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Q. Who spoke “At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India awakes to life and freedom”?

A
Mahatma Gandhi
B
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
C
Jawaharlal Nehru
D
Rajagopalachari

Correct Answer

Jawaharlal Nehru

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