Bihar Special GK PYQ 162 of 603 · Historical Scenario

By which name is Jay Prakash Narayan known?

  1. ALokmanya
  2. BLoknayak
  3. CLokhitvadi
  4. DLokneta

56th to 59th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2014

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Correct answer: (b) Loknayak

Explanation

Jayaprakash Narayan is also known as ‘Loknayak’. In 1942, during the Quit India Movement, he, along with Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia and Aruna Asaf Ali, organized the Indian masses through underground activities. On 5 June 1974, he gave the call for “Total Revolution” at Gandhi Maidan, Patna. In 1999, he was awarded the Bharat Ratna (India’s highest civilian award) posthumously.

This explanation is carried over from question 161 of this topic, which the book cross-references.

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