2006 General Studies, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2006 · General Studies
Question 106: Economy and Social Development
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Railway Zone — Headquarters
aNorth Eastern Railway — Gorakhpur
bSouth Eastern Railway — Bhubaneswar
cEastern Railway — Kolkata
dSouth East Central Railway — Bilaspur
AnswerThe answer is (b).
The South Eastern Railway is headquartered at Garden Reach in Kolkata. Bhubaneswar is the headquarters of the East Coast Railway. The other pairs are right: North Eastern Railway at Gorakhpur, Eastern Railway at Kolkata, and South East Central Railway at Bilaspur.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) North Eastern Railway is at Gorakhpur; correct.
- (b) South Eastern Railway is at Kolkata; Bhubaneswar is the East Coast Railway. Wrong pair.
- (c) Eastern Railway is at Kolkata; correct.
- (d) South East Central Railway is at Bilaspur; correct.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2006, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.