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UPSC 2001: Who among the following organised the famous Chittagong armoury raid?
(a)Laxmi Sehgal
(b)Surya Sen
(c)Batukeshwar Datta
(d)J. M. Sengupta
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) Surya Sen
The Chittagong Armoury Raid of 18 April 1930 was conceived and led by the Bengal revolutionary Surya Sen (‘Master-da’). He commanded the group that attacked the police and auxiliary armouries and proclaimed the ‘Indian Republican Army’. Other options were not associated with planning that raid. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chittagong_armoury_raid?utm_source=openai))
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