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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Transport and Communcation

Question:

Assertion: In India, the railway system has been divided into 26 zones.
Reasoning:  It's very large size puts a lot of pressure on a centralised railway management system.

Options:

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct, and R is the correct explanation of A.

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

Assertion (A) is correct, but Reasoning (R) is incorrect.

Assertion (A) is incorrect, but Reasoning (R) is correct.

Correct Answer:

Assertion (A) is incorrect, but Reasoning (R) is correct.

Explanation:

Indian Railways is the largest government undertaking in the country. The length of the Indian Railways network was 67,956 km (Railway yearbook 2019-20). It's very large size puts a lot of pressure on a centralised railway management system. Thus, in India, the railway system has been divided into 16 zones.

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