ICSE-X-History
10: Forward Block and the I.N.A.
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- Qstn #20Name the INA officers who were put to trial by the British?Ans : The government decided to put on trial in the Red Fort at Delhi, officers of the INA - Shah Nawaz Khan, Gurdial Singh Dhillon and Prem Sehgal who had earlier been officers in the British India Army.
- Qstn #21How did Netaji said to have died?Ans : After the surrender of Japan in WWII, Netaji left Rangoon for Bangkok. Thereafter he flew to Tokyo. While on his way to Tokyo he is said to have received fatal injuries in a plane crash. The Japanese official version was that Netaji died on August 18th, 1945.
- Qstn #22Who took the initiative for a conference in Tokyo? What was decided in the Conference?Ans : It was mainly due to Rashbehari Bose's efforts that a conference was held at Tokyo from 28th to 30th March, 1942. At the Conference the following decisions were taken:
- to expand and strengthen the Indian Independence League,
- to form under the overall command of the League an Indian National Army (INA), i.e. an army for Indian liberation,
- to hold a conference at Bangkok to consolidate these decisions.
- Qstn #23When did Netaji take the charge of the INA? Where were it's headquarters located?Ans : On August 26th, 1943 he took the charge of the Indian National Army and became its supreme commander. He set up the INA headquarters in Yangon and in Singapore and began to reorganise the INA.
- Qstn #24Which resolutions were past at the Bangkok Conference?Ans : The Bangkok Conference was held from June 15th to June 23rd. It passed many resolutions, such as:
- Invitation to Subhas Chandra Bose to come from Europe to lead this movement.
- Formation of a Council of Action to control and guide the whole movement.
- Election of Rashbehari Bose as the President of the Council.
- Appointment of Mohan Singh as the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian National Army.
- Qstn #25Mention the ideas of the new party. Answer
Forward Bloc's immediate objective was to liberate India with the support of workers, peasants, youth and other radical organisations.
Main ideas of the Party:
- To develop the economy on socialistic ideas.
- Abolition of landlordism i.e., Zamindari system.
- A new monetary and credit system.
- Qstn #26Mention any two resolutions passed in Bangkok Conference of the INA.Answer (i) Invitation to Subhash Chandra Bose to come from Europe to lead this movement. (ii) Formation of a Council of Action to control and guide the whole movement.
- Qstn #27Mention two important objectives of the Indian National Army.Answer
The two main objectives of the Indian National Army were: (i) To work towards the liberation of India and the Indians who were staying abroad to serve foreigners. (ii) To acquire support from outside India and fight against Britain.
- Qstn #28What were the names given to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands by Bose?Answer
These islands were renamed by Bose as 'Shaheed' and 'Swaraj' islands.
- Qstn #29Mention two contributions of the Indian National Army (INA) to the Indian Freedom Movement.AnswerTwo contributions of the INA towards Indian freedom movement were:(i) The INA uprisings inspired the Naval revolts in Bombay in February 1946.
(ii) Trial of the INA officers attracted sympathy of the whole country and the British had to set them free.
- Qstn #30Mention two contributions of Subhash Chandra Bose to India's freedom struggle.Answer
Two contributions towards India's freedom movement by Subhash Chandra Bose were: (i) He formed the INA which incited the armed forces to revolt against the British Raj. (ii) It was Netaji's and INA's struggle against the British which was an important factor for their quitting India.
- Qstn #31Mention two factors responsible for the rift between Gandhi and Subhash. Answer
Bose and Gandhi possessed opposite views that led to irreconcilable differences between the two: (i) Subhash believed in socialism and revolutionary thinking. This went against the policy and programme of Gandhi. (ii) Bose was of the opinion that freedom could not be achieved without outside support particularly in the war times. Both Gandhi and Nehru rejected this idea of Subhas.
- Qstn #32Explain three measures taken by Subhash Chandra Bose to establish a socialist society.Answer
For the establishment of a socialist society Subhash Chandra Bose proposed the following measures: (i) State planning for the reorganisation of agriculture and industry on socialist lines. (ii) Abolition of landlordism or the Zamindari system. (iii) Introduction of a new monetary and Credit system.
- Qstn #33What were the objectives of Forward Bloc?Answer
Forward Bloc's immediate objective was liberation of India with the support of workers, peasants, youths and all radical organizations. Forward Bloc's next objective after attaining independence was to work for the establishment of a socialist society.
- Qstn #34Mention the circumstances which led to the formation of the Indian Independence League.
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Formation of Indian Independence League
During the Second World War Japan had captured more than 40,000 Indian soldiers. These soldiers along with other Indians who were living in the South-East Asia formed the Indian Independence League under the leadership of Rash Behari Bose.