Maharashtra State PSC Model Paper 1

The correct answer is " Aruna Asaf Ali ".

• Aruna Asaf Ali was a political activist and participated in the Indian Independence movement.
• She is known for hoisting the Indian flag at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Mumbai during the Quit India Movement.
• In 1958, She also became " Delhi's first mayor ".
• Aruna Asaf Ali is popularly known as the 'Grand Old Lady' of the Independence Movement.
• Gowalia Tank Maidan is located in central Mumbai.
• Mahatma Gandhi issue the quit India speech in this garden.
• She was greatly influenced by Mahatma Gandhi's ideas and beliefs.
• In 1932, she had gone on a hunger strike in Tihar Jail against the mistreatment of the political prisoners

Important Point

• She got the following awards -
  • International Lenin peace prize in 1964
  • Jawaharlal Nehru Prize in 1991
  • Padma Vibhushan in 1992
  • Bharat Ratna in 1997.