Previous year MCQs

Modern Indian History UPPSC 2021 GS-I
Question

Who among the following was NOT associated with the Kanpur Conspiracy Case of 1924 ?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: M.A. Ansari

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “M.A. Ansari”.
M.A. Ansari was NOT associated with the Kanpur Conspiracy Case of 1924.  

He was a prominent Indian Muslim leader and a member of the Khilafat Movement, but he was not involved in the communist-led conspiracy. Muzaffar Ahmed, Nalini Gupta, and Shaukat Usmani were all key figures in the case.

The Kanpur Bolshevik Conspiracy Case was a controversial court case in British India in 1924 that charged a group of communists with conspiring against the government.

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