Question

Birsa was captured, while asleep, on:
1. 1 February, 1900
2. 2 February, 1900
3. 3 February, 1900
4. 4 February , 1900
5. None of the above/More than one of the above

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 5 : None of the above/More than one of the above

The correct answer is None of the above/More than one of the above.

• Birsa was captured, while asleep, on March 3, 1900.
• Birsa Munda:
  • Birsa Munda was an Indian tribal freedom fighter, religious leader, and folk hero who belonged to the Munda tribe.
  • He led a tribal religious millenarian movement that arose in the Bengal Presidency (now Jharkhand) in the late 19th century, during the British Raj, thereby making him a prominent figure in the history of the Indian independence movement.
  • The revolt mainly concentrated in the Munda belt of Khunti, Tamar, Sawada and Bandon.
  • His portrait is hanged in the Indian Parliament Museum.
  • He is the only tribal leader to have been so honoured till now.
  • He died on 9 June 1900, aged 24 at Ranchi Jail, Lohardaga district, Bengal Presidency.