UPSC Prelims 2005 · General Studies

Question 13: History and Culture

Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in the year 1939 after he broke away from the Congress?

aIndian Freedom Party

bAzad Hind Fauj

cRevolutionary Front

dForward Bloc

AnswerThe answer is (d).

Subhas Chandra Bose resigned as Congress president in 1939 after differences with Gandhi and the Working Committee, and founded the All India Forward Bloc the same year to rally the left wing. The Azad Hind Fauj (Indian National Army) was a military force he took over in 1943 in South-East Asia, not a political party.

Why each option is right or wrong

(a) No such party was founded by Bose.
(b) Azad Hind Fauj was the Indian National Army, a military force revived by Bose in 1943, not a party.
(c) Revolutionary Front is not a party Bose founded.
(d) Correct: Bose founded the Forward Bloc in 1939.

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