2011 GS Paper I, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2011 · GS Paper I
Question 68: History and Culture
With reference to Indian freedom struggle, Usha Mehta is well-known for
aRunning the secret Congress Radio in the wake of Quit India Movement
bParticipating in the Second Round Table Conference
cLeading a contingent of Indian National Army
dAssisting in the formation of Interim Government under Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
AnswerThe answer is (a).
Usha Mehta, then a young Gandhian from Bombay, ran the Secret Congress Radio during the Quit India Movement, with a few associates. Started in August 1942, it broadcast news and messages of the movement from changing locations, to counter the government's control of information, until the police traced it and arrested her in November 1942. She was not at the Round Table Conference or in the INA.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Right: the Secret Congress Radio during the Quit India Movement.
- (b) She did not take part in the Second Round Table Conference.
- (c) She did not lead a contingent of the Indian National Army.
- (d) She was not involved in forming the Interim Government.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2011, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.