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The date of operation of first open heart surgery in India was

A. February 15, 1961

B. August 12, 1991

C. June 20, 1990

D. January 11, 1985

Answer: Option A

Solution(By Examveda Team)

The date of operation of first open heart surgery in India was February 15, 1961. "It was in Nair Hospital on February 15, 1961, that Dr K N Dastur performed the country's first open-heart surgery to fix the hole in 19-year-old Hemlata's heart,'' said Nair Hospital dean Dr R Rananavre on Tuesday.

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