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Read the following passage and answer the questions. (12)
The first train in the country had run between Roorkee and Piran Kaliyar on December 22, 1851, to temporarily solve the irrigation problems of farmers. A large quantity of clay was required, which was available in Piran Kaliyar area, 10km away from Roorkee. The very fast commercial train journey in India was between Bombay (now Mumbai) and then on 16th April 1853 in a 14-carriage long train, drawn by three locomotives named Sultan, Sindh and Sahib. It was around 21 miles in length and took approximately 45 minutes. With the spread of science new technological developments, a reliable and time-honoured system is giving way to newer ones-unconcerned with the beauty and charm of the old. It was against this background that the idea of setting up a Rail Transport Museum was conceived in 1962. It took concrete shape in 1970, and the foundation stone for the museum was laid down. A British engineer, Robert Maitland Brereton, was responsible for the expansion of the railways from 1857 onwards. The Calcutta (now Kolkata)- Allahabad-Delhi line was completed by 1864. The Allahabad- Jabalpur branch line of the East India Railways opened in June 1864. By 1875,about 95 million were invested by the British companies in India Railways. It later transpired that there was heavy corruption in these investment, on the part of booth, members of the British Colonial Government in India, and the companies that supplied machinery and steel in British. By 1880, the network route was about 14,500 km (9,000 miles), mostly radiation inward from three major port cities of Bombay, Madras and Calcutta. By 1895, India had started building its own locomotives and in 1896, India sent engineers and locomotives to help build the Uganda Railways. In 1901, an early railway was constituted, but the powers were formally invested under Lord Corzon. It served under the department of commerce and industry and had a government railway official serving as chairman, a railway manager from England and an agent of one of the company railway as the other two members. For the fast time in its history, Railways began to make a profit.
a. The word ‘transpired’ means …………….

1 point

i. Emerged

ii. Restlessness

iii. Lacking patience

None of these

b. The word ‘time-honoured’ is similar to the words ……

1 point

Timeless

A query

. Respected in all times

c. The meaning of the word ‘formally’ is ………….

1 point

Unofficially

Officially

Professionally

None of these

d. The word ‘locomotives’ means …………

1 point

Railway tracks

A powered railway vehicle used for pulling trains

A train which carries passengers

None of these

When and where had the first train in the country run

2 points

Your answer

Who was responsible for the expansion of the railways?

2 points

Your answer

When and where was the first commercial train started in India?

2 points

Your answer

When was the early Railway Board constituted in India?

2 points​

Answer 1

Explanation:

c. officially

The first train in the country run between Roorkee and piran kaliyar on December 22 1851

The first commercial train was run between Bombay on 16 April 1853

Answer 2

Answer:

a: none of these.

b: respected in all times.

c:unofficially.

d:A powered railway vehicle used for pulling train.

e:The first train in the country had run between Roorkee and Piran Kaliyar on December 22, 1851.

f:A British engineer, Robert Maitland Brereton, was responsible for the expansion of the railways from 1857 onwards.

g:The very fast commercial train journey in India was between Bombay (now Mumbai) and then on 16th April 1853 .

h:an early railway was constituted, but the powers were formally invested under Lord Corzon.

Explanation:

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