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UPSC 1995: 90. The Barrah dacoity was the first major venture of the revolutionary terrorist of the freedom movement in
(a)Bombay Karnataka
(b)Punjab
(c)East Bengal
(d)The Madras Presidency
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The Barrah dacoity (1908) was organised by the Dhaka Anushilan Samiti in East Bengal and is regarded as the first major ‘swadeshi dacoity’ undertaken by revolutionary terrorists to raise funds for the freedom struggle; it did not occur in Bombay-Karnataka, Punjab or the Madras Presidency. ([gkseries.com](https://www.gkseries.com/history-quiz/1441-the-barrah-dacoity-was-the-first-major-venture-of-the-revolutionary-terrorists-of-the-freedom-movement-in?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 1995, GS Paper 1, as Question 90. It falls under Modern History > Revolutionary & Communist Movements.
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