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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2015 — General Studies · Question 58 of 200

Q58
History of IndiaBritish Rule: Administration, Economy & Society
Who introduced the railways and telegraphs in India?
  1. a.Lord Dalhousie
  2. b.Lord Canning
  3. c.Lord Hardinge
  4. d.Lord Ripon

Answer: (A) Lord Dalhousie

Lord Dalhousie introduced both railways and telegraphs in India. The first passenger train ran between Bombay (Bori Bunder) and Thane in April 1853, a distance of 34 km. Dalhousie also introduced the Electric Telegraph System in 1852, with the first telegraph line connecting Calcutta to Agra by 1854.

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