Quit India 1942 & INA-Bose — Set 5

Correct Answer: B. Cuttack

Subhas Chandra Bose was born on January 23, 1897, in Cuttack, Orissa (present-day Odisha). His father Janakinath Bose was a prominent lawyer. Bose grew up in a prosperous Bengali family and showed exceptional academic brilliance from childhood, later topping the prestigious Indian Civil Service examination but resigning to join the independence movement.

Correct Answer: B. 1920

Subhas Chandra Bose topped the Indian Civil Service examination in 1920. However, he resigned from the ICS in 1921 without taking up the position, unwilling to serve under colonial rule. This was a remarkable sacrifice at a time when the ICS was one of the most prestigious careers available to Indians.

Correct Answer: B. 1938 and 1939

Subhas Chandra Bose was elected President of the Indian National Congress in 1938 (Haripura session) and re-elected in 1939 (Tripuri session). His re-election in 1939 was controversial because he defeated Gandhi's candidate Pattabhi Sitaramayya. However, due to opposition from Gandhi and senior Congress leaders, Bose was forced to resign from the Congress presidency in April 1939.

Correct Answer: B. He faced opposition from Gandhi and the Congress High Command

Subhas Chandra Bose resigned as Congress President in April 1939 due to intense opposition from Mahatma Gandhi and the Congress High Command. Though Bose had won the re-election at Tripuri defeating Gandhi's candidate, Gandhi's group passed resolutions restricting Bose's authority. Unable to function effectively, Bose resigned, calling the situation a personal defeat for Gandhi.

Correct Answer: B. Forward Bloc

Subhas Chandra Bose formed the Forward Bloc in May 1939 after resigning from the Congress presidency. The Forward Bloc aimed to consolidate the left-wing and radical nationalist forces within India. Bose intended it as a platform for more militant nationalism that would go beyond the cautious Gandhian approach of the Congress leadership.

Correct Answer: B. Disguised as a Pathan wandering Muslim (Mohammad Ziauddin) evading British surveillance

Subhas Chandra Bose made a dramatic escape from British house arrest in Calcutta in January 1941 by disguising himself as a Pathan wandering Muslim named Mohammad Ziauddin. He travelled by car to Gomoh, then by train to Peshawar, and then through Afghanistan to Kabul. He eventually reached Germany via the Soviet Union and Turkey, having evaded British intelligence surveillance throughout.

Correct Answer: C. Germany

After escaping from India in January 1941, Subhas Chandra Bose first went to Germany, arriving in Berlin in April 1941. He met with German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop and later with Adolf Hitler, seeking German support for India's independence. In Germany, Bose organised the Indian Legion from Indian prisoners of war and established Azad Hind Radio.

Correct Answer: B. A radio broadcasting service in Indian languages that spread nationalist propaganda

Azad Hind Radio was a radio broadcasting service operated by Subhas Chandra Bose from Germany, broadcasting in several Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali, and English. The broadcasts were designed to spread nationalist propaganda, rally Indians to the independence cause, and counter British war-time narratives. The BBC monitored these broadcasts closely as they had significant impact on Indian listeners.

Correct Answer: B. Subhas Chandra Bose

The Indian Legion (Indische Legion or Legion Freies Indien) was formed in Germany under Subhas Chandra Bose from Indian prisoners of war captured by the German army in North Africa. The legion comprised about 3,000 soldiers and was intended to march to India via the Middle East if Germany won the war. Bose used the legion as a symbol of Indian determination to fight for freedom.

Correct Answer: B. By submarine (German to Japanese) around the Cape of Good Hope

Subhas Chandra Bose made the remarkable journey from Germany to Southeast Asia in 1943 by submarine. He first travelled by German submarine from Kiel to a point in the Indian Ocean near Madagascar, where he transferred to a Japanese submarine that brought him to Southeast Asia. This perilous voyage of nearly three months covered approximately 20,000 miles under wartime conditions.