SSC CHSL 2019 PYQ — Question 28

SSC CHSL - 3rd July 2019 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q28

The quote “Bombs and pistols do not make a revolution. The sword of revolution is sharpened on the whetting-stone of ideas” belongs to which of the following freedom fighters?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Bhagat Singh.

"Bombs and pistols do not make a revolution. The sword of revolution is sharpened on the whetting stone of ideas" is quoted by Bhagat Singh.

Bhagat Singh: 

  • He was an Indian socialist and a revolutionary.
  • Bhagat Singh was born in Punjab, India (now Pakistan), on September 27, 1907, to a Sikh family deeply involved in political activities.
  • He became involved in several violent demonstrations of political defiance and was arrested several times.
  • Singh was found guilty of killing a British police officer and hanged on March 23, 1931.