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(Q) Which is the largest railway junction in Andhra Pradesh ?

A) Vijayawada
B) Tirupati
C) Guntur
D) Visakhapatnam

View Answer A) Vijayawada

Explanation : Vijayawada is the largest railway junction in Andhra Pradesh, serving as a major transportation hub connecting the north and south of India.
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(Q) First railway line were laid down in India under which British Governor ?

A) Lord Wellesley
B) Lord Dalhousie
C) Lord Lytton
D) Lord Curzon

View Answer B) Lord Dalhousie

Explanation : The first ever railway line in the country was built between Bombay and Thane during the tenure of Lord Dalhousie.
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(Q) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus station was designed by ?

A) Fazlur Rahman Khan
B) Santiago Calatrava
C) Frederick William Stevens
D) None of the above

View Answer C) Frederick William Stevens

Explanation : Frederick William Stevens (11 November 1847 – 3 March 1900) was an English architectural engineer who worked for the British colonial government in India. Stevens' most notable design was the railway station Victoria Terminus in Bombay (in 1996 renamed the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai).
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(Q) The first electric train ran in India with the inauguration of services between Bombay VT and Kurla Harbour on 3rd Feb ___ ?

A) 1925
B) 1924
C) 1921
D) 1927

View Answer A) 1925

Explanation : The first electric train ran between Bombay and Kurla on 3rd February 1925. The first electric train in India operated between Bombay VT and Kurla Harbour. An electric train is powered by electricity from energy storage such as battery and supercapacitor. The train was electrified on 1500 Volt DC. This electric line was then extended to Nashik's Igatpuri district and then to Pune. The locomotives of this train were manufactured by Cammell Laird and Uerdingen wagon fabrik.
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(Q) The first Railway line in Assam was established in the year ?

A) 1881
B) 1883
C) 1885
D) 1880

View Answer A) 1881

Explanation : Assam got its first railway line in 1881 when the Assam Railway and Trading Company set up metre gauge track. Mainly used for the transportation of tea and coal, a 65-km-long metre gauge line was constructed from Dibrugarh to Margherita.
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