Question

    Benares and Allahabad were connected in the year:

    A 1863 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 1873 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 1883 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 1884 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The line running all the way from Howrah to Benares was opened in 1862. Another section of the line was being built separately along the Ganges Valley. A line connecting Kanpur to Allahabad was completed in 1860, while Benares and Allahabad were connected in 1863.

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