1. The CWC meeting that accepted the idea of a struggle against British rule, following the failure of the Cripps Mission, was held at Wardha on which date?
2. Who proposed the 'Quit India' resolution at the Congress Working Committee, seconded by Sardar Patel?
3. At which location was the Quit India Resolution ratified by the All India Congress Committee on August 8, 1942?
4. Consider the following statements on the reasons for launching the Quit India struggle:
(I) The failure of the Cripps Mission exposed Britain's unchanged attitude on constitutional advance.
(II) Popular discontent arose from rising prices, shortages, and fears of a scorched earth policy in Assam, Bengal, and Orissa.
(III) The British evacuation from South-East Asia, using separate roads for European and Indian refugees, exposed racist attitudes.
Which of the above is/are correct?
5. During the British evacuation of South-East Asia, Indian refugees were made to use a separate route referred to as:
6. According to Gandhi's instructions to different sections of society at the Gowalia Tank meeting, what were government servants told to do?
7. Under Gandhi's instructions, what were soldiers told regarding the Army?
8. What was the famous exhortation given by Gandhi at the launch of the Quit India Movement?
9. Under which Act were the Congress Working Committee, AICC, and Provincial Congress Committees declared unlawful associations following the arrests on August 9, 1942?
10. With major Congress leaders arrested, who presided over the Congress committee session on August 9, 1942, and hoisted the flag?
11. Quit India activity — including blowing up bridges, removing railway tracks, and cutting telegraph lines — was most intense in which regions?
12. Who started an underground radio in Bombay during the Quit India Movement?
13. Consider the following pairs of parallel governments established during the Quit India Movement and their locations:
(I) Ballia – under Chittu Pandey
(II) Tamluk (Midnapore) – Jatiya Sarkar
(III) Satara – "Prati Sarkar" under leaders like Y.B. Chavan and Nana Patil
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
14. The parallel government at Satara, known as "Prati Sarkar," was active during which period?
15. Which political party/organisation opposed the Quit India Movement, fearing that if the British left India at that time, minorities would be oppressed by the Hindus?
16. Why did the Communist Party of India not join the Quit India Movement?
17. In which month and year did Gandhi start a fast in response to the government's exhortation to condemn violence, directed against the violence of the State?
18. How many members of the viceroy's executive council resigned as a response to Gandhi's 1943 fast?
19. On which date was Pakistan Day observed in 1943?
20. Consider the following statements on the Bengal famine of 1943:
(I) The worst-affected areas included south-west Bengal, Dacca, Faridpur, Tippera, and Noakhali.
(II) Around 1.5 to 3 million people perished due to starvation, malnutrition, and epidemics.
(III) The famine was caused solely by natural drought conditions with no role of wartime policy.
Which of the above is/are correct?
21. Which veteran Congress leader prepared a formula in 1944 for Congress-League cooperation that was a tacit acceptance of the League's demand for Pakistan?
22. Under the Rajagopalachari (CR) Formula, who was to decide by plebiscite whether Muslim-majority areas in the North-West and North-East would form a separate sovereign state?
23. Which Hindu leader condemned the CR Plan?
24. The Desai-Liaqat Pact was an agreement between Bhulabhai Desai and which Muslim League leader?
25. Under the Desai-Liaqat Pact proposal, what percentage of seats in the interim central government was to be reserved for minorities?
26. The Wavell Plan conference of June 1945 was convened at which location?
27. Under the Wavell Plan, apart from the governor-general and commander-in-chief, all members of the reconstructed executive council were to be:
28. Consider the following statements on objections to the Wavell Plan:
(I) The Muslim League wanted all Muslim members of the council to be its own nominees.
(II) The League claimed a communal veto requiring a two-thirds majority for decisions opposed to Muslims.
(III) The Congress objected to being reduced to the status of a purely caste Hindu party.
Which of the above is/are correct?
29. What was "Wavell's mistake" that strengthened the Muslim League's political position after the Shimla Conference talks broke down?
30. Who took over as Prime Minister of Britain in July 1945, after the Labour Party formed the government?
31. Who was Subhash Bose's political guru, under whose influence he entered the freedom struggle after resigning from the Indian Civil Service in 1921?
32. Subhash Bose passed the Indian Civil Services examination securing which position, before resigning in 1921?
33. In which year did Subhash Bose become mayor of Calcutta?
34. The Anti-Compromise Conference convened by Bose at Ramgarh in March 1940 was a joint effort of the Forward Bloc and which other organisation?
35. Bose was arrested in July 1940 for protesting and attempting to launch a satyagraha against a proposed monument. What was this monument?
36. On January 26, 1941, Bose reached Peshawar after escaping house arrest, using which pseudonym?
37. Which country did Bose initially approach for help in India's freedom struggle before turning to Germany, after being disappointed by that country joining the Allies in June 1941?
38. Under which pseudonym did Bose meet Hitler in Germany?
39. The 'Freedom Army' (Mukti Sena) formed with Hitler's help, consisting of Indian-origin prisoners of war captured by Germany and Italy, had its office in which German city?
40. From where did Bose give the famous slogan 'Jai Hind'?
41. Who originally conceived the idea of creating an army out of Indian prisoners of war in South-East Asia, marking the first phase of the INA?
42. Consider the following statements on the first phase of the INA:
(I) By the end of 1942, around 40,000 men were ready to join the INA.
(II) In September 1942, the first division of the INA was formed with 16,300 men.
(III) The Japanese wanted a much larger INA force than what Mohan Singh envisioned.
Which of the above is/are correct?
43. Who chaired the Indian Independence League, founded in Tokyo in 1942, and later transferred control of the INA to Subhash Bose in July 1943?
44. On which date did Subhash Bose become Supreme Commander of the INA?
45. Subhash Bose formed the Provisional Government for Free India at Singapore on October 21, 1943. Who headed the Women's Department in this government?
46. Bose gave the famous slogan "Give me blood, I will give you freedom" at which location?
47. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, handed over by the Japanese to the INA on November 6, 1943, were renamed respectively as:
48. Who was the first person to address Mahatma Gandhi as "Father of the Nation," doing so from Azad Hind Radio on July 6, 1944?
49. On which date did the Azad Hind Fauz cross the Burma border and stand on Indian soil?
50. Who hoisted the INA flag for the first time on the Indian mainland at Moirang, Manipur, on April 14, 1944?
51. Consider the following statements on the decline of the INA campaign:
(I) The INA received discriminatory treatment from the Japanese, including denial of rations and arms.
(II) All INA brigades began their withdrawal from Moirang on July 18, 1944.
(III) The INA continued advancing until India's independence in 1947.
Which of the above is/are correct?
52. Subhash Bose reportedly died in a mysterious air-crash at which location, on August 18, 1945?
53. The first INA public trial, held at the Red Fort in Delhi in November 1945, jointly prosecuted three officers representing different communities. Which of the following correctly identifies them?
54. Consider the following statements on two strands of national upsurge identified during the last two years of British rule:
(I) One strand involved tortuous negotiations among the government, Congress, and Muslim League, accompanied by communal violence.
(II) The other strand involved sporadic, militant mass action, including the INA Release Movement, RIN revolt, Tebhaga movement, and Telangana peasant revolt.
(III) Both strands were entirely coordinated and directed by the central Congress leadership.
Which of the above is/are correct?
55. Who became the British Prime Minister in July 1945, and who was appointed as the new Secretary of State for India under the Labour government?
56. By 1945, the British government in London owed India approximately how much, a debt finally paid off only in 2006?
57. Elections to the central and provincial assemblies after the war were announced in which month/year, given that the last elections had been held in 1934 (Centre) and 1937 (provinces)?
58. What was the primary significance of the Congress election campaign of 1945-46, beyond simply seeking votes?
59. What was the government's initial approach toward the INA prisoners of war, before mass pressure forced a policy shift?
60. What additional issue heightened anti-imperialist feeling among sections of the urban population and the Army in the post-war period, beyond the INA trials?
