Q45 · UPPSC Prelims 2020 · Set A · General Studies

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The first 'Kisan Rail' of India started its journey on 8th August, 2020 between which of the following two stations?

A Ghaziabad and Howrah
B Devlali (Maharashtra) and Danapur (Bihar)
C Nasik and New Delhi
D Nasik and Ahmedabad

Correct answer: (b) Devlali (Maharashtra) and Danapur (Bihar)

Explanation

  1. A

    Ghaziabad and Howrah

    (a) Ghaziabad and Howrah. That pair is not the first Kisan Rail of 8 August 2020.

  2. B

    Devlali (Maharashtra) and Danapur (Bihar)

    (b) Devlali (Maharashtra) and Danapur (Bihar). India’s first Kisan Rail started on 8 August 2020 on the DevlaliDanapur section to move perishable farm produce. Official key.

  3. C

    Nasik and New Delhi

    (c) Nasik and New Delhi. Nashik/Devlali is the origin belt, but New Delhi was not the first-run destination.

  4. D

    Nasik and Ahmedabad

    (d) Nasik and Ahmedabad. Ahmedabad was not the 8 August 2020 first Kisan Rail terminus.

Summary. Official key is (b) Devlali (Maharashtra) and Danapur (Bihar). The inaugural Kisan Rail carried fruits and vegetables from the Nashik belt toward Bihar. Ghaziabad–Howrah and Nashik–Delhi/Ahmedabad are later or imagined pairings. Time-table and subsidy for perishables sit under the Kisan Rail product of Indian Railways.