Indian Railways and Green Mobility MCQ — 51 Practice Questions with Answers

Explanation

The Assertion is true because the cited fact says Indian Railways launched Rail Green Points for freight customers. The Reason is also true because these points show potential carbon-emission savings from rail transport, and that purpose directly explains why the initiative is relevant to freight customers. Claims that either part is false misread the cited fact, while treating the Reason as unrelated misses the stated purpose of the initiative.

Explanation

Indian Railways cleared operation of the country's first indigenous hydrogen fuel cell powered train on the Jind to Sonipat section of Northern Railway in Haryana, so statement 1 is correct. The ten coach broad gauge trainset was developed by the Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) and built by the Integral Coach Factory, Chennai, so statement 2 is correct. The train has a 1200 kilowatt propulsion system, however its top speed is 75 kilometres per hour, not 160 kilometres per hour, so statement 3 is incorrect. Hence the correct answer is 1 and 2 only.

Explanation

The Assertion is true because Indian Railways estimated about 30 GW of renewable capacity would be required by 2029-30. The Reason is also true and explains the estimate, since the capacity figure is tied to the net-zero pathway through renewable energy. Smaller plant-level figures such as 1.7 MW or 3 MW do not describe this system-wide requirement.

Explanation

The correct pairing is electric locomotive maintenance at Rs 16.45 per thousand GTKM and diesel locomotive maintenance at Rs 32.84 per thousand GTKM. The swapped pairing reverses the reported costs. The 13.510 and 3.793 figures echo crore-based savings, not maintenance per thousand GTKM. The 15.20 and 5.10 figures confuse energy-saving and environmental-cost numbers with locomotive maintenance cost.

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct because the cited fact gives 628 installations during 2014-15 to 2019-20. Statement 2 is correct because the cumulative station and service-building installations reached 2,249 up to February 2025. Statement 3 is wrong because the 2,249 figure is for stations and service buildings, not only vacant railway land.