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Question
The picture below shows a campaign recently started by the Indian Government.
Who launched this campaign and when?
Solution
The picture shows the cleanliness campaign called Swachh Bharat Abhiyan recently started by the Indian Government.
This campaign was launched on 2nd October 2014 by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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