Q210. Bose was mayor of which municipal corporation during 1930–31?
[DSSSB Assistant Section Officer (20 August 2025, Shift 1)]
- A. North 24 Parganas
- B. Durgapur
- C. Siliguri
- D. Calcutta
Answer: D. Calcutta
Explanation: Subhas Chandra Bose became mayor of Calcutta in 1930 after rising through the Bengal Congress under the influence of Chittaranjan Das. His municipal experience formed one stage of his work before national leadership and the INA campaigns.
Q209. Who was central to integrating princely states into India after independence?
[RRB NTPC UG CBT-I (12 August 2025, Shift 1)]
- A. B. R. Ambedkar
- B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- C. Jawaharlal Nehru
- D. Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Explanation: Patel led the political integration drive as Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister after 1947. Supported by V. P. Menon, he negotiated accession and handled difficult state cases, contributing significantly to the territorial consolidation of India.
Q208. Which title is popularly associated with Sarojini Naidu?
[SSC Selection Post Matriculation (26 July 2025, Shift 1)]
- A. Nightingale of India
- B. Queen of Hearts
- C. Poet of Peace
- D. Voice of Freedom
Answer: A. Nightingale of India
Explanation: Her lyrical poetry earned Sarojini Naidu the name Nightingale of India, or Bharat Kokila. Besides writing, she participated in nationalist campaigns and became the first Indian woman president of the Indian National Congress in 1925.
Q207. What was the title of Sarojini Naidu’s first published poetry collection in 1905?
[RRB NTPC Graduate CBT-I (20 June 2025, Shift 2)]
- A. The Golden Threshold
- B. Urvasie
- C. The Captive Lady
- D. Songs of the Dawn
Answer: A. The Golden Threshold
Explanation: The Golden Threshold appeared in 1905 and brought recognition to Naidu’s poetry. The collection employs imagery drawn from Indian life and displays the musical quality that contributed to her reputation as the Nightingale of India.
Q206. Who was called the Mother of Indian Revolution and unfurled an early nationalist flag abroad?
[RRB NTPC Graduate CBT-I (20 June 2025, Shift 1)]
- A. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
- B. Madam Bhikaji Cama
- C. Annie Besant
- D. Sarojini Naidu
Answer: B. Madam Bhikaji Cama
Explanation: Bhikaji Cama, an expatriate nationalist organizer, displayed an early Indian tricolour in Stuttgart in 1907. She is popularly remembered as the Mother of Indian Revolution for her overseas anti-colonial political activity.
Q205. Which observance in February honours Sarojini Naidu’s birth anniversary?
[RRB NTPC Graduate CBT-I (11 June 2025, Shift 1)]
- A. National Women’s Freedom Day
- B. National Women Writers Day
- C. National Women’s Day
- D. National Women Leaders Day
Answer: C. National Women’s Day
Explanation: National Women’s Day in India is associated with 13 February, Naidu’s birthday. Her public life joined women’s political representation with anti-colonial activism, and her presidency of the 1925 Kanpur Congress was a notable milestone.
Q204. Which body was organized in 1876 by Surendranath Banerjee and Ananda Mohan Bose?
[MPPSC Assistant Professor History Paper II (1 June 2025)]
- A. Bombay Association
- B. Indian Association
- C. Bombay Presidency Association
- D. Madras Association
Answer: B. Indian Association
Explanation: Banerjee and Bose founded the Indian Association in Calcutta to expand political awareness and press Indian grievances through organized constitutional action. Its nationalist campaigns preceded and influenced the wider political mobilization of the Indian National Congress.
Q203. On which date did Subhas Chandra Bose assume leadership of the INA and the Indian Independence League?
[MPPSC Assistant Professor History Paper II (1 June 2025)]
- A. 10 September 1942
- B. 28 March 1942
- C. 8 February 1943
- D. 4 July 1943
Answer: D. 4 July 1943
Explanation: Bose assumed leadership of the Indian Independence League and associated INA movement in Singapore on 4 July 1943. His arrival brought new international attention, political direction and mass fundraising to the independence effort in Southeast Asia.
Q202. How did Sarojini Naidu view the public role of poetry?
[Punjab Police Constable (20 May 2025, Shift 1)]
- A. It should exclude politics
- B. It should entertain only
- C. It should imitate Europe exclusively
- D. It could awaken patriotism and social awareness
Answer: D. It could awaken patriotism and social awareness
Explanation: Sarojini Naidu saw literature as an expression of feeling and public conscience. Her nationalist poems and speeches brought artistic language into political mobilization, showing that poetry could help communicate social concerns and the desire for national freedom.
Q201. Which leader is widely called the Unifier of India?
[CSIR-CRRI Junior Secretariat Assistant (18 May 2025, Shift 2)]
- A. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- B. Mahatma Gandhi
- C. Subhas Chandra Bose
- D. Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: A. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Explanation: Patel earned this description for his central role in bringing princely territories into the new Indian Union after 1947. With V. P. Menon, he worked through accession agreements and political negotiation to secure territorial unity.
