RAS question
During the Quit India Movement, Jayaprakash Narayan escaped from which jail to organise underground resistance?
Correct answer: (B) Hazaribagh Central Jail.
During the Quit India Movement, Jayaprakash Narayan escaped from Hazaribagh Central Jail on 9 November 1942 and then organised underground resistance.
Explanation
Jayaprakash Narayan's escape is associated with the underground phase of the Quit India Movement. On 9 November 1942, Suraj Narayan Singh, Jayaprakash Narayan, Yogendra Shukla and other leaders escaped from Hazaribagh Jail. After the escape, the group went to north Bihar and worked to paralyse the government administration. Some members were also involved in founding the Azad Dasta in Nepal with Jayaprakash Narayan. An account from Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Ministry of Culture, Government of India names Hazaribagh Jail as the site of the escape. The event therefore concerns Hazaribagh Central Jail, not Aga Khan Palace, Yerwada Jail or Ahmednagar Fort.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Ahmednagar Fort is incorrect because Jayaprakash Narayan escaped from Hazaribagh Jail on 9 November 1942.
- (C) Aga Khan Palace is incorrect because the escape associated with this phase of underground resistance took place at Hazaribagh Jail.
- (D) Yerwada Jail is incorrect because the account places the escape at Hazaribagh Jail and names Jayaprakash Narayan, Yogendra Shukla and other leaders among those who escaped.
Concept
This question tests the underground resistance phase of the Quit India Movement, including the role of socialist leaders. RAS can ask about individual leaders, prisons and escape episodes because these details connect the movement's organisation and leadership with specific revolutionary networks and events.