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Name the British Governor General who introduced railways in India:1. Lord Auckland2. Sir Charles Metcalfe3. Lord Hastings4. Lord Dalhousie

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : Lord Dalhousie

The correct answer is Lord Dalhousie.

  • Lord Dalhousie was the British Governor-General who introduced railways in India:
    • He served as Governor-General of India from 1848 to 1856.
    • He is popularly known as the "father of the Indian railway".
    • Passenger trains in railways, electric telegraph, and uniform postage in India were introduced during his tenure.
    • Governor-General known as the 'maker of modern India'.
    • Public Works Department in India was founded by Dalhousie.
    • He is the Governor-General who appointed 'Wood's education commission'.

  • Warren Hastings was the first Governor-general of British India
    • He is the only governor-general who impeached by the British government
    • He abolished the dual government system.
  • Lord Auckland served as Governor-General of India between 1836 and 1842.
    • He is popularly known as the most unsuccessful Governor-General of India.
  • Sir Charles Metcalfe served as the Governor-General of India between 1835 and 1836, known as the liberator of the press in India.


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