NDA General Ability Question (2026) — Solution

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Lord Dalhousie, who served as the Governor-General of India from 1848 to 1856, is widely regarded as the 'Father of Indian Railways'. In his famous Railway Minute of 1853, he strongly advocated for the construction of a network of railways in India. His primary motivations were to facilitate the rapid movement of the British army to maintain control over the vast Indian territory and to promote British commercial interests by enabling the easy transport of raw materials from the interior to the ports and manufactured goods from the ports to the interior markets. Answer: Lord Dalhousie