Bihar Special GK PYQ 158 of 603 · Historical Scenario

In which context did Jay Prakash Narayan get the recognition of a national leader?

  1. AQuit India Movement
  2. BEstablishment of Congress Socialist Party
  3. CBhoodan Movement
  4. DMaking the member of Congress Executive Committee

41st B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1996

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Correct answer: (a) Quit India Movement

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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