History · Rise of Indian Nationalism
UGC NET June 2014 History
A woman who, while receiving her degree from the Governor of Bengal, shot at him was:
AKalpana Datta
BBina Das ✓ Correct
CPritilata Waddedar
DShanti Ghosh
Correct answer: (B) Bina Das — The woman was Bina Das, so the answer is Bina Das.
Explanation
★The woman was Bina Das, so the answer is Bina Das.
★She was a revolutionary of Bengal.
★On the 6th of February 1932 she tried to assassinate the Governor Stanley Jackson.
★She fired at him in the convocation hall of the University of Calcutta.
★She did this while receiving her degree.
★The revolver was supplied to her by Kamala Das Gupta.
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