Veer Lakhan Nayak, a legendary tribal leader from __________ participated in Quit India Movement and was hanged by the Britishers in 1943.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Orissa
Laxman Nayak, born on 22 November 1899, was a tribal civil rights activist of South Odisha in eastern India. He belonged to the Bhuyan tribe of Odisha.
- Laxman Nayak, popularly known as “the Gandhi of Malkangiri” was a tribal leader; a legendary figure, and a celebrated freedom fighter of Odisha and India.
- Though he was born into a “Bhumiya family”, he took commanding charge of the tribal movement and the Quit India Movement of Koraput and Malkangiri.