{"id":118561,"date":"2021-07-22T12:27:56","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T12:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=118561"},"modified":"2021-07-22T12:27:57","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T12:27:57","slug":"magnetic-levitation-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/magnetic-levitation-train\/","title":{"rendered":"Magnetic Levitation Train"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question: Which of the following country, on 20 July 2021 unveiled a fastest homegrown magnetic levitation train?<\/strong><br>a) France<br>b) China<br>c) Japan<br>d) South Korea<br><strong>Answer: (b)<br>Related Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>On 20 July 2021; China unveiled a homegrown magnetic levitation train.<\/li><li>This new train can achieve the speed of 600 kph, and is the fastest train ever built by the country.<\/li><li>Sun Yongcai, chairman of CRRC, said &#8220;Chinese high-speed maglev trains can become a viable industry.<\/li><li>China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) is the state-owned developer of the train.<\/li><li>It is noteworthy that the new train&#8217;s speed approaches the 603 kph world record set by a Japanese maglev built by Central Japan Railway.<\/li><li>This achievement by Chinese maglev is now ushering in an intense competition for technical supremacy in the high-speed train market.<\/li><li>The development of China&#8217;s maglev, which comes in sets of five cars, began in 2016, with a successful trial run in June 2020.<\/li><li>CRRC, the world&#8217;s biggest manufacturer of train cars, had been fine-tuning the maglev before July 20 unveiling.<\/li><li>CRRC touts the maglev&#8217;s lightness and durability as its strengths. The train can make the trip from Beijing to Shanghai in three and a half hours, including wait times.<\/li><li>According to a 2019 estimate, the new train cuts about two hours from the time needed for a conventional bullet train to travel the same distance.<\/li><li>The company has yet to release a detailed plan for commercializing the maglev. CRRC exports trains worldwide, especially to countries that have signed onto Beijing&#8217;s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative.<\/li><li>The rollout of the maglev promotes China&#8217;s technical prowess.<\/li><li>Japan&#8217;s maglev is under development by JR Central. The train attained the record 603 kph during a test run in 2015.<\/li><li>JR Central is building a maglev line connecting Tokyo and Nagoya on which the train will run at a maximum operating speed of 500 kph.<\/li><li>CRRC earned a net profit of 11.3 billion Yuan ($1.74 billion) last year on sales of 227.6 billion Yuan. The company formed in 2015.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Links:-<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/asia.nikkei.com\/Business\/Transportation\/China-unveils-600-kph-superfast-maglev-train\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/asia.nikkei.com\/Business\/Transportation\/China-unveils-600-kph-superfast-maglev-train<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Which of the following country, on 20 July 2021 unveiled a fastest homegrown magnetic levitation train?a) Franceb) Chinac) Japand) South KoreaAnswer: (b)Related Facts: On 20 July 2021; China unveiled a homegrown magnetic levitation train. This new train can achieve the speed of 600 kph, and is the fastest train ever built by the country. 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