RAS question
The Quit India Movement saw the formation of a parallel government in Satara under:
Correct answer: (B) Nana Patil.
The Quit India Movement saw the formation of the Prati Sarkar, a parallel government in Satara, under Krantisinh Nana Patil.
Explanation
Nana Patil, also known as Krantisinh Nana Patil, is the leader tied to Satara's Prati Sarkar during the Quit India Movement. He established this parallel government in Satara, Maharashtra, and it functioned from 1943 to 1946. Search indexing of the official Amrit Mahotsav district-repository entry still associates the Satara Quit India account with the Prati Sarkar under Krantisinha Nana Patil. The decisive fact is not simply underground activity in 1942, but the specific pairing of Satara, Prati Sarkar and Nana Patil.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Achyut Patwardhan was active in underground resistance, but Nana Patil is specifically associated with the Satara parallel government.
- (C) Ram Manohar Lohia is linked with underground radio and activities, not with leading the Prati Sarkar in Satara.
- (D) Jayaprakash Narayan led underground activities in Bihar, whereas the Satara parallel government operated in Maharashtra under Nana Patil.
Concept
The Modern India theme includes Quit India Movement parallel governments and their local leadership. Satara's Prati Sarkar is a compact factual marker for the movement's localised challenge to colonial authority.