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On 11 August 1942, seven young students (including Umakant Sinha, Ramanand Singh, Satish Prasad Jha, Jagatpati Kumar, Devipada Choudhury, Rajendra Singh, and Ramgovind Singh) were martyred by police gunfire ordered by District Magistrate W.G. Archer while attempting to hoist the national flag at the Patna Secretariat.
11 अगस्त 1942 को पटना के तत्कालीन जिलाधिकारी डब्ल्यू. जी. आर्चर के आदेश पर हुई गोलीबारी में 7 युवा छात्र शहीद हुए थे, जिनकी स्मृति में शहीद स्मारक स्थापित है।
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| Option | Status | Critical Educational Reasoning |
|---|---|---|
| (A) 5 Students / 5 छात्र | Incorrect | Incorrect. Exactly 7 students were martyred, not 5. |
| (B) 7 Students / 7 छात्र | Correct | Correct. Seven young school and college students laid down their lives facing police bullets at the Secretariat gate. |
| (C) 9 Students / 9 छात्र | Incorrect | Incorrect. 7 students were martyred; several dozen others were wounded. |
| (D) More than one of the above / उपर... | Incorrect | Incorrect. The verified number of student martyrs is 7. |
| (E) None of the above / उपर्युक्त मे... | Incorrect | Incorrect. Option B is historically established. |
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On 8 August 1942, Mahatma Gandhi gave the call for 'Do or Die' at Gowalia Tank, Mumbai. The British colonial authorities launched 'Operation Zero Hour' in the early hours of 9 August, arresting Congress leaders across the nation. In Patna, Dr. Rajendra Prasad and other leaders were jailed immediately. In response, massive student-led demonstrations swept Patna. On 11 August 1942, thousands marched toward the East Gate of the Old Secretariat to hoist the tricolour. District Magistrate W.G. Archer ordered Gurkha military police to fire 13 rounds, killing seven students.
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Candidates often assume the martyrs were all university graduates; in fact, the majority were high school students aged between 14 and 18 years from schools across Patna and surrounding districts.
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