Rajkumari Amrit Kaur led the Quit India movement from which place in Himachal Pradesh?

Sirmaur
Kangra
Shimla
Bilaspur

The correct answer is: C. Shimla.

Rajkumari Amrit Kaur was a freedom fighter and the first woman to hold the office of Minister of Health in the Government of India. She was born in Kapurthala, Punjab, in 1889. She was the daughter of Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala. She was educated at home and in England. She was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi and participated in the Non-Cooperation Movement and the Quit India Movement. She was arrested several times during the freedom struggle.

After independence, she was elected to the Constituent Assembly of India. She was a member of the Indian National Congress. She was appointed Minister of Health in the first cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru. She held this position till 1957. She was also a member of the United Nations General Assembly. She died in 1964.

Shimla is a city in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is the capital of Himachal Pradesh. It is located in the foothills of the Himalayas. It is a popular tourist destination. It was the summer capital of British India from 1864 to 1939.

The other options are incorrect because Rajkumari Amrit Kaur did not lead the Quit India movement from those places.

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