The Indian Railway Board Act was passed in the year :

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NTPC CBT 2 2016 Previous Paper 2 (Held On: 17 Jan 2017 Shift 2)

Answer 1

The correct answer is 1905.

Key Points

The Indian Railway Board Act was passed in March 1905.
In 1901, on the advice of the Sir Thomas Robertson Committee on the management and service of the railways, an early version of the railway board was drawn up.
In 1905, the government of Lord Curzon formalised its powers.
The Board was appointed by the Department of Commerce and Industry of the British Government of India.
The Ministry of Railways is the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India, which is responsible for the rail transport of the country.
The Ministry operates the state-owned Indian Railways, an agency that operates as a railway monopoly and is headed by the Chairman of the Railway Board.
The Ministry of Railways and the Railway Board are situated within Rail Bhavan, New Delhi.