Modern History PYQ 29 of 636 · Governor / Governor-General / Viceroy

The first railway in India was laid down during the period of-

  1. ALord Dalhousie
  2. BLord Curzon
  3. CLord Wellesley
  4. DLord Lytton

48th to 52nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2008

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Correct answer: (a) Lord Dalhousie

Explanation

The first railway line was laid in 1853 between Bombay and Thane during Dalhousie’s time. The first passenger train of Eastern India ran on 15 August 1854 between Howrah and Hooghly.

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