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Q200. Which claims about Jana Gana Mana are true:
(A) originally composed in Bengali;
(B) adopted in 1947;
(C) first sung at Congress in 1911;
(D) included in Gitanjali?

[CUET PG History (28 March 2025, Shift 2)]

1. A. A and D only
2. B. A and C only
3. C. B and C only
4. D. B and D only

Answer: B. A and C only

Explanation: Tagore wrote Jana Gana Mana in Bengali and it was sung at the 1911 Calcutta Congress session. The Constituent Assembly adopted it in January 1950, and it is not a poem from Gitanjali.

Q199. Which of these nationalist leaders was not generally classified as an extremist?

[RPF Constable 2024 Exam (12 March 2025, Shift 2)]

1. A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2. B. Aurobindo Ghose
3. C. Bipin Chandra Pal
4. D. Surendranath Banerjee

Answer: D. Surendranath Banerjee

Explanation: Surendranath Banerjee belonged to the moderate constitutional tradition of nationalism. In contrast, Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal and Aurobindo Ghose became identified with assertive or extremist political methods during the Swadeshi era.

Q198. When did Tagore begin his experimental school at Santiniketan?

[RPF Constable 2024 Exam (4 March 2025, Shift 3)]

1. A. 1912
2. B. 1899
3. C. 1890
4. D. 1901

Answer: D. 1901

Explanation: Tagore opened his experimental school at Santiniketan in 1901. It encouraged learning in nature, artistic freedom and intercultural exchange, and it later expanded into the educational institution Visva-Bharati in 1921.

Q197. Who pursued independence through the Azad Hind Fauj?

[RPF Constable 2024 Exam (2 March 2025, Shift 3)]

1. A. Bipin Chandra Pal
2. B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
3. C. Lala Lajpat Rai
4. D. Subhas Chandra Bose

Answer: D. Subhas Chandra Bose

Explanation: Subhas Chandra Bose led the Indian National Army in its wartime effort to challenge British authority through armed struggle. The INA drew substantial support from Indian communities in Southeast Asia and Indian prisoners of war.

Q196. Which women’s organisation did Sarojini Naidu help found in 1917?

[SSC GD Constable (18 February 2025, Shift 1)]

1. A. Bharat Stree Mahamandal
2. B. Women’s India Association
3. C. National Federation of Indian Women
4. D. All India Women’s Conference

Answer: B. Women’s India Association

Explanation: The Women’s India Association began in 1917 through the efforts of Margaret Cousins, Sarojini Naidu and other reformers. It campaigned for education, women’s franchise and equal opportunities, contributing to the growing Indian women’s movement.

Q195. In which city did Bose reorganize the Indian National Army in 1943?

[SSC GD Constable (10 February 2025, Shift 2)]

1. A. Tokyo
2. B. Berlin
3. C. Singapore
4. D. Rangoon

Answer: C. Singapore

Explanation: Singapore was the centre of Bose’s 1943 reorganization of the INA, which had first been formed by Mohan Singh in 1942. Bose linked the military effort with the Provisional Government of Free India and wider expatriate mobilization.

Q194. What was a central strategic reason behind Japan’s support for Bose and the INA?

[SSC CGL 2024 Tier-II (18 January 2025)]

1. A. Unconditional support for self-determination
2. B. Seeking alliances against Britain
3. C. Advocacy of a communist India
4. D. Expansion of influence in Southeast Asia

Answer: D. Expansion of influence in Southeast Asia

Explanation: Japanese backing reflected wartime geopolitical and military objectives in Asia, including ambitions for regional influence. Bose sought that assistance to free India from British rule, although Japanese strategic interests were distinct from Indian nationalist goals.

Q193. How did Subhas Chandra Bose believe India’s struggle for independence should be advanced?

[SSC CGL Tier II Paper I (18 January 2025)]

1. A. Through political negotiations alone
2. B. Through economic sanctions
3. C. Through nonviolent methods alone
4. D. Through military campaigns

Answer: D. Through military campaigns

Explanation: Subhas Chandra Bose favoured armed resistance to British imperial rule, particularly during the Second World War. He organized international support and assumed command of the Indian National Army, arguing that military action could complement nationalist political mobilization.

Q192. Which organisation did Subhas Chandra Bose establish after the crisis in his Congress leadership?

[Assam Police Constable (5 January 2025)]

1. A. Republican Party
2. B. Socialist Party
3. C. Forward Bloc
4. D. Indian National Army

Answer: C. Forward Bloc

Explanation: The Forward Bloc was launched in 1939 to bring together left-wing nationalist opinion and push for complete independence. Bose had resigned the Congress presidency after serious differences over leadership and political strategy.

Q191. Which statements are correct? (1) Congress Socialist Party formed in January 1934; (2) Nehru formally joined it.

[UPPSC PCS Prelims 2024 General Studies Paper I]

1. A. Neither 1 nor 2
2. B. Only 1
3. C. Both 1 and 2
4. D. Only 2

Answer: A. Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation: The Congress Socialist Party was formed later in 1934, not in January. Jawaharlal Nehru sympathized with socialist thinking but did not formally join this Congress-affiliated organization. Its principal founders included Acharya Narendra Deva and Jayaprakash Narayan.