Who was the Governor - General when the first railway line was laid?
Lord Dalhousie
The correct answer is Lord Dalhousie.
Key Points
- Lord Dalhousie:-
- He became Governor-General of India in 1849, was the proponent of rapid railway construction.
- Dalhousie proposed a network of four main trunk lines that would link the interior of the country with the big ports and interconnect the different parts of erstwhile British India.
- He laid down the first railway line connecting Bombay and Thane in 1853.
- Important events when Dalhousie was Governor-General:
- Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-49)
- The annexation of Lower Burma (1852)
- Introduction of the Doctrine of Lapse
- Wood’s Despatch 1854
- Establishment of PWD
Additional Information
- The British also established a modern postal system and introduced the telegraph.
- The first telegraph line from Calcutta to Agra was opened in 1853.
- Lord Dalhousie introduced postage stamps.
- He also cut down postal rates and charged a uniform rate.
Similar Questions
Which of the following Governor General was related to the abolition of Thuggee?
Which Governor General was credited with the initiation of the policy of ‘Paramountcy’?
Who was appointed as the Viceroy of India in 1880?
Who among the following Governor Generals of India formulated the Doctrine of Lapse to deal with the issue of succession in India states during colonial rule?
When did the Queen Victoria Proclamation declare that India would be governed by and in the name of the British Monarch through a Secretary of State?
Who became the first Governor General of Bengal in 1773?
Who among the following Governor - General introduced the policy of 'Doctrine of Lapse' during the British Administration?
Important Questions from Viceroy and Governor
Who was the Viceroy of India when India got Independence on 15 august 1947?
Which of the following Viceroys appointed the Hunter Commission in 1882?
The Sati Pratha was abolished under the Governor - Generalship of ________.
In 1872, Lord Mayo, the Viceroy of India was assassinated in ___________
Which Governor-General of India made a law to abolish the custom of Sati in 1829?
