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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Indian Railways is planning to radio-frequency identification tags (RFID) Tag all wagons by the end of which year?
A
2019
B
2021
C
2022
D
2020
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The installation of RFID tags, which picked up pace in 2020 and is expected to cover all wagons by December 2022, have details related to the rolling stock.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Indian government arm that regulates applications of radio waves, the Department of Telecommunication (under the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology), has recently delicensed the spectrum in the 865–867 MHz band for use by RFID devices.

Detailed explanation-3: -219 Unique Wagon Types to serve your Freight Transportation needs with Indian Railways.

Detailed explanation-4: -Generally, the wagons in one rake can be from 40 to 58 maximum based on the length of the boxes. Hence, a goods train can have 58 wagons and passenger train can have only 24 coaches.

Detailed explanation-5: -The UHF frequency band covers the range from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. RAIN RFID systems comply with the UHF Gen2 standard and use the 860 to 960 MHz band. While there is some variance in frequency from region to region, RAIN RFID systems in most countries operate between 900 and 915 MHz.

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