Q150 · UPPSC Prelims 2025 · Set A · General Studies

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Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched? (Railway Zone) (Headquarter)1.Northern Railway - New Delhi2.North Eastern Railway - Gorakhpur3.South Eastern Railway - CuttackSelect the correct answer from the code given below:

A Only 1 and 2
B Only 3
C Only 2 and 3
D Only 1

Correct answer: (a) Only 1 and 2

Explanation

  1. A

    Only 1 and 2

    Only 1 and 2. Northern Railway — New Delhi. North Eastern Railway — Gorakhpur. South Eastern Railway HQ is Garden Reach, Kolkata, not Cuttack.

  2. B

    Only 3

    Only 3. Cuttack is not SER headquarters.

  3. C

    Only 2 and 3

    Only 2 and 3. SER–Cuttack is the false pair.

  4. D

    Only 1

    Only 1. NER–Gorakhpur is also correctly matched.

Summary. Official key is (a) only 1 and 2. SER is not headquartered at Cuttack. Also note: NR — Baroda House, New Delhi; NER — Gorakhpur; SER — Garden Reach, Kolkata; East Coast — Bhubaneswar — the Odisha trap.