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| Q. |
When was the first passenger train run in India? |
| A. | January 1848 |
| B. | April 1853 |
| C. | May 1857 |
| D. | April 1852 |
| Answer» B. April 1853 | |
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Explanation: The first train in India had become operational on 2 December 1851 for localized hauling of canal construction material in Roorkee. A year and a half later on 16 April 1853, the first passenger train service as inaugurated between Bori Bunder in Bombay and Thane. |
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