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Unit-III
Explore India
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Young India

The youth are the national builders of our society as they can bring social reforms and improve that
society. They are the future of a country.

Read the descriptions and write the names of the popular youth icons using the Help Box.

1 She is a diligent woman who cleared the UPSC mains examination
2021 and secured the top rank in the UPSC exam. She is only
26 years old. _______________

2 He is the youngest Indian scientist who did a research on electricity
produced from banana trees. By the age of 17, he has already made
ten inventions. _______________

3 She is an Indian entrepreneur and educator who is also the co-founder
and director of Byju’s, an educational technology company. She got
an opportunity to teach there at the age of 21. _______________

4 He is the founder of India’s biggest sneakers reseller platforms
– The Mainstreet Marketplace. His entrepreneurial journey began
with a YouTube channel in 2017. _______________

5 She is hugely popular as a fashion influencer. She received
the World Influencers and Bloggers Award at Cannes in
2022. _______________

6 He has become the youngest person ever to qualify for the Asian
Games 2022. _______________

Fact File

Help Box Divya Tanwar is an IPS officer who secured the 438th
rank in UPSC-2021. With the help of YouTube and
Masoom Minawala, Chirag Khandal, Shruti Sharma, reference books, she completed her studies on her own
Vedant Lamba, Gopal Jee, Divya Gokulnath
and only went for mock interviews.

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