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Consider the following statements regarding the development of railways in India.
1. The first railway line was started in 1853 from Bombay to Thane.
2. The broad gauge covers the highest proportion of tracks of Indian railways.
Which of the statement(s) given is/are INCORRECT?

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SSC CGL 2025 Tier 2 Paper 1 Question Paper (19-Jan-2026)
The correct answer is

1 Only

Indian Railways Development: Statement Evaluation

This section evaluates the provided statements concerning the development of Indian Railways to determine which statement(s) are incorrect.

Statement Review

  • Statement 1: The first railway line was started in 1853 from Bombay to Thane.
  • Statement 2: The broad gauge covers the highest proportion of tracks of Indian railways.

Analysis

Statement 1 is determined to be incorrect.

Statement 2 is determined to be correct. The Broad Gauge (BG) constitutes the most extensive network among the different track gauges used in Indian Railways.

Conclusion

Based on the analysis, only Statement 1 is identified as incorrect. Thus, the option indicating that only Statement 1 is incorrect is the relevant choice.

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