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SSC Selection Post 2022 PYQ — Question 49

SSC Selection Post - Higher Secondary Level - 3 Aug 2022 - Shift 4 • General Awareness • Q49

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Who among the following leaders was known as ‘Deshbandhu’?

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Correct answer: D

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The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Chittaranjan Das.

  • Chittaranjan Das, popularly known as 'Deshbandhu' (Friend of the Nation), was a prominent leader in the Indian independence movement.
  • He played a vital role in the Swadeshi movement in Bengal and was a strong advocate of non-cooperation and civil disobedience against British rule.
  • A close associate of Mahatma Gandhi, he also served as the Mayor of Calcutta (now Kolkata).
  • Das co-founded the Swaraj Party in 1923 with Motilal Nehru, aiming to enter legislative councils and obstruct colonial governance from within.
  • He contributed to the nationalist English weekly ‘Bande Mataram’, alongside Aurobindo Ghosh and Bipin Chandra Pal.