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When was the railway system established in India?

A. 1969
B. 1753
C. 1853
D. 1953
Answer» C. 1853
Explanation: The history of rail transport in India began in the mid-nineteenth century. The country's first railway, built by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR), opened in 1853, between Bombay and Thane. A British engineer, Robert Maitland Brereton, was responsible for the expansion of the railways from 1857 onwards.
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