State PCS PYQPrelims 2022

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 71

Chauri Chaura, linked with the burning of a police station in February 1922, is in which state?

  1. Madhya Pradesh
  2. Bihar
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Rajasthan
  5. None of the above / More than one of the above
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Answer: (C) Uttar Pradesh

Explanation

After the Chauri Chaura violence (5 Feb 1922), Gandhi called off the Non-Cooperation Movement.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: not in MP.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: not in Bihar.

  • (C) Correct

    Correct: Chauri Chaura is in Gorakhpur district, UP.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: not in Rajasthan.

  • (E) Incorrect

    Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.