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Which Governor-General of India strongly advocated and initiated rapid railway trunk line construction across British India?

  1. A
    Lord Cornwallis
  2. B
    Lord Dalhousie
  3. C
    Lord Hardinge
  4. D
    Lord Hastings

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Lord Dalhousie (who served as Governor-General from 1848 to 1856) is widely known as the 'Father of Indian Railways'. He penned an influential railway minute in 1853 outlining a comprehensive master plan for trunk lines across the subcontinent, leading to the launch of India's first passenger train between Bombay and Thane in April 1853.

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Which Governor-General of India strongly advocated and initiated rapid railway trunk line construction across British India?
A
Lord Cornwallis
B
Lord Dalhousie
C
Lord Hardinge
D
Lord Hastings

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