1. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was born in the city of :
(a) Cuttack
(b) Calcutta
(c) Midnapore
(d) Murshidabad
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]
Ans. (a) Cuttack
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was born on January 23, 1897, in Cuttack, Odisha.
- He completed his studies at Calcutta University in 1919 and was accepted into the Indian Civil Services in 1920.
- He served as the President of the Indian National Congress in 1938 and 1939 and set up the Forward Bloc in 1939.
- He escaped to Germany in 1942 and in 1943 led the Azad Hind Fauj.
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2. Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in the Year 1939 after he broke away from Congress?
(a) Indian Freedom Party
(b) Azad Hind Fauj
(c) Revolutionary Front
(d) Forward Bloc
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]
Ans. (d) Forward Bloc
- After the Tripuri Crisis, Subhash Chandra Bose quit his job as President of Congress and created the ‘Forward Bloc’ in 1939.
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3. Subhash Chandra Bose founded ‘Forward Bloc’ in the year :
(a) 1936 A.D.
(b) 1937 A.D.
(c) 1938 A.D.
(d) 1939 A.D.
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2008]
Ans. (d) 1939 A.D.
- After the Tripuri Crisis, Subhash Chandra Bose quit being the President of Congress and set up the ‘Forward Bloc’ in 1939.
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4. Who formed the Forward Bloc?
(a) Subhas Chandra Bose
(b) Rajendra Prasad
(c) Bhagat Singh
(d) B.R. Ambedkar
[48th to 52nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2008, 44th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2000]
Ans. (a) Subhas Chandra Bose
- After the Tripuri Crisis in 1939, Subhash Chandra Bose gave up his position as President of Congress and established ‘Forward Bloc’.
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5. S. C. Bose founded ‘Forward Bloc’ in the year
(a) 1936
(b) 1937
(c) 1938
(d) 1939
[U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]
Ans. (d) 1939
- After his disagreement with the Congress party over the Tripuri Crisis, Subhash Chandra Bose stepped down from his position as President and created the ‘Forward Bloc’ in 1939.
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6. Who joined Subhas Chandra Bose to found the All India Forward Bloc and actively associated with the INA movement?
(a) Jai Prakash Narayan
(b) Baikunth Shukla
(c) Sheel Bhadra Yajee
(d) Ram Narain Prasad
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[60th to 62nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (c) Sheel Bhadra Yajee
- Sheel Bhadra Yajee was a freedom fighter from Bihar who worked with Mahatma Gandhi and Subhash Chandra Bose.
- Yajee partnered with Subhash Chandra Bose to create the All India Forward Bloc and was actively involved in the Indian National Army (INA) movement.
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7. The result of whose brain is I.N.A. and who founded it?
(a) Subhash Chandra Bose
(b) Mohan Singh
(c) Chandra Shekhar Azad
(d) Bhagat Singh
[39th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1994]
Ans. (b) Mohan Singh.
- Giani Pritam Singh Dhillon was a leader in the Indian Independence Movement and was responsible for the creation of the Indian National Army (INA).
- He had fled to Bangkok in 1919, where he connected with other Indian revolutionaries and spread the message of the Gadar Party.
- In December 1941, he made an agreement with Japanese field intelligence leader Iwaichi Fujiwara to form the INA and fight for Indian independence.
- Capt. Mohan Singh was not the founder of INA but was the first operational Commander at the insistence of Giani Pritam Singh Dhillon and Iwaichi Fujiwara.
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8. I.N.A. was the brainchild of :
1. Gyani Pritam Singh
2. Mohan Singh
3. Subhash Chandra Bose
4. Major Iwaichi Fujiwara
Select the correct answer by using the codes given below:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1 and 4
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2001]
Ans. (d) 1 and 4
- Giani Pritam Singh Dhillon was a key player in the Indian Independence Movement and the Gadar Party, and was involved in a failed mutiny in 1915.
- He escaped to Bangkok to hide and met with Iwaichi Fujiwara, the head of Japanese field intelligence in the area, with whom he agreed to collaborate.
- Together, they created the Indian National Army (INA) and recruited Indian soldiers to fight for independence, long before the war even began.
- Capt. Mohan Singh was the first Commander of the INA but Giani Pritam Singh and Iwaichi Fujiwara were the ones who came up with the idea.
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9. Who suggested the idea of the Indian National Army–
(a) Mohan Singh
(b) Niranjan Singh Gill
(c) Shahnawaz
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1997]
Ans. (a) Mohan Singh
- Gyani Pritam Singh and Major Iwaichi Fujiwara are not listed as possible answers, so Captain Mohan Singh is the correct one.
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10. In which year was the Indian National Army founded?
(a) 1940
(b) 1941
(c) 1942
(d) 1943
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2003, 43rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1999]
Ans. (c) 1942
- In early 1942, the Japanese helped form the First Indian National Army.
- It was made up of around 12,000 of the 40,000 Indian prisoners of war captured during the Malayan Campaign and surrendered at Singapore.
- Mohan Singh was the leader of the Army, and it was declared the military wing of the Indian Independence League in June.
- However, disagreements between Mohan Singh and the League’s leadership caused it to be dissolved in December.
- Many of the initial volunteers later joined the INA in its second form under Subhash Chandra Bose.
- In October 1943, Bose announced the formation of the Provisional Government of Free India and took charge of the INA.
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11. The first commander of “Azad Hind Fauj” was –
(a) Mohan Singh
(b) Pritam Singh
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) Shahnawaz Khan
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]
Ans. (a) Mohan Singh
- The Indian National Army was founded on September 1st, 1942, and Mohan Singh was the first leader.
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12. Which one of the following persons was not associated with Azad Hind Fauj?
(a) Major General Shahnawaz Khan
(b) Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal
(c) Colonel Shauqat Ali Malik
(d) Major Kartar Singh
[U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2017]
Ans. (d) Major Kartar Singh
- Major General Shahnawaz Khan, Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal, Colonel Shaukat Ali Malik, and Major Kartar Singh were all part of the Azad Hind Fauj.
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13. The organization of Azad Hind Fauz was declared on:
(a) 26 January 1930
(b) 8 August 1942
(c) 21 October 1943
(d) 18 February 1946
[42nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1997]
Ans. (c) 21 October 1943
- On July 4th, 1943, Ras Behari Bose gave control of the Indian National Army to Subhash Chandra Bose.
- On October 21st, 1943, the Provisional Government of Free India was officially announced.
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14. Subhash Chandra Bose announced the establishment of the Provisional Government of Free India on –
(a) 21st October 1943
(b) 22nd October 1943
(c) 23rd October 1943
(d) 24th October 1943
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2013]
Ans. (a) 21st October 1943
- Subhas Chandra Bose, the leader of the INA, declared the creation of the Provisional Government of Free India on October 21, 1943.
- At the time, Singapore was part of British Malay.
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15. Where was Azad Hind Fauz set up in 1943?
(a) Japan
(b) Burma
(c) Singapore
(d) Malaya
[45th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2001, I.A.S. (Pre) 2000]
Ans. (d) Malaya
- On July 4th, 1943, Subhash Chandra Bose set up the Indian Independence League, which he called the Indian National Army (I.N.A.), in Singapore.
- At the time, Singapore Island was still part of the British Malay.
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16. Which Indian revolutionary helped Subhash Chandra Bose in the establishment of Azad Hind Fauz?
(a) Batukeshwar Dutt
(b) Ras Bihari Bose
(c) Ram Prasad Bismil
(d) Suryasen
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]
Ans. (b) Ras Bihari Bose
- In June 1943, Subhash Chandra Bose arrived in Tokyo.
- Ras Behari Bose then offered to give up his position as President of the Indian National Army.
- Subhash Chandra Bose was then made the highest leader of the Azad Hind Fauj.
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17. The head office of ‘Azad Hind Fauj’ is situated at –
(a) Tokyo
(b) Rangoon
(c) Berlin
(d) Delhi
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]
Ans. (b) Rangoon
- The main headquarters of Azad Hind Fauj was located in Rangoon.
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18. Who said, “ Tum Mujhe Khoon Do, Mai Tumhe Azadi Dunga”?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) Bhagat Singh
[M.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2000]
Ans. (c) Subhash Chandra Bose
- Subhash Chandra Bose was in Singapore (then Malay) and he was telling his soldiers that he needed them to give their blood to fight for freedom.
- He asked them to sacrifice their blood to avenge the blood that the enemy had taken and that it was the only way to gain freedom.
- He promised them freedom in return for their blood.
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19. During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who of the following raised an army called the ‘Free Indian Legion’?
(a) Lala Hardayal
(b) Ras Behari Bose
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) V.D. Savarkar
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2008]
Ans. (c) Subhash Chandra Bose
- Subhash Chandra Bose arrived in Germany on April 3, 1941.
- After 6 months, with the support of the German Foreign Ministry, he established the “Free India Centre” and it was approved by the German leader Adolf Hitler.
- By the end of 1941, Bose had set up an army for the fight for independence.
- He recruited 10,000 former prisoners of Romel battle in North Africa, which became known as “The Free Indian Legion.”
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20. Who among the following established Rani Laxmibai Regiment?
(a) Ras Bihari Bose
(b) Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) Lakshmi Swaminathan
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]
Ans. (d) Subhash Chandra Bose
- The Rani of Jhansi Regiment was a women’s military unit of the Indian National Army (INA) in the Second World War.
- It was named after the brave Indian leader Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi.
- The regiment was created in 1943 by Subhas Chandra Bose and other Indian nationalists, with help from Japan, to fight the British Empire in colonial India.
- The INA had three other battalions: the Subash Brigade, the Nehru Brigade, and the Gandhi Brigade.
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21. Who among the following called Subhash Chandra Bose as ‘Desh Nayak.’
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Ram Manohar Lohia
(c) Rabindranath Tagore
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2009, U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]
Ans. (c) Rabindranath Tagore
- In 1938, Rabindranath Tagore gave Subhash Chandra Bose the title of ‘National Leader’ at Shantiniketan after Subhash Chandra Bose became the President of the Indian National Congress.
- Mahatma Gandhi referred to him as the ‘Patriot of Patriots
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22. Who gave the slogan ‘Jai Hind’?
(a) J.L. Nehru
(b) S.C. Bose
(c) Bhagat Singh
(d) B.G. Tilak
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 1990]
Ans. (b) S.C. Bose
- S.C. Bose created the phrase ‘Jai Hind’ as a way to greet people in the Azad Hind Fauj.
- Now, it is the slogan of India.
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23. The ‘Azad Hind Fauj Day’ was observed on–
(a) 12 November, 1945
(b) 11 November, 1945
(c) 5 November, 1945
(d) 10 November, 1945
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]
Ans. (a) 12 November, 1945
- November 12, 1945, was marked as ‘Azad Hind Fauj Day’.
- The days before it, from November 5th to 11th, were used to carry out legal proceedings against the soldiers of the Azad Hind Fauj, like
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24. Which soldier of Azad Hind Fauj was sentenced to seven years imprisonment?
(a) Aruna Asaf Ali
(b) Shahnawaz
(c) Rashid Ali
(d) Ras Behari Bose
[U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Pre) 2008]
Ans.(c) Rashid Ali
- In 1945, British forces arrested Rashid Ali, Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon, Prem Kumar Sehgal, and Shahnawaz Khan and brought them to Delhi’s Red Fort for court-martial.
- After the war, they were put on trial for going against the British Emperor.
- Rashid Ali was given a seven-year sentence, while the other prisoners were given the death penalty, life imprisonment, or a fine.
- The Indian National Congress and Bhulabhai Desai, Tej Bahadur Sapru, K.N. Katju, Nehru, and Asaf Ali defended them in the Red Fort trial.
- The growing nationalistic feelings in India led to confrontations with the British authorities, and Lord Wavell was forced to reduce the sentences of the prisoners with his special authority.
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25. Which one of the following was NOT associated with the Indian National Army (I.N.A.)?
(a) Rashid Ali
(b) Shahnawaz
(c) P.K. Sahgal
(d) B.C. Dutta
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) (Re-Exam) 2016]
Ans (d) B.C. Dutta
- In 1945, November, British authorities arrested officers of the Indian National Army and put them on trial for treason, torture, murder, and helping with murder during World War II.
- Prem Kumar Sahgal, Gurubaksh Singh, and Shahnawaz were given the death penalty, while Rashid/Rashid Ali was sentenced to seven years in prison.
- B.C. Dutta had nothing to do with the INA.
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26. Who among the following officers of Azad Hind Fauj did not face the famous Red Fort trials?
(a) Gurdayal Singh
(b) Prem Sehgal
(c) Mohan Singh
(d) Shahnawaz
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]
Ans. (c) Mohan Singh
- The officer of the INA, Mohan Singh, did not go on trial at the Red Fort in 1945.
- Many court-martials were held at the Red Fort in Delhi between November 1945 and May 1946.
- The first court-martial was of Colonel Prem Sehgal, Colonel Gurubaksh Singh Dhillon, and Major General Shahnawaz Khan, who had all been prisoners of war in Singapore.
- They were accused of going against the King as well as murder and attempted murder.
- The Congress and the Muslim League set up a Defence Committee of 17 lawyers, including Bhulabhai Desai, Tej Bahadur Sapru, K.N. Katju, J.L. Nehru and Asaf Ali, with Bhulabhai as the main attorney.
- This was an all-India protest.
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27. Who among the following had headed the group of advocates to argue the case on behalf of The Indian National Army in 1945 in the Red Fort trials?
(a) Bhulabhai Desai
(b) Kailash Nath Katju
(c) Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
[U.P.P.S.C. (GIC) 2010]
Ans. (a) Bhulabhai Desai
- During World War II, three Indian National Army soldiers were accused of betraying the country.
- Famous people such as Bhulabhai Desai, T.B. Sapru, Kailash Nath Katju, and Jawaharlal Nehru were part of the team defending them.
- Their trial started in November 1945 at the Red Fort in Delhi, and Bhulabhai Desai was the leader of the group of lawyers defending the Indian National Army.
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28. Who among the following was the advocate at the famous ‘I.N.A. trial’?
(a) Subhash Chandra Bose
(b) C. Rajagopalachari
(c) Aruna Asaf Ali
(d) Bhulabhai Desai
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]
Ans. (d) Bhulabhai Desai
- During World War II, three soldiers from the Indian National Army were charged with treason against their country.
- Famous people such as Bhulabhai Desai, T.B. Sapru, Kailash Nath Katju, and Jawaharlal Nehru were part of the defense team for these three soldiers.
- The trial began in November 1945 at Red Fort in Delhi and Bhulabhai Desai was the leader of the group of lawyers who defended the Indian National Army.
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29. Who among the following advocates had appeared for the INA trials at Delhi in 1945-46?
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) Bhulabhai Desai
(c) K.M. Munshi
(d) Sardar Patel
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[66th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2020]
Ans (b) Bhulabhai Desai
- During World War II, three Indian National Army soldiers – Shahnawaz Khan, Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon, and Prem Kumar Sehgal – were charged with treason against their country.
- Bhulabhai Desai, T.B. Sapru, Kailash Nath Katju, and Jawaharlal Nehru were among the people who defended them.
- The trial started in November 1945 at the Red Fort in Delhi, and Bhulabhai Desai was the leader of the lawyers who spoke on behalf of the Indian National Army.
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30. The trial of the Officers of the I.N.A. was held in –
(a) Red Fort. Delhi
(b) Gwalior Fort
(c) Amer Fort, Jaipur
(d) Agra Fort
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]
Ans. (a) Red Fort. Delhi
- Three Indian National Army soldiers – Shahnawaz Khan, Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon, and Prem Kumar Sehgal were charged with treason against their country during World War II.
- A group of lawyers including Bhulabhai Desai, T.B. Sapru, Kailash Nath Katju, and Jawaharlal Nehru defended the INA soldiers in a trial held at Red Fort in Delhi in November 1945.
- Bhulabhai Desai was the leader of the defense team.
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31. The famous I.N.A. trials took place in the Red Fort, Delhi in –
(a) 1945
(b) 1946
(c) 1944
(d) 1947
[U.P. P.S.C. (GIC) 2010]
Ans. (a) 1945
- Three members of the Indian National Army (INA), Shahnawaz Khan, Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon, and Prem Kumar Sehgal, were charged with treason against their country during World War II.
- Prominent lawyers such as Bhulabhai Desai, T.B. Sapru, Kailash Nath Katju, and Jawaharlal Nehru joined forces to defend the three INA soldiers in court.
- The trial started at Red Fort in Delhi in November 1945, and Bhulabhai Desai was the leader of the defense team.
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32. Who among the following has pleaded on the side of the Indian National Army officers in their Red Fort trial?
(a) C.R. Das
(b) Motilal Nehru
(c) M.A. Jinnah
(d) Sir T.B. Sapru
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2013, U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Spl) (Mains) 2010, U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2008]
Ans. (d) Sir T.B. Sapr
- Three soldiers from the Indian National Army (INA) were charged with treason against their country during World War II.
- Notable figures such as Bhulabhai Desai, T.B. Sapru, Kailash Nath Katju and Jawaharlal Nehru formed the defence team for the three INA soldiers.
- The trial started in November 1945 at the Red Fort in Delhi, with Bhulabhai Desai leading the group of lawyers to represent the Indian National Army.
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33. In the context of Colonial India, Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem Kumar Sehgal and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon are remembered as
(a) Leaders of Swadeshi and Boycott Movement
(b) Members of the Interim Government in 1946
(c) Members of the Drafting Committee in the Constituent Assembly
(d) Officers of the Indian National Army
[I.A.S. (Pre.) 2021]
Ans (d) Officers of the Indian National Army
- Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem Kumar Sehgal, and Gurbakh Singh Dhillon were officers of the Indian National Army who were tried by the British Indian government in the famous Red Fort trial of 1945.
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34. Who among the following had not advocated in the INA Red Fort Trial in 1945?
(a) Bhaulabhai Desai
(b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
(d) Dr. Kailash Nath Katju
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre)2004]
Ans. (c) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
- Bhaulabhai Desai, Tej Bahadur Sapru, K.N. Katju, J.L. Nehru, and Asaf Ali were all involved in the INA trials at the Red Fort in 1945.
- Vallabh Bhai Patel was not part of this trial.
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35. At the Congress Working Committee meeting at Allahabad (April-May, 1947), who of the following members was able to secure a majority for his plan of a Guerilla War against the Japanese due to India’s unequivocal stand against Nazism, Fascism, and imperialism?
(a) Subhash Chandra Bose
(b) Sarojini Naidu
(c) Maulana Azad
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
[46th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2004]
Ans. (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
- Jawaharlal Nehru got enough support for his plan to fight the Japanese using Guerilla tactics because India was against the ideas of Nazism, Fascism, and Imperialism.
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