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Who took over India's nuclear weapon design programme after Homi. J. Bhabha's death in 1966?

  1. Piara Singh Gill

  2. Raja Ramanna

  3. G. N. Ramachandran

  4. M. G. K. Menon
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Explanation

Raja Ramanna was an Indian nuclear scientist and a prominent physicist. He is best known for his leadership directing the research integral for the development of Indian nuclear programme in its early stages. Having started and joined the nuclear programme in 1964, Ramanna worked under Homi Jehangir Bhabha, and later, after the disastrous death of Homi Bhaba, he was immediately elevated to become the directing officer of this programme.

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