Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

Who among the following was the only martyr of the Quit India phase of the freedom movement who was hanged?

Options:

Potti Sreeramulu

Senapati Bapat

Kushal Konwar

Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi

Correct Answer:

Kushal Konwar

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3 - Kushal Konwar

The only martyr of the Quit India phase of the freedom movement who was hanged was Kushal Konwar.

Potti Sreeramulu was a Telugu freedom fighter who died after fasting for 56 days in 1952, demanding a separate state for the Telugu-speaking people. Senapati Bapat was a Marathi freedom fighter who was imprisoned by the British for his role in the Quit India Movement. Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi was a Gujarati freedom fighter and author who also served as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh from 1948 to 1950.

Kushal Konwar was a freedom fighter from Assam who was hanged by the British in 1943 for his role in the Quit India Movement. He was accused of being the chief conspirator of a train sabotage incident. Konwar is remembered as a martyr for his sacrifice in the fight for India's freedom.