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Static GKEasyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2018, GK

The headquarters of Metro Railway Zone is located in

  1. A.New Delhi
  2. B.Mumbai
  3. C.Kolkata
  4. D.Chennai

Correct answer

C. Kolkata

Explanation

The correct answer is C, Kolkata. The Kolkata Metro is run by Indian Railways as its own zone, the Metro Railway, with its headquarters in Kolkata.

Kolkata had India's first metro service, opened on 24 October 1984 between Esplanade and Bhowanipore (now Netaji Bhavan). It was built and run by Indian Railways, and on 29 December 2010 the Metro Railway, Kolkata, was made a separate zone of the Railways. It is the only metro system in India operated by Indian Railways itself; other city metros, such as those of Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai, are run by separate corporations, mostly joint ventures of the Centre and the States. The Kolkata Metro also runs India's first underwater metro tunnel, beneath the Hooghly river.

A is wrong because the Delhi Metro is run by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, not a railway zone. B is wrong because Mumbai's metro lines are run by separate corporations. D is wrong because Chennai Metro is run by Chennai Metro Rail Limited.

Exam tip: First metro in India: Kolkata, 1984; Metro Railway Kolkata became a zone of Indian Railways in 2010.

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Q1.Static GKAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATMedium

Consider the following description of the Samadhi of a former Prime Minister of India :

Central Samadhi platform comprises nine square black polished granite solid stone blocks, capped with a 'Diya' in the centre. The number nine holds significance and represents the navarasas, navaratras and navagrahas. Then placement of the nine-square Samadhi is in a circular lotus shaped pattern. The nine-square platform is accessed in four cardinal directions by pathways made in white composite tiles so that the floor does not get heated.

Identify the Samadhi :

  1. A.Shakti Sthal
  2. B.Shantivan
  3. C.Sadaiv Atal
  4. D.Veer Bhumi
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Correct answer: C. Sadaiv Atal

The nine-square black granite platform with a diya at the centre, set in a lotus pattern, describes Sadaiv Atal, the memorial of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in New Delhi.

Q2.Static GKAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2021, GATEasy

Bharatmala Pariyojana is related to

  1. A.interlinking of Northern and Southern Indian rivers in a garland shape.
  2. B.networks of National Highways in India.
  3. C.interlinking of all cities of India through Railways.
  4. D.interlinking of all industrial regions of India through pipelines.
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Correct answer: B. networks of National Highways in India.

Bharatmala Pariyojana is the Union government's umbrella programme for developing national highways and road corridors.

Q3.Static GKAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2024, GATMedium

Which one among the following Joint Military Exercises was NOT conducted between India and USA ?

  1. A.Yudhabhyas
  2. B.Vajra Prahar
  3. C.Malabar
  4. D.Varuna
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Correct answer: D. Varuna

Varuna is the naval exercise between India and France, not between India and the USA. India and France began their bilateral naval exercises in 1983, and the series was named Varuna in 2001; it has since been held regularly in the Indian Ocean and off the French coast.

Q4.Static GKAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2021, GATEasy

The Headquarters of South-Eastern Railway is located at

  1. A.Bilaspur.
  2. B.Secunderabad.
  3. C.Kolkata.
  4. D.Bhubaneswar.
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Correct answer: C. Kolkata.

The South Eastern Railway zone has its headquarters at Garden Reach in Kolkata. South Eastern Railway was formed in 1955 from the old Bengal Nagpur Railway, whose head office at Garden Reach it inherited.