UPSC Prelims 2008 · General Studies

Question 118: History and Culture

Who among the following Gandhian followers was a teacher by profession?

aA. N. Sinha

bBraj Kishore Prasad

cJ. B. Kriplani

dRajendra Prasad

AnswerThe answer is (c).

J. B. Kripalani (Acharya Kripalani) was a teacher by profession: he taught at a college in Muzaffarpur in Bihar and later became principal at Gujarat Vidyapith, Gandhi's institution in Ahmedabad. He later served as Congress President in 1946. A. N. Sinha, Braj Kishore Prasad and Rajendra Prasad were lawyers who were early associates of Gandhi in Bihar.

Why each option is right or wrong

(a) A. N. Sinha was a lawyer.
(b) Braj Kishore Prasad was a lawyer.
(c) Kripalani was a teacher.
(d) Rajendra Prasad was a lawyer.

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