The first ‘Kisan Rail’ of India started its journey on 8 th August, 2020 between which of the following two stations?

The correct answer is B. The first Kisan Rail was flagged off on 7 August 2020 and began its run on 8 August 2020, from Devlali in Maharashtra to Danapur in Bihar. It was launched under the Ministry of Railways in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, to move perishable farm produce quickly by rail.

Why the others are wrong:

• A (Ghaziabad and Howrah): not the first Kisan Rail route. Its operators were not part of the initial pilot.
• C (Nasik and New Delhi): Nasik is a grape and onion belt, which makes it tempting, but the first route did not run to Delhi.
• D (Nasik and Ahmedabad): no such pilot route existed in August 2020.

The core concept is the reduction of post-harvest losses through a dedicated cold-chain and time-bound freight service. This links directly to GS-III (agricultural marketing, food processing, infrastructure) and to Mains answers on farmer income and logistics. Kisan Rail has since expanded to many more routes, so do not treat the 2020 route as the current network.

Trap: aspirants mix up the flag-off date (7 August) with the operational start date (8 August). Read the question carefully. It asks about the stations, not the date.