Bihar Special GK PYQ 137 of 603 · Historical Scenario

Who formed the Bihar Samajwadi Party (1931 AD)?

  1. APhoolchand Tiwari and Rajendra Prasad
  2. BPhoolan Prasad Verma and Jayaprakash Narayan
  3. CRajkumar Shukla and Swami Agnivesh
  4. DSwami Sahajanand and Swami Yogananda
  5. ENone of the above / More than one of the above

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Correct answer: (b) Phoolan Prasad Verma and Jayaprakash Narayan

Explanation

In 1931, Ganga Sharan Singh, Jayaprakash Narayan, Phoolan Prasad Verma, Abdul Bari, Rahul Sankrityayan and Ambika Sinha formed the Bihar Socialist Party, whereas in May, 1934, the Congress Socialist Party was established in Patna under the chairmanship of Acharya Narendra Dev.

This explanation is carried over from question 136 of this topic, which the book cross-references.

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