NDA 2017 General Knowledge question

Which one of the following was NOT a feature of railways in colonial India ?

(A)The main purpose of the setting up of railways in India was to serve the interest of the empire
(B)British capital investments were invited with 15% guaranteed interest to be paid if necessary from Indian revenuesCorrect
(C)The construction work disturbed ecology
(D)The construction of the railways was planned in such a way that it connected the internal markets with the ports, but provided no interconnection between internal market cities

Answer: (B)

Solution

British capital was invited for building railways in India with a guaranteed interest of 5 per cent, not 15 per cent, to be paid if necessary out of Indian revenues; statement (b) is therefore not a feature. The other

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Question ID VK-030773