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When did India set up its Atomic Energy Commission?

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10 August, 1948
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8 August, 1947
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The correct option is A 10 August, 1948
India’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru realised that the nation's progress in every field was linked with its progress in scientific innovations. He realised the importance of atomic energy and thus, on 10 August, 1948, he set up the Indian Atomic Energy Commission with Dr. Homi Bhabha as its first Chairman.

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