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"At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom," was said by:

  1. A
    Lord Mountbatten
  2. B
    Dr, Rajendra Prasad
  3. C
    Jawaharlal Nehru
  4. D
    None of them

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

This iconic statement is the opening line of the famous "Tryst with Destiny" speech delivered by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India, to the Indian Constituent Assembly on the eve of India's Independence, August 14, 1947.

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"At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom," was said by:
A
Lord Mountbatten
B
Dr, Rajendra Prasad
C
Jawaharlal Nehru
D
None of them

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