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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2020 — General Studies · Question 56 of 200

Q56
Indian National MovementBritish Policy, Acts & Constitutional Reforms
Under whose Governor Generalship were the Railways introduced in India?
  1. a.Lord Wellesley
  2. b.Lord Cornwallis
  3. c.Lord Canning
  4. d.Lord Dalhousie

Answer: (D) Lord Dalhousie

Lord Dalhousie is credited with launching India's railway network, with the first passenger line opening in 1853 during his tenure.