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📜 Modern History Chapter 25: The Socialist Party, Labour Unions and Individual Satyagraha (समाजवादी दल, श्रमिक संघ एवं व्यक्तिगत सत्याग्रह)

Module 2: The Socialist Party in Bihar

📖 Chapter 25 of 28 🧩 Module 2 of 6 ⏱️ ~3 min read 💡 10 MCQs
Topic Part 1 of 2

Concept

Subtopic 2.1: The Socialist Party in Bihar

  • In 1931 Jayaprakash Narayan and Phoolan Prasad Verma, with Gangasharan Singh, Ramvriksh Benipuri and Ramanand Mishra, set up an organisation called the Bihar Socialist Party.
  • The party was formally founded in 1934 at the Anjuman Islamia Hall, Patna; the first meeting of the Congress Socialist Party was also held in Patna in 1934.
  • Acharya Narendra Dev was its first president and Jayaprakash Narayan its secretary.
  • Narsingh Narayan was a socialist. The spread of socialist ideas in pre-independence Bihar is credited mainly to the revolutionary spirit of Congress workers.
The Socialist Party in Bihar
Figure: The Socialist Party in Bihar
⭐ Key Points
  • Who was the secretary of the Bihar Socialist Party formed in 1934? (63rd BPSC, 2018) Jayaprakash Narayan.
  • Narendra Dev; Jayaprakash Narayan was secretary.
  • In which year was the first meeting of the Congress Socialist Party held in Patna? (Secretariat Assistant Prelims, 2000) 1934.
  • When was the Bihar Congress Socialist Party formally formed? In 1934.
  • At the Anjuman Islamia Hall, Patna; in 1931 Gangasharan Singh, Ramvriksh Benipuri, Ramanand Mishra and others had set up an organisation called the Bihar Socialist Party.
  • Who founded the Socialist Party in Bihar in 1931? Both of them.
  • Who among the following was one of the founders of the Bihar Socialist Party? (Bihar Education Service, 2004) Phoolan Prasad Verma.
  • What was Narsingh Narayan? A socialist.
  • With which party was Jayaprakash Narayan associated? (45th BPSC) The Socialist party.
  • The revolutionary spirit of Congress workers.
📌 One-line Q&A
  • Question: Who was the secretary of the Bihar Socialist Party formed in 1934? (63rd BPSC, 2018) Answer: Jayaprakash Narayan.
  • Question: Who was the first president of the Bihar Socialist Party? Answer: Narendra Dev.
  • Question: In which year was the first meeting of the Congress Socialist Party held in Patna? (Secretariat Assistant Prelims, 2000) Answer: 1934.
  • Question: When was the Bihar Congress Socialist Party formally formed? Answer: 1934.
  • Question: Where was the Bihar Socialist Party formally founded in 1934? Answer: Anjuman Islamia Hall, Patna.
  • Question: Who founded the Socialist Party in Bihar in 1931? Answer: Both of the above.
  • Question: Who among the following was one of the founders of the Bihar Socialist Party? (Bihar Education Service, 2004) Answer: Phoolan Prasad Verma.
  • Question: What was Narsingh Narayan? Answer: A socialist.
  • Question: With which party was Jayaprakash Narayan associated? (45th BPSC) Answer: Socialist.
  • Question: The spread of socialist ideas in pre-independence Bihar is credited to: (46th BPSC) Answer: The revolutionary spirit of Congress workers.
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Question 1: Who was the secretary of the Bihar Socialist Party formed in 1934? (63rd BPSC, 2018)

Jayaprakash Narayan.

Question 2: Who was the first president of the Bihar Socialist Party?

Narendra Dev; Jayaprakash Narayan was secretary.

Question 3: In which year was the first meeting of the Congress Socialist Party held in Patna? (Secretariat Assistant Prelims, 2000)

1934.

Question 4: When was the Bihar Congress Socialist Party formally formed?

In 1934.

Question 5: Where was the Bihar Socialist Party formally founded in 1934?

At the Anjuman Islamia Hall, Patna; in 1931 Gangasharan Singh, Ramvriksh Benipuri, Ramanand Mishra and others had set up an organisation called the Bihar Socialist Party.

Question 6: Who founded the Socialist Party in Bihar in 1931?

Both of them.

Question 7: Who among the following was one of the founders of the Bihar Socialist Party? (Bihar Education Service, 2004)

Phoolan Prasad Verma.

Question 8: What was Narsingh Narayan?

A socialist.

Question 9: With which party was Jayaprakash Narayan associated? (45th BPSC)

The Socialist party.

Question 10: The spread of socialist ideas in pre-independence Bihar is credited to: (46th BPSC)

The revolutionary spirit of Congress workers.
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Who was the secretary of the Bihar Socialist Party formed in 1934? (63rd BPSC, 2018)

Jayaprakash Narayan.

Who was the first president of the Bihar Socialist Party?

Narendra Dev.

In which year was the first meeting of the Congress Socialist Party held in Patna? (Secretariat Assistant Prelims, 2000)

1934.

When was the Bihar Congress Socialist Party formally formed?

1934.

Where was the Bihar Socialist Party formally founded in 1934?

Anjuman Islamia Hall, Patna.

Who founded the Socialist Party in Bihar in 1931?

Both of the above.

Who among the following was one of the founders of the Bihar Socialist Party? (Bihar Education Service, 2004)

Phoolan Prasad Verma.

What was Narsingh Narayan?

A socialist.

With which party was Jayaprakash Narayan associated? (45th BPSC)

Socialist.

The spread of socialist ideas in pre-independence Bihar is credited to: (46th BPSC)

The revolutionary spirit of Congress workers.
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