Module 4: Women, Leaders and the Press
Concept
Subtopic 4.1: Women, Leaders and the Press
- On 12 August 1942 students freed Saraswati Devi from the police as she was being taken to Bhagalpur jail; an attempt to free Maya Devi at Bihpur ended in firing that killed several people.
- On 15 August 1942 a mass meeting at the Chhapra Town Hall was presided over by Shanti Devi. Prabhavati Devi, wife of Jayaprakash Narayan, was a freedom fighter of Patna.
- Family ties: Rajendra Prasad's sister was Bhagwati Devi; Jagat Narayan Lal's wife was Rampyari Devi; Shambhusharan Verma's wife was Sundari Devi.
- Press: Murli Manohar Prasad, editor of the Searchlight, was arrested under the Defence of India Act on 19 August 1942. The Hindi daily 'Rashtravani' of Patna stopped publication on 13 August 1942. Pt. Devvrat Shastri edited 'Navshakti', and the government started 'Patna News'.
- Yogendra Shukla was brought to Patna on 7 December 1942.
- Saraswati Devi; an attempt to free Maya Devi at Bihpur also took place, and the firing that followed killed several people.
- Prabhavati Devi was a freedom fighter of which area? (48th-52nd BPSC) Patna.
- Under whose presidency was a mass meeting held at the Chhapra Town Hall on 15 August 1942? Shanti Devi.
- What was the name of Jayaprakash Narayan's wife? Prabhavati Devi.
- Who was the wife of Shambhusharan Verma? Sundari Devi.
- Who was Dr. Rajendra Prasad's sister? Bhagwati Devi.
- What was the name of Jagat Narayan Lal's wife? (43rd BPSC) Rampyari Devi.
- Murli Manohar Prasad was arrested under the Defence of India Act on 19 August 1942. He was the editor of: The Searchlight.
- The Hindi daily 'Rashtravani' stopped publication on 13 August 1942. Where was it published from? Patna.
- Who was the editor of 'Navshakti'? Pt. Devvrat Shastri.
- Which newspaper did the government start publishing during the Quit India Movement? 'Patna News'.
- Where was Yogendra Shukla brought on 7 December 1942? (45th BPSC) Patna.
- Question: Which freedom fighter did students free from the police on 12 August 1942 while she was being taken to Bhagalpur jail? Answer: Saraswati Devi.
- Question: Prabhavati Devi was a freedom fighter of which area? (48th-52nd BPSC) Answer: Patna.
- Question: Under whose presidency was a mass meeting held at the Chhapra Town Hall on 15 August 1942? Answer: Shanti Devi.
- Question: What was the name of Jayaprakash Narayan's wife? Answer: Prabhavati Devi.
- Question: Who was the wife of Shambhusharan Verma? Answer: Sundari Devi.
- Question: Who was Dr. Rajendra Prasad's sister? Answer: Bhagwati Devi.
- Question: What was the name of Jagat Narayan Lal's wife? (43rd BPSC) Answer: Rampyari.
- Question: Murli Manohar Prasad was arrested under the Defence of India Act on 19 August 1942. He was the editor of: Answer: Searchlight.
- Question: The Hindi daily 'Rashtravani' stopped publication on 13 August 1942. Where was it published from? Answer: Patna.
- Question: Who was the editor of 'Navshakti'? Answer: Pt. Devvrat Shastri.
- Question: Which newspaper did the government start publishing during the Quit India Movement? Answer: Patna News.
- Question: Where was Yogendra Shukla brought on 7 December 1942? (45th BPSC) Answer: Patna.
MCQs
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Question 1: Which freedom fighter did students free from the police on 12 August 1942 while she was being taken to Bhagalpur jail?
Question 2: Prabhavati Devi was a freedom fighter of which area? (48th-52nd BPSC)
Question 3: Under whose presidency was a mass meeting held at the Chhapra Town Hall on 15 August 1942?
Question 4: What was the name of Jayaprakash Narayan's wife?
Question 5: Who was the wife of Shambhusharan Verma?
Question 6: Who was Dr. Rajendra Prasad's sister?
Question 7: What was the name of Jagat Narayan Lal's wife? (43rd BPSC)
Question 8: Murli Manohar Prasad was arrested under the Defence of India Act on 19 August 1942. He was the editor of:
Question 9: The Hindi daily 'Rashtravani' stopped publication on 13 August 1942. Where was it published from?
Question 10: Who was the editor of 'Navshakti'?
Question 11: Which newspaper did the government start publishing during the Quit India Movement?
Question 12: Where was Yogendra Shukla brought on 7 December 1942? (45th BPSC)
One-liners
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Which freedom fighter did students free from the police on 12 August 1942 while she was being taken to Bhagalpur jail?
Saraswati Devi.Prabhavati Devi was a freedom fighter of which area? (48th-52nd BPSC)
Patna.Under whose presidency was a mass meeting held at the Chhapra Town Hall on 15 August 1942?
Shanti Devi.What was the name of Jayaprakash Narayan's wife?
Prabhavati Devi.Who was the wife of Shambhusharan Verma?
Sundari Devi.Who was Dr. Rajendra Prasad's sister?
Bhagwati Devi.What was the name of Jagat Narayan Lal's wife? (43rd BPSC)
Rampyari.Murli Manohar Prasad was arrested under the Defence of India Act on 19 August 1942. He was the editor of:
Searchlight.The Hindi daily 'Rashtravani' stopped publication on 13 August 1942. Where was it published from?
Patna.Who was the editor of 'Navshakti'?
Pt. Devvrat Shastri.Which newspaper did the government start publishing during the Quit India Movement?
Patna News.Where was Yogendra Shukla brought on 7 December 1942? (45th BPSC)
Patna.