Chapter 8: Forward Block and The INA

Question 1

What is the date of birth of Subhash Chandra Bose?

Answer 1

On 23rd January 1897, at Cuttack in Odisha.

Question 2

Where where did Subhash Chandra Bose go after his studies and for what?

Answer 2

He went from India to England and passed the Indian civil service examination.

Question 3

When did Subhash Chandra Bose become a Swarajist?

Answer 3

At the age of 24.

Question 4

When did Subhash Chandra Bose criticize Gandhiji when he withdrew the non cooperation movement?

Answer 4

In 1922.

Question 5

When did Boss participate in the civil disobedience movement?

Answer 5

In 1930

Question 6

At what session and when in the Congress was Boss unanimously elected as the President of Congress?

Answer 6

At the Haripura session of the Congress in 1938.

Question 7

When and where did Bose inaugurate the All-India national planning committee?

Answer 7

At Mumbai in December 1938

Question 8

Name one policy which was favoured by Subhash Chandra Bose

Answer 8

Large-scale industrialisation

Question 9

At which and what session of the Congress did Subhash Chandra Bose saw the widening of the gulf between the two wings of the Congress party?

Answer 9

In the Tripuri session of the Congress in 1939.

Question 10

Name the candidate favoured by Gandhiji for presidential candidate.

Answer 10

Pattabhi sitaramayya

Question 11

Who won the election?

Answer 11

Bose

Question 12

How many members resigned from the working committee?

Answer 12

13 members

Question 13

When did Boss resigned from the presidentship of Congress?

Answer 13

On April 29, 1939

Question 14

When was forward bloc formed?

Answer 14

On May 3, 1939

Question 15

When was Bose arrested under the defence of India rules?

Answer 15

In July 1940

Question 16

When did Bose elude from police vigilance?

Answer 16

In January, 1941

Question 17

Where did Bose elude from police vigilance?

Answer 17

He eluded to Berlin by travelling through Peshawar and Russia.

Question 18

Where did RashBehari Bose live after escaping from India?

Answer 18

He lived in Singapore.

Question 19

Indian prisoners of war were handled over by Japanese to whom?

Answer 19

To Mohan Singh who induced them into the INA.

Question 20

How many men expressed their willingness to join INA by the end of 1942?

Answer 20

40000 men

Question 21

Due to whose efforts was a conference held in Tokyo? Also mention its regime.

Answer 21

Due to RashBehari Bose’s efforts. From 28th to 30th March, 1942.

Question 22

What is the regime of bankok conference?

Answer 22

June 15 to June 23, 1942.

Question 23

How many delegates were present at the bankok conference?

Answer 23

More than 150 delegates from Malaya, Singapore, Burma, Thailand, Hongkong, Manila and Java were present at the conference.

Question 24

When did active phase of INA took place?

Answer 24

When Subhash Chandra Bose arrived at Singapore in July 1943 by German and Japanese submarines.

Question 25

When did Subhash Chandra Bose became supreme commander of INA ?

Answer 25

In August 1943.

Question 26

How was Bose greeted?

Answer 26

He was greeted as Netaji-the great leader.

Question 27

Who led the Rani jhansi’s regiment?

Answer 27

Dr. Laxmi swaminathan

Question 28

What was the motto is the INA?

Answer 28

‘unity, faith, sacrifice’

Question 29

When did Subhash Chandra Bose set up the provisional government of free India?

Answer 29

October 21, 1943 in Singapore.

Question 30

When did Subhash Chandra Bose shift the headquarters of the provisional government to Rangoon?

Answer 30

In 1944

Question 31

When did the Provisional Government acquired its first stretch in India?

Answer 31

When Japan handed over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to India on November 6, 1943.

Question 32

How did Bose rename the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?

Answer 32

Shaheed and Swaraj respectively.

Question 33

What call did Subash Chandra Bose give to his soldiers? Also name his battle-cries.

Answer 33

‘Give me blood and I shall give you freedom’. His battle-cries were : ‘Delhi Chalo’ (March to Delhi) and
‘Jai Hind’ (Victory to India).

Question 34

To whom did the INA gave a tough fight and where was it held?

Answer 34

The INA gave a tough fight to British and succeeded in capturing Ukhral and Kohima.

Question 35

When did the INA raise the Indian tri-color flag for the first time in Indian soil?

Answer 35

On March 19, 1944.

Question 36

When did Japan surrender the Second world war?

Answer 36

On August 15, 1945

Question 37

When did Netaji die?

Answer 37

On August 18, 1945.

Question 38

Name the events that revealed the heroism of Indians?

Answer 38

The revolt of 1942 and the INA.

Question 39

When did the Indian Naval Ratings rose in revolt ?

Answer 39

In February 1946. Similar uprisings took place in Kolkata, Chennai and Karachi.