Recently, India's first 'National Investment and Manufacturing Zone' was proposed to be set up in

1. The National Manufacturing Policy (NMP) 2011 introduced the concept of National Investment and Manufacturing Zones (NIMZs) as large integrated industrial townships. 2. The question asks where India's *first* NIMZ was proposed to be set up. 3. While several NIMZs were given in-principle approval across various states, the first NIMZ to receive final approval from the central government (in 2015, prior to this exam) was located in the Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh. 4. Therefore, Andhra Pradesh (Option A) is the correct answer in the context of the question asking about the first proposed (and approved) NIMZ.