Consider the following Statements regarding Railways in India 1 The first train steamed off from Mum...........

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Consider the following Statements regarding Railways in India:

1. The first train steamed off from Mumbai to Thane in 1853.

2. The rail network is divided into seventeen Zones.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 Nor 2

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Explanation:

Country-wide rail services in India, are provided by the state-run Indian Railways under the supervision of the Ministry of Railways. Indian Railway is divided into eighteen zones including the Kolkata Metro Railway. The IR are further sub-divided into sixty seven divisions, each having a divisional headquarters.