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During the Indian freedom struggle, a group of revolutionaries carried out a coordinated raid on colonial armouries and communication networks in Bengal in April 1930. Under the leadership of Surya Sen, under which organization's banner was the Chittagong Armoury Raid executed?

  1. Indian Republican Army (Chittagong Branch)Answer
  2. B
    Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
  3. C
    Naujawan Bharat Sabha
  4. D
    Ghadar Party

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Indian Republican Army (Chittagong Branch)
Surya Sen, along with Ganesh Ghosh, Lokenath Bal, and Ananta Singh, conducted the Chittagong Armoury Raid on April 18, 1930, under the banner of the Indian Republican Army (Chittagong Branch). They successfully captured the police and auxiliary armouries, severed railway and telegraph links, and declared an interim revolutionary government.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the event, leadership, and regional context
The Chittagong Armoury Raid took place on April 18, 1930, in East Bengal, planned and led by Surya Sen ('Masterda') alongside associates like Ananta Singh, Ganesh Ghosh, and Lokenath Bal.
Recognizing the key figure Surya Sen isolates the specific revolutionary action in Bengal.
2
Determine the formal organizational banner used during the raid
The revolutionaries operated under the name Indian Republican Army (Chittagong Branch), inspired by the Irish Republican Army, and proclaimed a provisional independent government.
The group specifically chose this name to emphasize armed national liberation.

Key Concept

Chittagong Armoury Raid and the Indian Republican Army
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Revolutionary Movements, Left-Wing Currents, and the Indian National Army