Freedom Fighter Kanaklata Barua sacrificed her life while participating in
- A.Rowlatt Satyagraha
- B.Non-Cooperation Movement
- C.Civil Disobedience Movement
- D.Quit India Movement
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Explanation
The correct answer is D, Quit India Movement. Kanaklata Barua was shot dead on 20 September 1942 while leading a procession during the Quit India Movement in Assam.
Kanaklata Barua was a seventeen-year-old girl from Gohpur in the Darrang district of Assam (now Biswanath district). She joined the Mrityu Bahini, a band of volunteers ready to die for freedom. On 20 September 1942 she led a group that tried to hoist the national flag at the Gohpur police station. The police opened fire and she was killed holding the tricolour. She is remembered as Birbala, and the Indian Coast Guard has named a fast patrol vessel after her.
A is wrong because the Rowlatt Satyagraha took place in 1919, long before her time. B is wrong because the Non-Cooperation Movement ran from 1920 to 1922. C is wrong because the Civil Disobedience Movement began in 1930 and ended in 1934.
Exam tip: Kanaklata Barua, Gohpur, 1942, Quit India; remember her as Birbala of Assam.
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