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Q. Whom did B.G.Tilak call the “Diamond of India”?

A
Rabindranath Tagore
B
Mahatma Gandhi
C
Gopal Krishna Gokhale.
D
Bhagat Singh

Correct Answer

Gopal Krishna Gokhale.

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