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Jatindranath Mukherjee, universally known as 'Bagha Jatin', died fighting British armed forces in 1915 on the banks of which river?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Hooghly
  2. Teesta
  3. Rupnarayan
  4. Buribalam

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Buribalam

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: D) Buribalam šŸ“š Explanation: Jatindranath Mukherjee, famously known as 'Bagha Jatin', was the supreme leader of the revolutionary Jugantar party in Bengal. He brilliantly organized the "Indo-German Conspiracy" to receive smuggled German firearms for a massive armed national uprising. In September 1915, he died a heroic death after fighting a fierce, hours-long gun battle with British police on the banks of the Buribalam river in Balasore, Odisha.