Which one of the following States does NOT have the Headquarters of an

Which one of the following States does NOT have the Headquarters of any Railway Zone ?

Jharkhand
Chhattisgarh
Odisha
Bihar
This question was previously asked in
UPSC NDA-1 – 2017
The question asks which state among the given options does not have the headquarters of any Railway Zone.
Let’s check the locations of Railway Zone Headquarters among the given states:
A) **Jharkhand:** Does not host the headquarters of any Zonal Railway. Ranchi is a divisional headquarters.
B) **Chhattisgarh:** Bilaspur is the headquarters of the South East Central Railway (SECR).
C) **Odisha:** Bhubaneswar is the headquarters of the East Coast Railway (ECoR).
D) **Bihar:** Hajipur is the headquarters of the East Central Railway (ECR).
Thus, Jharkhand is the state that does not have the headquarters of any Railway Zone among the options provided.
As of the latest information, Indian Railways is divided into 18 zones, each headed by a General Manager. The headquarters are spread across various cities and states in India. The states in the options that have Zonal HQs are Chhattisgarh (Bilaspur), Odisha (Bhubaneswar), and Bihar (Hajipur).