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Current Affairs UPPSC 2004 GS-I
Question

The first recipient of the C.S.I.R's Diamond Jubilee Technology Award is:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Ratan Tata

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Ratan Tata”.
The first recipient of the CSIR's (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) Diamond Jubilee Technology Award was: (2) Ratan Tata

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