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The Northeast Frontier Railway headquarter is __________________.
A. Samrala
B. Cooch Behar
C. Maligaon
D. Rangpur

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Hint:This place's focal point is its town square. It is located between the Kamakhya foothills of Kamakhya Temple and Jalukbari Point. The place is also famous for the pandals of Goddess Durga.

Complete answer:
Northeast Frontier Railway is one of the zones of the railway in India. It operates all Indian railways.
The Northeast Frontier Railway is divided into five divisions:-
The railway division of Katihar
The railway division of Alipurduar
The railway division of Lumding
The railway division of Rangiya
The railway division of Tinsukia.

Option A. Samrala
In the Indian state of Punjab, Samrala is a town and a municipal council in the district of Ludhiana. It is approximately 35 km east of Ludhiana district headquarters, on the highway to Chandigarh.
Samrala is the Ludhiana district headquarters. Hence this is the incorrect option.
Option B. Cooch Behar
In the Indian state of West Bengal, Cooch Behar or Koch Bihar is a city and a municipality. It is the Cooch Behar district headquarters.
Cooch Behar is the Cooch Behar district headquarters. Hence this is the incorrect option.
Option C. Maligaon
One of the 18 railway zones in India is the Northeast Frontier Railway (abbreviated as NFR). Headquartered in Maligaon, Guwahati, Assam State, it is responsible for rail operations throughout the railway system of India.Northeast Frontier Railway (abbreviated as NFR). Headquartered in Maligaon, Guwahati. Hence, this is the correct option.
Option D. Rangpur
In Bangladesh and the Rangpur District, Rangpur is one of the major towns. On 16 December 1769, Rangpur was declared the headquarters of the district and established as a municipality in 1869, making it one of Bangladesh's oldest municipalities.
Rangpur is the headquarters of the district Bangladesh. Hence this is the incorrect option.

Therefore, from the above explanation, we can conclude that Option(C).



Note:Lumding Division serves six States viz Assam, Tripura, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Meghalaya with a total route network of about 892 Km the length of the North Eastern Frontier Railway of about 892 Km. The Northeast Frontier Railway board and Narrow track gauge is being used.