UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2011 · Q4(a) · 30 marks
“Nehru's 'temple of Modern India' consisted not only of steel and power plants, irrigation dams, but included institutions of higher learning. particularly in the scientific field.“ Elaborate. 30
- Chapter
- Economic Development and Political Change
- Topic
- Science and Technology
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