Kavach is best described as which kind of system?
- A.An indigenous Automatic Train Protection system
- B.A ticketing and reservation platform
- C.A satellite-based cargo tracking service
- D.A rolling stock maintenance depot
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Explanation
The correct answer is that Kavach is an indigenous Automatic Train Protection system, often shortened to ATP. The release sets out four things it does, and each of them is worth remembering separately because questions are framed on them. It helps prevent Signal Passing at Danger, a situation described in the railways by the short form SPAD. It applies the brakes by itself when required to avoid an unsafe situation. It controls the speed of a train in critical conditions. And it brings down the risk of collisions substantially. The system was developed within the country, which is why it is described as indigenous, and extending its coverage is part of a wider effort to modernise signalling and train protection across the network. The other three options describe activities of the railways that have nothing to do with Kavach.
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Practice Questions
Kavach Version 4.0 has been sanctioned for the remaining sections of which railway division?
- A.Samastipur Division
- B.Moradabad Division
- C.Adra Division
- D.Bhavnagar Division
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Indian Railways approved Kavach Version 4.0 on the sections of this division that were still without the system, covering 712 route kilometres at a total cost of ₹170 crore.
Read the full explanation →The new bypass line between Adra and Joychandipahar is part of which corridor?
- A.Dedicated Freight Corridor
- B.Energy, Mineral and Cement Corridor
- C.Golden Quadrilateral
- D.Amrit Bharat Corridor
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The bypass of 11 km, sanctioned at ₹272 crore in South Eastern Railway, will separate train paths and provide a two-way connection to a third line that is planned on the route.
Read the full explanation →Which work was sanctioned at a cost of ₹233 crore?
- A.Kavach 4.0 in Moradabad Division
- B.Electronic Interlocking at 21 stations of Samastipur Division
- C.The Adra-Joychandipahar bypass line
- D.Bhavnagar Para yard remodelling
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The work replaces existing panel interlocking with Electronic Interlocking, which is computer-based signalling in place of ageing relay-based systems, giving higher reliability, quicker fault diagnosis, easier maintenance and greater operational flexibility, besides supporting the roll-out of Kavach.
Read the full explanation →EPFO, which conducted Special Campaign 6, functions under which Union ministry?
- A.Ministry of Finance
- B.Ministry of Labour and Employment
- C.Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
- D.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
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The correct answer is Ministry of Labour and Employment, which issued the announcement on the conclusion of Special Campaign 6 by EPFO.
Read the full explanation →How many public grievances did EPFO dispose of during Special Campaign 6?
- A.2,05,000
- B.1,80,000
- C.2,36,021
- D.2,02,984
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That is the total number of public grievances EPFO disposed of during the campaign, against a target of 2,05,000, a performance 15.1 per cent above the mark.
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