41ˢ B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1996
In which context did Jay Prakash Narayan get the recognition of a national leader?
aQuit India Movement✓ Correct
bEstablishment of Congress Socialist Party
cBhoodan Movement
dMaking the member of Congress Executive Committee
Explanation
Jayaprakash Narayan gained recognition as a national-level leader during the Quit India Movement. In fact, on the very day the movement began (9 August, 1942), major Congress leaders were arrested. Those Congress leaders who could not be arrested gave underground directions to the scattered masses. Prominent among them were Jayaprakash Narayan, Ram Manohar Lohia, and Aruna Asaf Ali.
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