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Qstn #1
When and where was Subhash Chandra Bose born? Answer
Subhash Chandra Bose was born on 23rd January 1897, to a pious Bengali family in Cuttack, presently in Orissa.

Qstn #2
Why did Bose resign from the Indian Civil Service?Answer
Subhash Chandra Bose was deeply disturbed by the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, and left his Civil Services apprenticeship midway and returned to India in 1921.

Qstn #3
In which year was Bose elected as President of the Congress for the first time?Answer
In 1938, Subhash was elected as the President of the Indian National Congress for the first time.

Qstn #4
Who was the Congress leader against whom Bose contested?Answer
Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramayya was the leader against whom Base contested.

Qstn #5
What was the immediate objective of the Forward Bloc?Answer
The main aim was immediate liberation of India.

Qstn #6
Who was the founder of the 'Forward Bloc'?Answer
Subhash Chandra Bose founded the 'Forward Bloc' in the year 1939.

Qstn #7
Name the party formed by Subhash Chandra Bose.Answer
The party formed by Subhash Chandra Bose was the 'Forward Bloc'.

Qstn #8
When was Forward Bloc formed?Answer
Forward Bloc was formed on 3 May, 1939.

Qstn #1
How did the rise of socialism impact the Indian National Congress?
Ans : The economic depression which engulfed the capitalist countries in 1929, made no impact on Socialist Russia. This popularised the socialist ideas throughout the world. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru pleaded the Congress to adopt socialism as the goal of the Congress at its Lucknow session in 1936.

Qstn #2
When did Subhash hold the presidentship of Indian National Congress?
Ans : He joined the Congress in April 1921 and plunged into the National Movement. He was unanimously elected President at the Haripura session of the Congress in 1938 and was re-elected for the second term at the Tripuri Congress session in 1939, defeating Pattabhi Sitararnyya, who had the backing of Mahatma Gandhi.

Qstn #3
Who conceived the idea of INA? When was Indian National Army formally established?
Ans : The idea of the Indian National Army (INA) was conceived in Malaya by Mohan Singh, an Indian officer in the British Indian Army. Indian Prisoners of War (POW's) were handed over by the Japanese to Mohan Singh who inducted them into the INA. The fall of Singapore brought 45,000 Indian POWs into Mohan Singh's sphere of influence. By the end of 1942, more forty thousand men expressed their willingness to join the INA. The INA was formally established in September 1942.

Qstn #4
Mention any two contributions of Subhash Bose in Indian freedom struggle?
Ans : (i) In Singapore, Rash Behari Bose handed over the command of Azad Hind Fauj or INA to Subhas Chandra Bose, who became its supreme commander on August 26, 1943.
(ii) He set up the Provisional Government of Free India on October 21, 1943 in Singapore.
(iii) He declared war on Britain and the USA and acquired its first stretch of territory in India when Japan handed over Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Qstn #5
Name the party formed by Subhash Chandra Bose. When was it found?
Ans : Forward Bloc, was formed by Subhash Chandra Bose on May 3, 1939. This party represented the left-wing in the Congress.

Qstn #6
What was the immediate objective of the Forward Bloc?
Ans : The main objective of the Forward Bloc was liberation of India with the support of workers, peasants, youths and all radical organisations.