Q220. Whom did Bose defeat in the 1939 Congress presidential election?
[West Bengal Police SI Prelims (12 October 2025)]
- A. Jawaharlal Nehru
- B. Vallabhbhai Patel
- C. Abul Kalam Azad
- D. Pattabhi Sitaramayya
Answer: D. Pattabhi Sitaramayya
Explanation: Bose defeated Pattabhi Sitaramayya in the Congress presidential contest before the 1939 Tripuri session. Although elected, Bose encountered opposition from influential Congress leaders and resigned, later organizing the Forward Bloc.
Q219. At which session of Congress was Subhas Chandra Bose first elected its president?
[OSSSC CRE Prelims (8 October 2025, Shift 1)]
- A. Allahabad
- B. Lahore
- C. Haripura
- D. Surat
Answer: C. Haripura
Explanation: Bose presided over the Haripura Congress session in 1938, where he emphasized planned economic development and complete independence. He won re-election the following year at Tripuri but resigned after a leadership dispute.
Q218. Who unfurled an early Indian nationalist flag in Stuttgart in 1907?
[SSC CGL Tier-I (22 September 2025, Shift 1)]
- A. Aruna Asaf Ali
- B. Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
- C. Bhikaji Cama
- D. Sarojini Naidu
Answer: C. Bhikaji Cama
Explanation: Bhikaji Cama displayed an early flag associated with Indian self-rule at the International Socialist Congress in Stuttgart, Germany. Her action in 1907 brought India’s nationalist demands before an international political audience.
Q217. Which one was NOT Prime Minister: Nehru, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Vallabhbhai Patel or Narendra Modi?
[SSC CGL Tier-I (17 September 2025, Shift 1)]
- A. Jawaharlal Nehru
- B. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- C. Vallabhbhai Patel
- D. Narendra Modi
Answer: C. Vallabhbhai Patel
Explanation: Patel served as India’s first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister, not as Prime Minister. He played a leading role in integration of princely states, while the other three choices served as national heads of government.
Q216. Consider: (1) Pandita Ramabai wrote A Comparison Between Women and Men; (2) Tarabai Shinde practiced medicine to curb child mortality; (3) Sarojini Naidu joined a delegation seeking women’s franchise. How many are correct?
[UPSC CDS-II General Knowledge (14 September 2025)]
- A. One
- B. Two
- C. Three
- D. None
Answer: A. One
Explanation: Only the third statement is correct. Tarabai Shinde, not Pandita Ramabai, wrote the feminist critique Stri Purush Tulana, while the medical claim about Tarabai is incorrect. Sarojini Naidu participated in advocacy for women’s voting rights.
Q215. Which leader escaped surveillance in Calcutta in 1941 and later led the Indian National Army?
[RRB NTPC UG CBT-I (9 September 2025, Shift 2)]
- A. Subhas Chandra Bose
- B. Mohan Singh
- C. Jawaharlal Nehru
- D. Captain Lakshmi
Answer: A. Subhas Chandra Bose
Explanation: Bose escaped from British surveillance in Calcutta in January 1941 and travelled through Afghanistan and the Soviet Union to Germany. He later reached Southeast Asia, where he assumed leadership of the INA in 1943.
Q214. Who founded the Forward Bloc?
[UPSSSC PET (6 September 2025, Shift 2)]
- A. Mahatma Gandhi
- B. Chittaranjan Das
- C. Subhas Chandra Bose
- D. Motilal Nehru
- E. None of the above
Answer: C. Subhas Chandra Bose
Explanation: Subhas Chandra Bose founded the Forward Bloc in 1939 following his resignation from the Congress presidency. The group sought to unite left-oriented and militant nationalist elements behind the struggle for full independence.
Q213. Which nationalist is particularly associated with the Drain of Wealth theory?
[RRB NTPC UG CBT-I (3 September 2025, Shift 2)]
- A. Subhas Chandra Bose
- B. M. G. Ranade
- C. Dadabhai Naoroji
- D. C. Rajagopalachari
Answer: C. Dadabhai Naoroji
Explanation: Naoroji developed the drain-of-wealth critique to describe resources flowing from India to Britain through administrative expenditure, remittances and trade arrangements. It became a major economic foundation of early organized Indian nationalism.
Q212. Who was a commander of the INA during the Second World War?
[AP High Court Stenographer/Junior Assistant (24 August 2025, Shift 3)]
- A. Motilal Nehru
- B. Sisir Kumar Ghosh
- C. Aurobindo Ghosh
- D. Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: D. Subhas Chandra Bose
Explanation: Subhas Chandra Bose became the supreme commander of the reorganized INA in 1943. His political and military leadership gave the force a prominent role in the final phase of India’s freedom movement.
Q211. Who was the first chairman of the Planning Commission of India?
[RRB NTPC UG CBT-I (20 August 2025, Shift 2)]
- A. Jawaharlal Nehru
- B. B. R. Ambedkar
- C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- D. C. D. Deshmukh
Answer: A. Jawaharlal Nehru
Explanation: The Planning Commission was established in March 1950, with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru as its first chairman. It coordinated national five-year planning, reflecting the government’s goal of organized economic development after independence.
