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Q150. Who defended Indian National Army prisoners during the Red Fort trials?

[Karnataka State Police Civil Constable (25 February 2024)]

1. A. V. D. Savarkar
2. B. Kailash Nath Katju
3. C. Sucheta Kriplani
4. D. Syama Prasad Mukherjee

Answer: B. Kailash Nath Katju

Explanation: Kailash Nath Katju was among the eminent lawyers associated with the defence of Indian National Army personnel. The 1945–46 trials provoked widespread public reaction and brought the service of INA soldiers into the national political spotlight.

Q149. In what year did Sarojini Naidu preside over the Congress?

[SSC GD Constable (21 February 2024, Shift 1)]

1. A. 1925
2. B. 1935
3. C. 1931
4. D. 1921

Answer: A. 1925

Explanation: Sarojini Naidu presided over the 1925 Kanpur Congress session, becoming the first Indian woman to lead the organization. Annie Besant had earlier become the first woman Congress president, at Calcutta in 1917.

Q148. Which episode prompted Tagore to return his knighthood?

[UP Police Constable (17 February 2024, Shift 2)]

1. A. Partition of Bengal
2. B. Jallianwala Bagh massacre
3. C. Komagata Maru incident
4. D. Attack on Lala Lajpat Rai

Answer: B. Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Explanation: Following the killing of civilians at Jallianwala Bagh on 13 April 1919, Tagore renounced the knighthood bestowed on him in 1915. His public act condemned British repression and carried international moral significance.

Q147. How many INA statements are correct? (1) Its brigades included Gandhi, Azad and Subhas; (2) its slogans included Jai Hind and Delhi Chalo; (3) Rash Behari Bose had no association with it.

[HPSC Civil Services Prelims (11 February 2024)]

1. A. Only one
2. B. Only two
3. C. All three
4. D. None

Answer: B. Only two

Explanation: The INA was linked with brigades named for nationalist leaders and the slogans Jai Hind and Delhi Chalo. Rash Behari Bose was connected with the movement and helped prepare for Subhas Bose’s subsequent leadership.

Q146. Who established the Servants of India Society?

[Kolkata Police SI Prelims (28 January 2024)]

1. A. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
2. B. Raja Rammohan Roy
3. C. Dadabhai Naoroji
4. D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Answer: A. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Explanation: The society was founded in 1905 by Gokhale in Poona. It aimed to prepare people for selfless national service while pursuing improvements in education, social equality, sanitation and public welfare through peaceful constitutional methods.

Q145. Which statements are accurate: Tilak was called Father of Indian Unrest; Naoroji estimated national income; Bose later led INA; Bhagat Singh belonged to HSRA?

[IB ACIO Grade-II (17 January 2024, Shift 2)]

1. A. Statements 2, 3 and 4
2. B. All four statements
3. C. Statements 1, 3 and 4
4. D. Statements 1, 2 and 3

Answer: B. All four statements

Explanation: All four associations are historically accepted in the context of this exam. They link assertive nationalism, economic criticism of empire, the overseas armed campaign under Bose and revolutionary socialist organization represented by Bhagat Singh.

Q144. Which assertions hold: Swaraj Party began in 1925; Rowlatt Act helped cause Non-Cooperation; Simon Commission faced boycott; Bose reorganized INA in 1943?

[IB ACIO Grade-II (17 January 2024, Shift 3)]

1. A. Statements 2, 3 and 4
2. B. Statements 1, 3 and 4
3. C. All four statements
4. D. Statements 1, 2 and 3

Answer: A. Statements 2, 3 and 4

Explanation: The Swaraj Party was established in 1923, not 1925. The Rowlatt Act contributed to anti-colonial agitation, the Simon Commission was widely boycotted, and Bose reorganized the Indian National Army in Southeast Asia in 1943.

Q143. For which literary work did Tagore receive the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature?

[Assam ADRE SLRC Paper I (2024)]

1. A. Ghare Baire
2. B. Gitimalya
3. C. Gitanjali
4. D. Gora

Answer: C. Gitanjali

Explanation: Tagore’s Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 was associated with his collection Gitanjali and its English rendition Song Offerings. The award was a landmark international recognition for Indian and Bengali literary achievement.

Q142. Who is popularly credited with raising an Indian nationalist flag outside India in 1907?

[Bihar TRE 2.0 Primary Teacher (14 December 2023)]

1. A. Lala Lajpat Rai
2. B. Bhikaji Cama
3. C. Rash Behari Bose
4. D. More than one
5. E. None of these

Answer: B. Bhikaji Cama

Explanation: Bhikaji Cama displayed a precursor of India’s national tricolour during an international conference at Stuttgart in 1907. Her act represented expatriate efforts to secure worldwide awareness of the Indian independence cause.

Q141. Whom did Gopal Krishna Gokhale describe as a potential best ambassador of Hindu–Muslim unity?

[Delhi Police Constable Executive (24 November 2023, Shift 1)]

1. A. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
2. B. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
3. C. Jawaharlal Nehru
4. D. Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: A. Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Explanation: Gokhale praised the early Muhammad Ali Jinnah for his independent outlook and freedom from sectarian prejudice. Jinnah initially advocated cooperation between communities and participated in constitutional nationalist politics before the sharp communal divisions of later decades.