Subhash Chandra Bose Quiz Multiple Choice Questions MCQs
1. Who won the ‘Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar’ in 2022, in individual category?
A. Vinod Sharma
B. Manoj Kumar Bindal
C. Nityanand Rai
D. Ajay Kumar Mishra
Answer: A [Vinod Sharma]
Explanation: Professor Vinod Sharma, the founder co-ordinator of the National Centre of Disaster Management, has been selected for this year’s Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar, under individual category.
The Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management (GIDM) was selected under the institutional category. Minister Narendra Modi presented the awards in an event, commemorating the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
2. The ancestral house of Subhash Chandra Bose is now turned into–
A. Netaji Bhavan
B. Netaji Museum
C. Netaji Sadan
D. Netaji Sangrahalaya
Answer: B [Netaji Museum ]
Explanation: Netaji Museum
is a memorial hall of Subhash Chandra Bose (Netaji). It is located in Kolkata and
owned and managed by Netaji Research Bureau. This is the ancestral house of
Subhash Chandra Bose where he had lived. He was put under house arrest at this house until his escape to Berlin in 1941. This museum has also a good collection of
photographs and documents on India’s struggle for freedom.
3. Who among the following leaders joined Subhash Chandra Bose to establish the All India Forward Bloc and also participated in the INA Movement?
A. Baikuntha Shukla
B. JP Narayan
C. Ramnarayan Prasad
D. Sheel Bhadra Yajee
Answer: D [Sheel Bhadra Yajee]
Explanation: Sheel Bhadra Yajee joined Subhash Chandra Bose to establish the All India Forward Bloc and also participated in the INA Movement. All India Forward Bloc was founded in 1939. He was actively associated with INA Movement. Sheel Bhadra Yajee was an activist from Bihar who was associated with the non-violent and the violent form of the Indian Independence Movement.
INA (Azad Hind Fauz) was an armed force formed by Indian collaborationists and Imperial Japan on 1 September 1942 in Southeast Asia during World War II.
4. ‘Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar’ is awarded by which Union Ministry?
A. Ministry of Home Affairs
B. Ministry of Defence
C. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
D. Ministry of Corporate affairs
Answer: A [Ministry of Home Affairs]
Explanation: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs presents the ‘Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar’ award.
The award recognises individuals as well as institutions for their contributions in the field of disaster management. The Government of India has recently invited the nominations for the award, which is presented on the birth anniversary of freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, on January 23.
5. In which year, Azad Hind Radio service was started under Subhash Chandra Bose in Germany?
A. 1941
B. 1942
C. 1943
D. 1944
Answer: B [1942]
Explanation: After the meager August Offer-1940, Subhash Chandra Bose advocated a campaign of mass civil disobedience to protest Viceroy Linlithgow’s decision to declare war on India’s behalf without consulting the Congress. Failing to persuade Gandhi or the Congress, he organised mass protests in Calcutta, and was arrested in July 1940. Released after a 7-day hunger strike, his house was put under CID-surveillance. However, in a daredevil act, Bose managed to escaped on 19 January 1941 along with his nephew Sisir Bose. Remaining incognito, he reached Germany via Afghanistan, Russia and Italy. Indians heard Bose after one year, in March 1942 over Radio Berlin. It was that time that Azad Hind Radio service was started under Subhash Chandra Bose in Germany in 1942 to encourage Indians to fight for freedom. Though initially based in Germany, its headquarters were shifted to Singapore, and later to Rangoon, following the course of the war in Southeast Asia. After Netaji’s departure to Southeast Asia, the German operations were continued by A.C.N. Nambiar, the head of the Indian Legion in Germany and later ambassador of the Arzi Hukumate Azad Hind in Germany.
6. Who was defeated by Subhash Chandra Bose during his re-election as President of INC at the Tripuri Session in 1939?
A. J.B.Kriplani
B. Pattabhi Sitaramaiyya
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. Abul Kalam Azad
Answer: B [Pattabhi Sitaramaiyya]
Explanation: Subhash Chandra Bose, who had been the Congress President for a year, desired another one-year term at the end of 1938. Subhash felt the German threat to Britain in the Second World War was an opportunity to launch an all-out mass disobedience movement to kick out the British. However, Gandhi didn’t favour a second term for Subhash. Subhash was adamant, and a contest ensued: Subhas vs. Pattabhi Sitaramayya of Andhra PCC. Sitaramayya was backed by Gandhi. Subhash was re-elected by 1580 to 1375 votes on 29 January 1939. However, Subhash faced several issues and resigned in April 1939. He announced formation of the Forward Bloc within the Congress in May 1939. His place as Congress President was taken by Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
7. Which of the following statements is not correct about the book Indian struggle written by Subhash Chandra Bose?
A. It covers the period of India’s Struggle for freedom between 1920 and 1942.
B. It comprises the Haripura (1938) and Tripura (1939) sessions.
C. It has a chapter ‘The Gandhi-Irwin Pact and after
D. It depicts the comprehensive history of the Peasant Movement in India.
Answer: D [It depicts the comprehensive history of the Peasant Movement in India.]
Explanation: The book ‘Indian Struggle’ was written by Subhash Chandra Bose. It does not depict the comprehensive history of the peasant movement in India. It covers the period of India’s Struggle for freedom between 1920 and 1942.
8. Consider the following key events that happened during the viceroyalty of Lord Linlithgow:
Establishment of Forward Bloc
Pakistan Resolution by Muslim League
Observance of Day of Deliverance
Leaving India by Subhash Chandra Bose
Which of the following is / are correct order of the above?
A. 1 2 3 4
B. 4 1 3 2
C. 1 3 2 4
D. 4 3 2 1
Answer: C [1 3 2 4]
Explanation: Forward Bloc was established on 22 June 1939.
The “Day of Deliverance” was celebrated by Muslim League on 22nd December 1939.
Pakistan Resolution was adopted by the Muslim League during Lahore Conference on 23 March, 1940.
Subhas Chandra Bose left India on 17 January 1941.
9. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List I List II
I. Surendranath Bannerjee (A) Hind Swaraj
II. M. K. Gandhi (B) The Indian Struggle
III. Subhash Chandra Bose (C) Autobiographical Writings
IV. Lajpat Rai (D) A Nation in Making
Codes :
A. I – D, II – A, III – C, IV – B
B. I – A, II – D, III – C, IV – B
C. I – A, II – D, III – B, IV – C
D. I – D, II – A, III – B, IV – C
Answer: D [I – D, II – A, III – B, IV – C]
Explanation: • Sir Surendranath Banerjea was one of the founders of modern India and a proponent of autonomy within the British Commonwealth. He served as an Indian Civil Service officer till 1874, before becoming a teacher. He retired to write his autobiography, A Nation in Making in 1925.
• Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule is a book written by Mohandas K. Gandhi in 1909. In it he expresses his views on Swaraj, modern civilization, mechanization etc.
• The great Indian Struggle, 1920–1942 is a two-part book by the Indian nationalist leader Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose that covers the 1920–1942 history of the Indian independence movement to end British imperial rule over India.
10. The I.N.A. was organized by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at which of the following places?
A. Rangoon
B. Singapore
C. Taiwan
D. Tokyo
Answer: B [Singapore]
Explanation: The Indian National Army was an armed force formed by Indian nationalist Rash Behari Bose in 1942 in Singapore during World War II. Its aim was to secure Indian independence from British rule. It formed an alliance with the Empire of Japan in the latter’s campaign in the Southeast Asian theatre of WWII.
11. Which NDRF’s Battalion has won the first-ever Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar?
A. 9th
B. 11th
C. 8th
D. 4th
Answer: C [8th]
Explanation: The Government of India (GoI) has recently instituted an annual award titled Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar. The award is to be announced every year on 23rd January on the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. For the year 2019, 8th Battalion of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) located at Ghaziabad has been selected for the award for its commendable work in Disaster Management. The Award recipient will receive a certificate and a cash prize of Rs. 51 lakh. The 8th Battalion of NDRF was raised in 2006 and is a highly specialised Rescue and Response Force with large area of responsibility covering National Capital Region (NCR), Uttarakhand, Western UP & Haryana. The battalion has participated in 314 major operations and rescued over 50,000 people. In the devastating Kerala floods in 2018, the battalion had rescued 5,338 victims and evacuated 24,000 people to safety. Other major disasters in which this NDRF battalion participated are Leh cloud burst (2011), Kedarnath floods (2013), cyclone Hudhud (2014), Chennai floods (2015) and Tripura floods (2018).
12. The Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose museum has recently inaugurated in which of the following cities?
A. Port Blair
B. New Delhi
C. Tiruchirappalli
D. Kollam
Answer: B [New Delhi]
Explanation: On 23rd January, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Subhash Chandra Bose museum at the iconic Red Fort in New Delhi to mark the leader’s 122nd birth anniversary. The Museum on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Indian National Army provides a detailed account of Subhash Chandra Bose and the history of Indian National Army (INA). It also showcases various artefacts related to Subhash Chandra Bose and INA. The artefacts include wooden chair and sword used by Netaji, medals, badges, uniforms and other artefacts related to INA. Beside this, Prime Minister also inaugurated the Yaad-e-Jallian Museum on the Jallianwala Bagh and World War I, the Museum on 1857- India’s first war of Independence and Drishyakala-Museum on Indian Art within the Red Fort complex.
13. Consider the following statements:
Indian Civil Liberties Union (ICLU) was established by Jawarharlal Nehru
National Planning Committee was first was set up by Subhash Chandra Bose and chaired by Jawaharlal Nehru
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A. 1 Only
B. 2 Only
C. Both 1 & 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: C [Both 1 & 2]
Explanation: Indian Civil Liberties Union (ICLU) was established by Jawarharlal Nehru. In 1938, the first attempt to develop a national plan for India was executed and National Planning Committee was set up. This committee was set up by Subhash Chandra Bose and chaired by Jawaharlal Nehru.
14. Consider the following political leaders with their pen names:
Gopal Hari Deshmukh – Lokahitawadi
Chittaranjan Das – Deenbandhu
Subhash Chandra Bose – Prince of Patriots
Which of the above is/are correct?
A. 1 & 2 Only
B. 1 & 3 Only
C. 2 & 3 Only
D. 1, 2 & 3
Answer: B [1 & 3 Only ]
Explanation: Gopal Hari Deshmukh was a Chitpavan Brahmin and a social reformer from Maharashtra; he was radical in his thought. His pen name was Lokhitawadi. The newspaper was named after Charles Freer Andrews, known affectionately as Deenbandhu or Friend of the Poor, a name given by Mahatma Gandhi. Mohandas K. Gandhi and Subhash Chandra Bose differed in ideologies, but Gandhi conferred Bose with the title “Prince among the Patriots” in 1942.
15. As president of Indian National Congress, Subhash Chandra Bose laid emphasis upon which of the following?
India’s Industrialization
Planned economic growth on the Soviet Pattern
Formation of National Planning Committee
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
A. Only 1 & 2
B. Only 2 & 3
C. Only 1 & 3
D. 1, 2 & 3
Answer: D [ 1, 2 & 3 ]
Explanation: In his presidential address at the 51st Sessions of the Indian National Congress held at Haripura in February 1938, Subhas Chandra Bose spelt out his ideas about economic planning and industrialization of Free India, “The very first thing which our future National Government will have to do, would be to set up a Commission for drawing up a comprehensive plan of reconstruction.” Bose wanted that on the advise of the National Planning Commission, State would adopt a comprehensive scheme for gradually socializing our entire agricultural and industrial system in the spheres of both production and distribution. He also spoke about abolition of landlordism and liquidation of agricultural indebtedness. Subhas Chandra Bose constituted a Planning Committee under the Chairmanship of Jawaharlal Nehru for rapid industrialization of India on modern lines in consideration of the latter’s close relationship with Mahatma Gandhi, who was not in favour of Industrialisation Programme
16. Who among the following was defeated by Subhash Chandra Bose in the 1939 elections of the President of Congress at the Tripuri session?
A. Jawahar Lal Nehru
B. Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramayya
C. Maulana Azad
D. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer: B [ Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramayya ]
Explanation: For the 1939 elections of the President of Congress, Subhash announced his candidature knowing that he would be opposed. By this time, Nehru was on a long holiday in Europe. When he returned in 1938, Gandhi suggested him to announce his name as a candidate. But he declined and suggested the name of Maulana Azad. But Maulana Azad withdrew his name and then new name came up was of Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramayya, an Andhra leader. But Subhash was not sure of his win. The result was declared on January 29, 1939 and Subhash secured 1580 Votes. Sitaramaya got 1377 votes, thus Subhash winning by a narrow but clear margin.
17. Subhash Chandra Bose was re-elected the President of INC at the Tripuri Session in 1939 by defeating Gandhiji’s candidate :
A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B. J.B.Kriplani
C. Pattabhi Sitaramaiyya
D. Nellie Sengupta
Answer: C [Pattabhi Sitaramaiyya]
Explanation: Gandhiji selected Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya, in the Tripuri session (1939) for the presidentship of Indian National Congress against S.C. Bose. Bose won the election by 203 votes. Total number of votes in favour of Subhas Chandra Bose was 1580 and Pattabhi Sitaramayya secured 1377 votes. After that Gandhiji and his followers decided to oppose Bose and 12 members of Congress Working Committee resigned together. Later Jawahar Lal Nehru also decided to resign.
18. In which of the following countries “Subhash Chandra Bose” organized the “Tiger Legion”?
A. Singapore
B. Germany
C. Japan
D. Italy
Answer: B [Germany]
Explanation: The Indian Legion or the Free India Legion was a military unit which was constituted during the time of World War II. It was also known as Tiger Legion as it was associated with Indian independence movement. At the time of very begining it was raised as part of the German Army.
19. Which among the following was a Commission of Inquiry on the alleged disappearance of Netaji Subhash Chandra bose?
A. Nanavati Commission
B. Mukherjee Commission
C. Liberahan Commission
D. Justice Sivasubramaniam Commission
Answer: B [Mukherjee Commission]
20. Where did Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose established provisional Government of Free India ?
A. Singapore
B. Rangoon
C. Malaysia
D. Germany
Answer: A [Singapore]
Explanation: On 21st October 1943, Subhash set up the Provisional Government of Free India in Singapore.
21. During which of the following years, Port Blair was the headquarters of the Azad Hind government under Subhash Chandra Bose?
A. 1941-42
B. 1942-43
C. 1943-44
D. 1944-45
Answer: C [1943-44]
Explanation: The Provisional Government of Free India, Azad Hind was created in October 1943. During the time of World War II, from the year 1943 to 1944, Port Blair served as the headquarters of the Azad Hind government.
22. In which year,Bharat Ratna was announced for Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose?
A. 1988
B. 1991
C. 1992
D. 1996
Answer: C [1992]
Explanation: In 1992, the Government of India decided to confer Bharat Ratna to Subhash Chandra Bose, but it was opposed by some members of his family who had refused to accept the fact of his death. In 1997 as per the Supreme Court’s verdict Bose’s award was cancelled. It is the only case in India when the award was announced but not conferred.
23. In which year, Interim Government of India (Arzi Hukumat-i-Hind) was formed by Subhash Chandra Bose?
A. 1941
B. 1942
C. 1943
D. 1945
Answer: C [1943]
Explanation: In the year 1943 Bose had established provincial government of Azad Hind known as Arzi Hukumat-i-Hind in Singapore. It was supported by Axis powers of imperial Japan, Nazi Germany, Italian Social republic and their allies.
Under provincial government
Bose was PM and minister of war and foreign affairs
Rash Behari Bose was designated as supreme advisor
Capitan Laxmi headed Women’s organisation.