Which of the following statements about Bagha Jatin is correct?
- AHe led the Bardoli Satyagraha in 1928.
- BHe was associated with the Jugantar revolutionary group and died fighting British forces at Balasore in 1915.
- CHe was the first Indian to become President of the Indian National Congress.
- DHe launched the Khilafat Movement in Bengal.
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Correct answer: (b) He was associated with the Jugantar revolutionary group and died fighting British forces at Balasore in 1915.
Explanation
Jatindranath Mukherjee, known as Bagha Jatin, was a leader of the Jugantar revolutionary group in Bengal. During the First World War he planned an armed rising with weapons from Germany (the German Plot). On 9 September 1915 he and four companions fought British forces at Balasore (Odisha); he was badly wounded and died the next day.
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel led the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928).
- W. C. Bonnerjee was the first President of the Congress (1885).
- The Ali brothers led the Khilafat Movement.