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Q10. When and under whose leadership was the INA first officially organized?

[WBCS Prelims 2016]

1. A. Rash Behari Bose in 1942
2. B. Subhas Chandra Bose in 1943
3. C. Captain Mohan Singh in Singapore in 1942
4. D. None of the above

Answer: C. Captain Mohan Singh in Singapore in 1942

Explanation: The first Indian National Army emerged in Southeast Asia in 1942 under Captain Mohan Singh, drawing Indian prisoners of war. Subhas Chandra Bose reorganized and led the force in 1943, giving it wider nationalist prominence.

Q9. Which lawyers were involved in the INA defence: Nehru, Bhulabhai Desai and Tej Bahadur Sapru?

[WBCS Prelims 2015]

1. A. Nehru only
2. B. Desai only
3. C. Sapru only
4. D. All of them

Answer: D. All of them

Explanation: The defence effort in the INA proceedings involved distinguished Indian lawyers, including Desai, Nehru and Sapru. The trials attracted nationwide attention and became an issue of unity and opposition to continued colonial rule.

Q8. Which Congress-president pairing is wrongly matched?

[RPSC Second Grade Social Science 2015]

1. A. Gandhi—Belgaum 1924
2. B. Annie Besant—Calcutta 1917
3. C. Sarojini Naidu—Kakinada 1923
4. D. Bose—Haripura 1938

Answer: C. Sarojini Naidu—Kakinada 1923

Explanation: The 1923 Kakinada session was presided over by Maulana Mohammad Ali, not Sarojini Naidu. Naidu chaired the Kanpur session in 1925. The other three leader-session associations in the question are correctly matched.

Q7. At which European city did Madam Bhikaji Cama unfurl an early Indian nationalist flag in 1907?

[BPSC Combined Competitive Examination 2015]

1. A. London
2. B. Paris
3. C. Moscow
4. D. Stuttgart

Answer: D. Stuttgart

Explanation: Bhikaji Cama displayed a tricolour associated with Indian independence at the International Socialist Congress in Stuttgart, Germany, in August 1907. Her activism among Indian expatriate nationalists carried the demand for freedom into international political forums.

Q6. Who was elected president of the Indian National Congress in 1938?

[MPPSC State Service Prelims 2014]

1. A. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. B. Subhas Chandra Bose
3. C. Abul Kalam Azad
4. D. Vallabhbhai Patel

Answer: B. Subhas Chandra Bose

Explanation: Subhas Chandra Bose became president at the Haripura session in 1938 and promoted plans for economic reconstruction. He won a second presidential term in 1939 before disagreements with senior Congress leaders led to his resignation.

Q5. Which book-and-author pairing is incorrect?

[UPPSC Civil Services GS-I 2014]

1. A. Subhas Bose — The Indian Struggle
2. B. Dadabhai Naoroji — Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
3. C. Rajendra Prasad — India Divided
4. D. Frank Moraes — India from Curzon to Nehru and After

Answer: D. Frank Moraes — India from Curzon to Nehru and After

Explanation: India from Curzon to Nehru and After was written by journalist Durga Das, not Frank Moraes. The other books are correctly linked with Bose, Naoroji and Rajendra Prasad respectively, reflecting different aspects of India’s political development.

Q4. Which statement about Dadabhai Naoroji is incorrect?

[UPPSC Civil Services GS-I 2014]

1. A. He taught mathematics and physics at Elphinstone College
2. B. He entered the British Parliament in 1892
3. C. He started the journal Rast Goftar
4. D. He presided over Congress four times

Answer: D. He presided over Congress four times

Explanation: Naoroji presided over Congress three times, in 1886, 1893 and 1906, rather than four. He was also an early Indian professor at Elphinstone College, a British MP and an influential nationalist journalist.

Q3. In which year did the naval mutiny occur in British India?

[Rajasthan Informatics Assistant 2013]

1. A. 1946
2. B. 1944
3. C. 1933
4. D. 1942

Answer: A. 1946

Explanation: The Royal Indian Navy revolt began in Bombay in February 1946, with ratings protesting food, working conditions and racial discrimination. The agitation spread to other establishments and attracted civilian support, revealing instability in late colonial rule.

Q2. Who wrote the poem In the Bazaars of Hyderabad?

[RPSC Second Grade English 2013]

1. A. Gita Mehta
2. B. Ismat Chughtai
3. C. Sarojini Naidu
4. D. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Answer: C. Sarojini Naidu

Explanation: Sarojini Naidu wrote In the Bazaars of Hyderabad, included in The Bird of Time. The poem evokes Indian markets through vivid images of traders, artisans and everyday culture, demonstrating her lyrical style.

Q1. Which Congress president-and-session matches are all correct?

[UPPSC Civil Services GS-I 2012]

1. A. M. A. Ansari—Haripura; Tandon—Kanpur; Naidu—Nasik; Bose—Madras
2. B. M. A. Ansari—Kanpur; Tandon—Madras; Naidu—Haripura; Bose—Nasik
3. C. M. A. Ansari—Madras; Tandon—Nasik; Naidu—Kanpur; Bose—Haripura
4. D. M. A. Ansari—Nasik; Tandon—Haripura; Naidu—Madras; Bose—Kanpur

Answer: C. M. A. Ansari—Madras; Tandon—Nasik; Naidu—Kanpur; Bose—Haripura

Explanation: M. A. Ansari presided at Madras in 1927, Purushottam Das Tandon at Nasik in 1950, Sarojini Naidu at Kanpur in 1925, and Subhas Chandra Bose at Haripura in 1938.