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An Indian editor called universal adult franchise in 1952 what?
AThe biggest gamble in history
BA perfectly safe experiment
CA very clever British trick
DA very minor administrative reform
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. The biggest gamble in history
1. Critics doubted votes of illiterate millions.
2. One editor called it the biggest gamble in history.
3. The election proved them wrong.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Political Science, Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 2, Era of One-Party Dominance._
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