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Q. Railway and Telegraphy systems were introduced in India by which of the following governors?
Answer: Lord Dalhousie
Notes: In 1852 Dalhousie introduced the Electric Telegraph System in India. The first telegraph line from Calcutta to Agra was opened in 1854, covering a distance of 800 miles.
Lord Dalhousie Introduced the Railway in India for the first. He was the Governors-General of India at the Time. The First Railway was construction between Bombay's Bori Bunder station and Thane on 16 April 1853.

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