Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

The noted freedom fighter Saheed Laxman Nayak belonged to the state of ______.

Options:

Gujarat

Chhatisgarh

Uttar Pradesh

Odisha

Correct Answer:

Odisha

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4- Odisha

The noted freedom fighter Saheed Laxman Nayak belonged to the state of Odisha.

He was a tribal leader of the Bhuiyan tribe, and he was born in the village of Tentuliguma in the Koraput district of Odisha. Nayak was a strong advocate for the rights of tribal people, and he fought against the exploitation and oppression of tribals by the British government and the zamindars.

Nayak was arrested by the British in 1942 and sentenced to life imprisonment. He died in prison in 1943, at the age of 44.

Nayak is remembered as a hero of the Indian independence movement and a martyr for the cause of tribal rights. He is also revered as a folk hero by the tribal people of Odisha.