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प्रश्न
Go through the poem and state whether the following statement is true or false.
Planners make their plans mathematically perfect, at the same time they calculate their profit.
विकल्प
True
False
उत्तर
Planners make their plans mathematically perfect, at the same time they calculate their profit - True.
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