B.P.S.C. (CDPO) (Pre) 2022
Who guided the Quit India Movement in Patna city on August 11, 1942?
aZamindars
bMukhias
cBy rickshaw pullers and ekk drivers
dBy the city ordinary citizen✓ Correct
eNone of the above
Explanation
On 11 August, 1942, the Quit India Movement in Patna city (Bihar) was guided by the city’s ordinary citizens. During this period, nationalist youths attempted to hoist the national flag on the Secretariat building in Patna. The Patna Collector, W. G. Archer, ordered firing on these students, in which seven students were killed and many were injured.
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