 1 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q8. In the context of Indian Railways, the term 'Gati Shakti Multi-Modal Cargo Terminal (GCT)' most appropriately refers to:
- A. A cargo terminal integrating rail with other transport modes, developed largely through private investment under a 2021 policy
- B. A passenger station redeveloped for multimodal integration under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme
- C. A signalling control centre managing freight movement on Dedicated Freight Corridors
- D. An inland container depot owned and operated solely by the Container Corporation of India
Q9. With reference to LHB coach and Vande Bharat technology in Indian Railways, consider the following statements:
1. LHB coaches derive their design from the German firm Linke-Hofmann-Busch.
2. The Vande Bharat Express was designed and manufactured in-house at the Integral Coach Factory, Chennai.
3. The first indigenous LHB coach was rolled out by ICF Chennai in 2017.
4. LHB coaches are manufactured only at the Chittaranjan Locomotive Works.
Which of the statements given above are correctly identified?
- LHB coaches derive their design from the German firm Linke-Hofmann-Busch.
- The Vande Bharat Express was designed and manufactured in-house at the Integral Coach Factory, Chennai.
- The first indigenous LHB coach was rolled out by ICF Chennai in 2017.
- LHB coaches are manufactured only at the Chittaranjan Locomotive Works.
- A. 1, 2 and 3
- B. 1, 3 and 4
- C. 2 and 4 only
- D. 1 and 4 only
Q10. With reference to the initiatives cited as drivers of railway rolling-stock indigenisation, which one of the following correctly pairs an initiative with its year of launch?
- A. Make in India — 2014
- B. Make in India — 2020
- C. Atmanirbhar Bharat — 2014
- D. Atmanirbhar Bharat — 2016
Q11. In the institutional structure of Indian Railways, the Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) is best described as:
- A. The sole R&D organisation of Indian Railways and technical adviser to the Railway Board, based at Lucknow
- B. A production unit manufacturing electric locomotives at Chittaranjan
- C. The apex policy-making and administrative body of Indian Railways
- D. The information-technology arm running the passenger reservation system
Q12. With reference to the RailOne app rolled out for unified passenger services, consider the following features:
1. Booking, cancellation and refund of reserved, unreserved and platform tickets.
2. Single sign-on using mPIN or biometric authentication.
3. Live train running status and PNR/waiting-list updates.
4. Automatic real-time enforcement of train speed limits through onboard braking.
Which of the features given above are correctly identified as offered by RailOne?
- Booking, cancellation and refund of reserved, unreserved and platform tickets.
- Single sign-on using mPIN or biometric authentication.
- Live train running status and PNR/waiting-list updates.
- Automatic real-time enforcement of train speed limits through onboard braking.
- A. 1, 2 and 3
- B. 2, 3 and 4
- C. 1 and 4 only
- D. 3 and 4 only