RAS question
Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev were hanged on which date?
Correct answer: (A) 23 March 1931.
Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were hanged to death on 23 March 1931.
Explanation
PIB recalls that Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were hanged to death on 23 March 1931, which fixes option A as the only correct date. They were executed in Lahore Central Jail for the murder of British police officer J.P. Saunders. The same PIB release explains why the date matters beyond bare chronology: India observes Shaheed Diwas every year on 23 March in remembrance of the sacrifices of these revolutionary freedom fighters. Therefore, the question is not asking for a broad phase of the freedom struggle, but for the exact martyrdom date linked to these three names and its annual commemoration.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) 30 January 1930 is wrong because Press Information Bureau, Government of India places the hanging of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev on 23 March 1931.
- (C) 15 August 1931 is wrong because it does not match the date of execution, 23 March 1931, for the three revolutionary freedom fighters.
- (D) 14 February 1931 is wrong because Shaheed Diwas for Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev is observed on 23 March, the date PIB identifies with their hanging.
Concept
This tests Modern Indian History chronology, especially revolutionary freedom fighters and commemorative dates. It recurs in RAS-style preparation because the fact links a freedom-struggle event, named personalities and an annual observance in one recall unit.