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Question
With reference to the picture given answer the following:
(i) Identify the event in the above picture. Name the lady seen in the given picture.
(ii) Mention the year when the event took place.
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Solution
(i) The event in the given picture is the swearing ceremony of Jawahar Lal Nehru as the Prime Minister of Independent India. The lady seen in the picture is Lady Mountbatton, the wife of Lord Mountabaton the first Governor General of India.
(ii) The event took place in 1947.
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