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Modern History MCQs – 18(Indian National Army and Royal Indian Navy Mutiny)

Indian National Army and Royal Indian Navy Mutiny MCQs with answers and explanations for UPSC and Other examinations.

1. Which among the following parties was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in the Year 1939 after he broke away from the Congress ?

(a) Indian Freedom Party
(b) Azad Hind Fauj
(c) Revolutionary Front
(d) Forward Bloc

Correct Answer(d) Forward Bloc

  • Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was born on 23 January, 1897 in Cuttack of Odisha. 
  • He graduated from Calcutta University in 1919 and was selected in I.C.S. (Indian Civil Services) in 1920. 
  • He became the President of Congress in 1938 and 1939. 
  • He founded Forward Bloc in 1939.
  • In 1943, he assumed the leadership of Indian National Army also known as Azad Hind Fauj.

2. Who among the following was the political mentor of Subhash Bose ?

(a) Chittaranjan Das
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(d) None of the Above

Correct Answer –  (a) Chittaranjan Das

  • Chittaranjan Das was the political mentor of Subhash Chandra Bose
  • In 1921, Bose also took over the editorship of the newspaper ‘Forward’, which was founded by Chittaranjan Das’s Swaraj Party.

3. Consider the following statements about Indian National Army :

1. It was founded in 1946.
2. It was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose.

Which of the above statements is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer – (d) None of the above

  • The First Indian National Army was founded in 1942. 
  • It was founded by Mohan Singh.
  • Subhash Chandra Bose arrived in Singapore in October, 1943 formally announced the establishment of the Provisional Government of Free India and took charge of the Indian National Army.

4. Who among the following gave the famous slogan of ‘Tum Mujhe Khoon Do, Mai Tumhe Azadi Dunga’ ?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) Bhagat Singh

Correct Answer(c) Subhash Chandra Bose 

  • In Singapore (then Malay), Subhash Chandra Bose while motivating his soldiers said the famous slogan of ‘Tum Mujhe Khoon Do, Mai Tumhe Azadi Dunga’.
  • The Slogan of ‘Jai Hind’ was also given by S.C. Bose.

5. Who among the following established Rani Laxmibai Regiment as a part of Indian National Army ?

(a) Rash Bihari Bose
(b) Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) Lakshmi Swaminathan
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose

Correct Answer(d) Subhash Chandra Bose

  • The Rani of Jhansi Regiment was the Women’s Regiment of the Indian National Army (INA).
  • It was named after Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi, a revolutionary leader of 1857 revolts. 
  • It was formed with an aim to overthrow the British Empire in colonial India, with assistance from Imperial Japan. 
  • The Indian National Army had three other regiments – Azad  brigade, Nehru Brigade and Gandhi brigade.

6. Who among the following represented The Indian National Army in 1945 in the famous Red Fort trials ?

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Kailash Nath Katju
(c) Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru
(d) Bhulabhai Desai

Correct Answer –  (d) Bhulabhai Desai 

  • Three Indian National Army soldiers Shahnawaz Khan, Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon and Prem Kumar Sehgal were accused of treason against the country during World War II.
  • Bhulabhai Desai headed the group of advocates to argue the case on behalf of the Indian National Army in 1946 in Red Fort trials.

7. The Royal Indian Naval Mutiny first started at which among the following places ?

(a) Bombay
(b) Poona
(c) Delhi
(d) Madras

Correct Answer –  (a) Bombay

  • The Royal Indian Navy (RIN) mutiny of 1946, significantly contributed to the anti-colonial struggle in India.
  • The mutiny began at HMIS Talwar in Bombay on February 18, 1946, when 1,500 ratings demanded better conditions. 
  • It soon spread to other locations, gaining public support and evolving into a call for freedom from British rule.
  • Ultimately, on February 23, 1946, mutiny ended however left a lasting legacy in India’s struggle for independence.

8. Subhash Bose formed the Provisional Government for Free India in 1943 in which among the following places ?

(a) Germany
(b) Singapore
(c) Japan
(d) None of the Above

Correct Answer –  (b) Singapore 

  • On October 21, 1943, Subhash Bose formed the Provisional Government for Free India at Singapore.
  • This provisional government declared war on Britain and was also recognised by the Axis powers.
  • On July 6, 1944, Bose addressed Mahatma Gandhi as ‘Father of Nation’.

9. The Indian National Army failed in its objective to march to Delhi and free India from British rule due to which among the following reasons ?

(a) Death of Subhash Bose
(b) Dispute among the Soldiers
(c) Surrender of Japan in the Second World War
(d) Opposition of Gandhi

Correct Answer –  (c) Surrender of Japan in the Second World War

  • On October 21, 1943, Subhash Bose formed the Provisional Government for Free India at Singapore and declared war on Britain.
  •  The Azad Hind Fauz crossed the Burma border, advanced up to Kohima and Imphal and hosted the tricolor on Indian soil in 1944.
  • However, INA failed to proceed further as the Japanese retreated and surrendered in the Second World War.
  • British forces also made counter attacks.

10. Subhash Bose died in a plane crash in which among the following places ?

(a) Germany
(b) Singapore
(c) Japan
(d) Taiwan

Correct Answer –  (d) Taiwan

  • Subhash Bose reportedly died in a mysterious plane crash in Taipei, Taiwan on August 18, 1945.
  • However, his death is still disputed by some historians and there are many conspiracy theories regarding the same.

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