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BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 127

The cook from Bihar who saved Mahatma Gandhi's life from a poisoning attempt in 1917 was:

  1. Muzaffar Ahmad
  2. Batak Mian
  3. Mir Bakawal
  4. None of them
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Answer: (B) Batak Mian

Explanation

During the Champaran Satyagraha, indigo planter Irwin's cook Batak Mian foiled a plot to poison Gandhi.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: not the cook.

  • (B) Correct

    Correct: Batak Mian refused to serve poisoned milk to Gandhi at Motihari (Champaran).

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: not the cook.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: Batak Mian is correct.