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BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 75

In 1942, on which festival did Jayaprakash Narayan escape from Hazaribagh jail?

  1. Holi
  2. Dussehra
  3. Deepawali
  4. Baisakhi
  5. None of the above / More than one of the above
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Answer: (C) Deepawali

Explanation

JP scaled the Hazaribagh jail wall on Diwali night 1942 and went underground.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: not the festival.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: not the festival.

  • (C) Correct

    Correct: JP and associates escaped on Diwali night, 9 November 1942.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: not the festival.

  • (E) Incorrect

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