2023
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Rajya Sabha
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Ministry of Railways
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Lok Sabha
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Ministry of External Affairs
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Detailed explanation-1: -RDSO is the sole R&D organisation of Indian Railways and functions as the technical advisor to Railway Board Zonal Railways and Production Units and performs the following important functions : Development of new and improved designs. Development, adoption, absorption of new technology for use on Indian Railways.
Detailed explanation-2: -Apart from its functions as the top Railway executive body for the administration, technical supervision and direction of the Railways, the Railway Board function also as a Ministry of the Government of India and exercises all the powers of Central Government in relation to the Railways.
Detailed explanation-3: -Option b-Lord Dalhousie served as the Governor-General of India from 1848 to 1856. He is also said to have convinced the British to introduce the railways in India through his famous Railway minutes of 1853. Thus, he is regarded as the father of Indian railways and it is the right option.