Consider the following statements concerning the Indian Railways.1. The Head Quarters of the North Western Railway are located at Jodhpur.2. “Indrail Pass” –a travel as you please ticket has been created especially for freedom fighters and sportspersons who have represented India in any games/sport.3. Fairy Queen is a train using the world’s oldest working engine and the Indian Railways conducts a journey of wildlife and heritage sites on it.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
✓ Correct answer: b) 3 only
ExplanationStatement 1 is incorrect : The headquarters of the North Western Railway (NWR) is located in Jaipur, not Jodh- pur.The NWR is one of the 18 zones of Indian Railways and cov- ers parts of Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Punjab.Statement 2 is incorrect : The Indrail Pass is a travel-as-you- please ticket offered by Indian Railways to foreign tourists, not specifically for freedom fighters or sportspersons.It allows unlimited travel on the Indian Railways network for a specified period.Statement 3 is correct : The Fairy Queen, a steam locomotive built in 1855 is recognized by Guinness as the world’s oldest steam engine still in regular (though limited) operation.It oper- ates as a luxury tourist train between Delhi and Alwar, offering a journey that includes visits to heritage sites and wildlife desti- nations like the Sariska Tiger Reserve.378
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