Freedom fighter Kanaklata Barua was martyred in:
- A.Sepoy Mutiny
- B.Quit India Movement
- C.Non-Cooperation Movement
- D.Peasant Uprising of 1893 - 1894
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Quit India Movement. Kanaklata Barua was shot dead by the police on 20 September 1942 while leading a procession to hoist the tricolour at the Gohpur police station in Assam.
She was only 17 and belonged to the Mrityu Bahini, a group of young volunteers in the Darrang district who had vowed to hoist the national flag on government buildings during the Quit India Movement launched in August 1942. Holding the flag at the head of the procession, she was killed in police firing, and her comrade Mukunda Kakoti was also killed. She is remembered as Birbala, and an Indian Coast Guard vessel has been named after her.
A is wrong because the Sepoy Mutiny took place in 1857, long before she was born in 1924.
C is wrong because the Non-Cooperation Movement ran from 1920 to 1922.
D is wrong because the peasant uprisings of 1893–94 in Assam also took place decades before her birth.
Exam tip: Kanaklata Barua – Gohpur, Assam, 20 September 1942, Quit India; called Birbala.
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