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UPSC Prelims 2025 GS Paper 1, question 82

Topic: Economy

Q82

Consider the following statements :

I. Indian Railways have prepared a National Rail Plan (NRP) to create a ‘future ready’ railway system by 2028.

II. ‘Kavach’ is an Automatic Train Protection system developed in collaboration with Germany.

III. ‘Kavach’ system consists of RFID tags fitted on track in station section.

Which of the statements given above are not correct?

  1. (a) I and II onlyCorrect answer
  2. (b) II and III only
  3. (c) I and III only
  4. (d) I, II and III

Solution.

Answer: (a) I and II only

  1. Statement I is incorrect: Indian Railways prepared the National Rail Plan (NRP) to create a 'future ready' railway system by 2030, not 2028.
  2. Statement II is incorrect: 'Kavach' is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system designed by the Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) in collaboration with Indian industry, not with Germany.
  3. Statement III is correct: the Kavach system uses Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags fitted on railway tracks (at 1 km intervals and at signals/station sections) to track train location and direction.

Trap: The question asks which statements are not correct, so Statements I and II give option (a).