The Barbil-Bolanikhadan doubling project approved by Indian Railways lies on which corridor?
- A.Energy, Mineral and Cement Corridor
- B.Golden Quadrilateral Corridor
- C.Dedicated Freight Corridor East
- D.Rail Sagar Corridor
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Energy, Mineral and Cement Corridor, under which Indian Railways has identified this section. The stretch is only 6 km long but it carries high-grade iron ore and pellets from the Bolani mines of SAIL and from private sidings towards steel plants and ports, and the doubling has been cleared at a completion cost of 122 crore rupees. Option B is wrong because the Golden Quadrilateral is a highway network connecting the four large metropolitan cities and is not the frame used for this railway project. Option C is wrong because the dedicated freight corridors are separate purpose-built lines and this approval is a doubling of an existing single-line section, not a new corridor. Option D is wrong because no such corridor is named in the approval. After commissioning, the doubling is expected to move an additional 8.9 MTPA of freight and to reduce delays to goods trains.
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Practice Questions
Kavach Version 4.0 has been approved on 614.75 route kilometres of the Varanasi Division of which railway zone?
- A.Northern Railway
- B.North Eastern Railway
- C.North Central Railway
- D.East Central Railway
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The Varanasi division, abbreviated BSB, belongs to this zone, and the sanction of 223 crore rupees extends Kavach 4.0 across the balance sections of that division, a total of 614.75 route kilometres.
Read the full explanation →The new tri-weekly train approved between Machilipatnam and Kurnool City will cover what distance?
- A.399 km
- B.449 km
- C.499 km
- D.549 km
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The new service runs between Machilipatnam and Kurnool City by way of Vijayawada on South Coast Railway, and that is the distance the train covers between the two ends.
Read the full explanation →Which authority is developing the recreational Yamuna river cruise service in Delhi?
- A.Delhi Development Authority
- B.Inland Waterways Authority of India
- C.Directorate General of Shipping
- D.Cochin Shipyard Limited
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The correct answer is the Inland Waterways Authority of India, which works under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and is leading the project.
Read the full explanation →On which stretch of the Yamuna has Delhi's first recreational river cruise service been developed?
- A.Wazirabad to Okhla
- B.Sonia Vihar to Jagatpur
- C.Kalindi Kunj to Nizamuddin
- D.Palla to Wazirabad
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The cruise service has been developed along this stretch of the river, and the inauguration itself was fixed at Sonia Vihar on 10 November 2026.
Read the full explanation →The River Yamuna has been designated as which National Waterway?
- A.National Waterway-1
- B.National Waterway-10
- C.National Waterway-110
- D.National Waterway-11
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The Yamuna received this designation under the National Waterways Act, 2016, and it is on this waterway that Delhi's first recreational river cruise has been developed, along the Sonia Vihar to Jagatpur stretch.
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