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Choose the proper option and rewrite the completed statements.

………………. is known as the father of the ‘Jaipur foot’.

In India, before 1968, if a person lost a leg in an accident, he had to suffer for the rest of life. However, Dr. Pramod Sethi was successful in designing and manufacturing artificial limbs, noses and ears with the help of another skilled craftsman, Ramchandra Sharma.

These artificially manufactured body parts through the Jaipur Foot Technology was a massive contribution towards the lives of the differently-abled.

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Choose the proper option and rewrite the completed statements.

The first open heart surgery under the leadership of Dr N Gopinath was successfully performed in the city of ____

 2

Identify the wrong pair and rewrite the corrected one.

1. Dr N. Gopinath – open heart surgery


2. Ramchandra Sharma – a skilled craftsman


3. Dr Subhash Mukhopadhyaya – test tube baby


4. Dr Mohan Rao – polio

 3

Explain the concepts:

1. The Institution of family


2. Jaipur foot technology


3. Urbanization


4. Changing economic life

 4

Give reasons.

The campaign for pulse polio immunization was taken up.