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Each mile of railway track required how many wooden sleepers?
A5,000 to 6,000
B1,760 to 2,000
C1,000 to 1,200
D2,500 to 3,000
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. 1,760 to 2,000
1. Railways spread from the 1850s.
2. A mile needed 1,760 to 2,000 sleepers.
3. Forests near the tracks vanished fast.
_Source: NCERT Class 9 India and the Contemporary World I, Chapter 4, Forest Society and Colonialism._
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