Q158
Geography (incl. West Bengal)Transport, Ports & Urbanisation
Who is known as the “Father of Indian Railways”?
- a.Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
- b.Sir M. Visvesvaraya
- c.Lord Dalhousie
- d.Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: (C) Lord Dalhousie
Lord Dalhousie is called the Father of Indian Railways: the first passenger train ran from Bombay to Thane in 1853 during his tenure, and his 1853 minute laid out the trunk-line network. Visvesvaraya was an engineer known for dams, and Syed Ahmed Khan an educationist.