Which one of the following statements about Jaipal Singh is NOT correc

Which one of the following statements about Jaipal Singh is NOT correct ?

He was a member of the Constituent Assembly

He founded the Adivasi Maha Sabha

He was the captain of the first Indian national hockey team

He campaigned for a separate state of Chhattisgarh

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The correct option is (D) He campaigned for a separate state of Chhattisgarh.

Jaipal Singh Munda was a prominent tribal leader who campaigned for the rights of the tribal people and advocated for a separate state primarily consisting of tribal areas in Bihar and adjoining regions, which later came to be known as Jharkhand. He did not campaign for Chhattisgarh.

Jaipal Singh Munda was a member of the Constituent Assembly, representing the tribal population. He founded the Adivasi Maha Sabha in 1939, which was later reformed into the Jharkhand Party. He is also historically significant as the captain of the Indian hockey team that won the gold medal at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, which was India’s first Olympic gold in hockey.

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