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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2022 — General Studies · Question 66 of 200

Q66
Indian National MovementGandhian Era: Khilafat, NCM, CDM
Where was Chauri Chaura?
  1. a.Patna
  2. b.Bhagalpur
  3. c.Gaya
  4. d.Gorakhpur

Answer: (D) Gorakhpur

Chauri Chaura is a town in the Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh (then United Provinces). On 4 February 1922, a large group of Non-Cooperation Movement protesters clashed with police there; the mob subsequently burned a police station, killing 22 policemen. Gandhi called off the entire Non-Cooperation Movement as a result.

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