Q. Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched ? (Railway Zone) – (Headquarter)
1. Northern Railway – New Delhi
2. North Eastern Railway – Gorakhpur
3. South Eastern Railway – Cuttack
Select 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
Question from UPPSC Prelims 2025
Explanation:
Pair-wise check:
1) Northern Railway — New Delhi: Correct. The headquarters is at Baroda House, New Delhi.
2) North Eastern Railway — Gorakhpur: Correct. NER is headquartered at Gorakhpur (not to be confused with Northeast Frontier Railway, which is at Maligaon, Guwahati).
3) South Eastern Railway — Cuttack: Incorrect. South Eastern Railway’s headquarters is at Garden Reach, Kolkata; Cuttack is not a zonal HQ (East Coast Railway HQ is Bhubaneswar).
Hence, only pairs 1 and 2 are correct.
