Module 2: The Patna Secretariat Firing (11 August 1942)
Concept
Subtopic 2.1: The Patna Secretariat Firing (11 August 1942)
- On 11 August 1942, students trying to hoist the national flag on the Patna Secretariat were fired upon on the orders of District Magistrate W.G. Archer; seven students were killed.
- The seven martyrs were Umakant Prasad Sinha, Ramanand Singh, Satish Prasad Jha, Jagatpati Kumar, Devipada Choudhary, Ramgovind Singh and Rajendra Singh.
- Umakant Prasad, a class 11 student of Ram Mohan Roy Seminary, Patna, came from Saran; Ramgovind Singh came from Patna.
- Shri Krishna Singh scolded DM Archer to his face for the firing. Baldev Sahay resigned as Advocate General and D.L. Nandkeolyar as secretary of the Patna District War Committee in protest against government policy.
- When did the Patna Secretariat firing take place during the Quit India Movement? On 11 August 1942.
- How many students died in the police firing at the Patna Secretariat on 11 August 1942? (CDPO 1998) Seven.
- Sitaram Keshari; the martyrs were Umakant Prasad Sinha, Ramanand Singh, Satish Prasad Jha, Jagatpati Kumar, Devipada Choudhary, Ramgovind Singh and Rajendra Singh.
- Seven students were killed by police firing near the Patna Secretariat on 11 August 1942 while hoisting the flag. Which District Magistrate ordered the firing? W.G. Archer.
- Saran; he was a class 11 student of Ram Mohan Roy Seminary, Patna.
- Ramgovind Singh, martyred while hoisting the flag at the Patna Secretariat, was originally from: Patna.
- Who scolded the Patna District Magistrate Archer to his face for the Patna Secretariat firing? Shri Krishna Singh.
- Who resigned as Advocate General in protest against government policy during the Quit India Movement? Baldev Sahay, in 1942.
- Who resigned as secretary of the Patna District War Committee in 1942? D.L. Nandkeolyar.
- Question: When did the Patna Secretariat firing take place during the Quit India Movement? Answer: 11 August 1942.
- Question: How many students died in the police firing at the Patna Secretariat on 11 August 1942? (CDPO 1998) Answer: 7.
- Question: Who among the following was NOT among the martyrs of the Patna Secretariat firing? Answer: Sitaram Keshari.
- Question: Seven students were killed by police firing near the Patna Secretariat on 11 August 1942 while hoisting the flag. Which District Magistrate ordered the firing? Answer: W.G. Archer.
- Question: Umakant Prasad, martyred at the Patna Secretariat, was originally from: Answer: Saran.
- Question: Ramgovind Singh, martyred while hoisting the flag at the Patna Secretariat, was originally from: Answer: Patna.
- Question: Who scolded the Patna District Magistrate Archer to his face for the Patna Secretariat firing? Answer: Shri Krishna Singh.
- Question: Who resigned as Advocate General in protest against government policy during the Quit India Movement? Answer: Baldev Sahay.
- Question: Who resigned as secretary of the Patna District War Committee in 1942? Answer: D.L. Nandkeolyar.
MCQs
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Question 1: When did the Patna Secretariat firing take place during the Quit India Movement?
Question 2: How many students died in the police firing at the Patna Secretariat on 11 August 1942? (CDPO 1998)
Question 3: Who among the following was NOT among the martyrs of the Patna Secretariat firing?
Question 4: Seven students were killed by police firing near the Patna Secretariat on 11 August 1942 while hoisting the flag. Which District Magistrate ordered the firing?
Question 5: Umakant Prasad, martyred at the Patna Secretariat, was originally from:
Question 6: Ramgovind Singh, martyred while hoisting the flag at the Patna Secretariat, was originally from:
Question 7: Who scolded the Patna District Magistrate Archer to his face for the Patna Secretariat firing?
Question 8: Who resigned as Advocate General in protest against government policy during the Quit India Movement?
Question 9: Who resigned as secretary of the Patna District War Committee in 1942?
One-liners
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When did the Patna Secretariat firing take place during the Quit India Movement?
11 August 1942.How many students died in the police firing at the Patna Secretariat on 11 August 1942? (CDPO 1998)
7.Who among the following was NOT among the martyrs of the Patna Secretariat firing?
Sitaram Keshari.Seven students were killed by police firing near the Patna Secretariat on 11 August 1942 while hoisting the flag. Which District Magistrate ordered the firing?
W.G. Archer.Umakant Prasad, martyred at the Patna Secretariat, was originally from:
Saran.Ramgovind Singh, martyred while hoisting the flag at the Patna Secretariat, was originally from:
Patna.Who scolded the Patna District Magistrate Archer to his face for the Patna Secretariat firing?
Shri Krishna Singh.Who resigned as Advocate General in protest against government policy during the Quit India Movement?
Baldev Sahay.Who resigned as secretary of the Patna District War Committee in 1942?
D.L. Nandkeolyar.