Practicing Success
Who among the following was the only martyr of the Quit India phase of the freedom movement who was hanged? |
Potti Sreeramulu Senapati Bapat Kushal Konwar Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi |
Kushal Konwar |
The correct answer is Option 3 - 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. |