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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which is the first Indian train to have train hostesses
A
Guruvayur Express
B
Pandian Express
C
Vaigai Express
D
Gatiman Express
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -India’s fastest train Gatimaan Express is all set to introduce first batch of train hostesses | India.com.

Detailed explanation-2: -By India Today Web Desk: On Tuesday, June 14, at 6 pm, India’s first private train, the Bharat Gaurav Scheme, began its operation from the Coimbatore North Station in Tamil Nadu to Sainagar Shirdi in Maharashtra.

Detailed explanation-3: -6 lower berths are reserved in every sleeper class and 3 lower berths in each 3rd tier and 2nd tier coach are reserved for female senior citizen and pregnant women.

Detailed explanation-4: -History. The first railway proposals for India were made in Madras in 1832. The country’s first transport train, Red Hill Railway (built by Arthur Cotton to transport granite for road-building), ran from Red Hills to the Chintadripet bridge in Madras in 1836-1837.

Detailed explanation-5: -Surekha Yadav née Surekha Shankar Yadav (born 2 September 1965) is a female locopilot (train driver) of the Indian Railways in India, . She became India’s first female train driver in 1988.

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