Question

Q. Consider the following pairs:

1. Aruna Asaf Ali	Raised the flag at Gowalia tank Maidan
2. Matangini Hazra	Founder of all India Mahila Congress
3. Usha Mehta	Started the underground radio

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

• A. 1 and 2 only
• B. 2 and 3 only
• C. 1 and 3 only
• D. 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

The correct option is C 1 and 3 only

Explanation:

The first pair is correctly matched.

Aruna Asaf Ali-She is remembered for the daring act of raising the tricolor at the Gowalia tank maidan in the midst of police brutality following the Bombay Resolution.

The second pair is incorrectly matched.

Matangini Hazra- Being inspired by the ideologies and teachings of Gandhi, she was often referred to as “Gandhi Buri” (old lady Gandhi). In 1942, at the age of 73, Hazra led a procession of 6,000 people, mostly women, to ransack a local police station

• Sucheta Kripalini- She founded the Mahila Congress in 1940

The third pair is correctly matched.

Usha Mehta- Organised Congress Radio which was an underground radio station.