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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
India’s first indigenously developed engineless train " _________" successfully conducted its first trial run on November 18.
A
Train 16
B
Train 20
C
Train 18
D
Train 19
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. Acknowledging its made-in-India status, the Indian Railways has named the indigenously manufactured Train 18 as Vande Bharat Express. Vande Bharat Express is set to run between Delhi and Varanasi at a maximum speed of 160kmph.

Detailed explanation-2: -11.30 am: The complete booking of the Vande Bharat Express for its first commercial journey on Feb 17 will act as a booster for Indian Railways. Delhi: Visuals of Prime Minister Narendra Modi onboard Vande Bharat Express (Train-18).

Detailed explanation-3: -"Train 18 will now be known as Vande Bharat Express. It’s a train built completely in India by Indian engineers, in a span of 18 months. It’ll ply from Delhi to Varanasi.

Detailed explanation-4: -On 16th April 1853, the first passenger train ran between Bori Bunder (Bombay) and Thane, a distance of 34 km. It was operated by three locomotives, named Sahib, Sultan and Sindh, and had thirteen carriages.

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