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Nomenclature of education department of India has been changed to Human Resource Development in the year _______.

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  1. 1975
  2. 1985
  3. 1995
  4. 2005

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Option 2 : 1985
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  • On September 26, 1985, the Ministry of Education was renamed the Ministry of Human Resource Development by former Prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and P V Narasimha Rao was appointed Minister. 
  • With the public announcement of the newly drafted "National Education Policy 2020" on 29 July 2020 by the Narendra Modi government, the Ministry of Human Resource Development was renamed back to the Ministry of Education.
  • The current education minister is Dharmendra Pradhan.

Hence, the correct answer is 1985.

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