Identify the correct statements about Indian railways out of the following.
(A) Indian railway was introduced in 1953.
(B) It is the largest government undertaking in the country.
(C) The first Bombay to Thane line covered a distance of 34 km.
(D) Majority track is of meter gauge category.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (B) and (C) only
(A) Indian railway was introduced in 1953. — Incorrect. Indian Railway was introduced in 1853. NTA changed 1853 to 1953, and a true line became false. Read every word before you mark the answer.
(B) It is the largest government undertaking in the country. — Correct. Indian Railways is the largest government undertaking in India.
(C) The first Bombay to Thane line covered a distance of 34 km. — Correct. The first line ran from Bombay to Thane, over 34 km.
(D) Majority track is of meter gauge category. — Incorrect. Most of the track is broad gauge: 63,950 km in 2019-20, against only 2,402 km of metre gauge. Metre and narrow gauges are being converted to broad gauge.
NCERT (2026-27): “Indian Railway was introduced in 1853, when a line was constructed from Bombay to Thane covering a distance of 34 km.” “Indian Railways is the largest government undertaking in the country. The length of Indian Railways network was 67,956 km (Railway yearbook 2019-20). Its very large size puts a lot of pressure on a centralised railway management system. Thus, in India, the railway system has been divided into 17 zones.”
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