Multiple choice

India's first ………… was the “Dapoorie Viaduct” on the Mumbai-Thane route.

  1. railway bridge

  2. railway tunnel

  3. railway road-cum-rail bridge

  4. none of these
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Explanation

The Dapoorie Viaduct was the first railway bridge constructed in India, located on the original line between Mumbai and Thane. It was built to cross a creek and was a vital component of the country's first rail journey in 1853. This structure marked the beginning of railway bridge engineering in the subcontinent.

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