UPSC Prelim 2025 Paper I
  1. Who provided legal defence to the people arrested in the aftermath of Chauri Chaura incident?
Verified Answer
A. C. R. Das
B. Madan Mohan Malaviya and Krishna Kant
C. Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew and Khwaja Hasan Nizami
D. M. A. Jinnah

Explanation:

Following the Chauri Chaura incident in 1922, many peasants were arrested and tried. Madan Mohan Malaviya, a prominent lawyer and nationalist leader, famously defended 172 of the accused in the court, saving 153 of them from the death penalty.