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प्रश्न
Discuss with your partner and choose the correct alternative.
‘Government of the people, by the people and for the people, shall not perish from the earth’. This famous statement is made by - ______________________.
विकल्प
Mahatma Gandhi
Nelson Mandela
Abraham Lincoln
Dalai Lama
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उत्तर
‘Government of the people, by the people and for the people, shall not perish from the earth’. This famous statement is made by - Abraham Lincoln.
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| 3. | Land Issues | |
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