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Subhas Chandra Bose and Azad Hind Fauj: BPSC Prelims PYQs

19 previous-year questions on Subhas Chandra Bose and Azad Hind Fauj, asked 1994–2025. Each one opens to its answer and explanation.

1. 1. 71st BPSC Prelims 2025

   Which of the following statements about Subhas Chandra Bose are correct?

   • 1. He was elected President of the Indian National Congress at Tripuri session of 1938 A.D.
   • 2. He escaped from home internment in January 1941 A.D.
   • 3. On October 21st 1943 A.D. he constituted the Provincial Government of India in Singapore.
   1. AOnly 2 and 3
   2. BOnly 1 and 2
   3. COnly 1 and 3
   4. D1, 2 and 3
   Answer and explanation →

2. 2. 44th BPSC Prelims 2000 · 48th–52nd BPSC Prelims 2008

   Who formed the Forward Bloc?

   1. ASubhas Chandra Bose
   2. BRajendra Prasad
   3. CBhagat Singh
   4. DB.R. Ambedkar
   Answer and explanation →

3. 3. 67th BPSC Prelims 2022

   In which country was the honorific 'Netaji' added before the name of Subhas Chandra Bose?

   1. AIndia
   2. BItaly
   3. CGermany
   4. DJapan
   5. ENone of the above
   Answer and explanation →

4. 4. 67th BPSC Prelims 2022

   Who founded the Forward Bloc?

   1. ASardar Singh Rana
   2. BSubhas Chandra Bose
   3. CJayaprakash Narayan
   4. DLakshmi Sehgal
   5. ENone of the above
   Answer and explanation →

5. 5. 71st BPSC Prelims 2025

   Who assumed the command of the Indian National Army and gave famous battle cry, 'Chalo Delhi'?

   1. AMohan Singh
   2. BRash Behari Bose
   3. CShah Nawaz Khan
   4. DSubhas Chandra Bose
   Answer and explanation →

6. 6. BPSC CDPO Prelims 2022

   Which incident/incidents shocked British Prime Minister Clement Attlee, who had to declare that the edifice of the British imperialism had suffered a severe jolt?

   1. AFailure of the Cabinet Mission
   2. BRevolt of the Royal Indian Navy
   3. CRejection of the Cripps Mission
   4. DCampaign of the INA and Revolt of the Royal Indian Navy
   5. ENone of the above / More than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

7. 7. 43rd BPSC Prelims 1999

   In which year was the Indian National Army founded?

   1. A1940
   2. B1941
   3. C1942
   4. D1943
   Answer and explanation →

8. 8. BPSC CDPO Prelims 2005

   Who among the following individuals helped Subhas Chandra Bose form the I.N.A. in Singapore in the year 1943?

   1. AGeneral Cariappa
   2. BGeneral Mohan Singh
   3. CGeneral Manekshaw
   4. DGeneral G.S. Aurora
   Answer and explanation →

9. 9. BPSC TRE-2 (Dec 2023)

   Who was the founder of the 'Indian National Army (I.N.A.)'?

   1. ASubhas Chandra Bose
   2. BMohan Singh
   3. CLala Lajpat Rai
   4. DMore than one of the above
   5. ENone of the above
   Answer and explanation →

10. 10. 39th BPSC Prelims 1994

    The result of whose brain is I.N.A. and who founded it?

    1. ASubhas Chandra Bose
    2. BMohan Singh
    3. CChandra Shekhar Azad
    4. DBhagat Singh
    Answer and explanation →

11. 11. 66th BPSC Prelims 2020

    Who among the following advocates had appeared for the INA trials at Delhi in 1945-46?

    1. ADr. Rajendra Prasad
    2. BBhulabhai Desai
    3. CK.M. Munshi
    4. DSardar Patel
    5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

12. 12. 45th BPSC Prelims 2001

    Where was Azad Hind Fauj set up in 1943?

    1. AJapan
    2. BBurma
    3. CSingapore
    4. DMalaya
    Answer and explanation →

13. 13. 44th BPSC Prelims 2000

    In 1943, the Azad Hind Fauj (I.N.A.) came into existence in -

    1. AJapan
    2. BPresent-day Burma
    3. CSingapore
    4. Dpresent-day Malaya
    Answer and explanation →

14. 14. 70th BPSC Prelims 2024

    In October 1943, Subhas Chandra Bose set up a provisional government of Free India which was recognized by how many countries including Japan?

    1. A4
    2. B5
    3. C10
    4. D9
    Answer and explanation →

15. 15. BPSC TRE-3 (Jul 2024)

    Who took the lead in organizing the provisional government of independent India outside the country?

    1. ARas Bihari Bose
    2. BRaja Mahendra Pratap
    3. CSubhas Chandra Bose
    4. DMore than one of the above
    5. ENone of the above
    Answer and explanation →

16. 16. 42nd BPSC Prelims 1997

    Organization of Azad Hind Fauj was declared on:

    1. A26 January, 1930
    2. B8 August, 1942
    3. C21 October, 1943
    4. D18 February, 1946
    Answer and explanation →

17. 17. 67th BPSC Prelims Re-exam 2022

    Subhas Chandra Bose renamed Nicobar Island as

    1. ASwaraj Island
    2. BShaheed Island
    3. CBalidan Island
    4. DNavodaya Island
    5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

18. 18. 70th BPSC Prelims 2024

    Which of the following is not associated with the Azad Hind Fauj (INA)?

    1. AS. A. Dange
    2. BPrem Singh Sehgal
    3. CShah Nawaz Khan
    4. DGeneral Mohan Singh
    Answer and explanation →

19. 19. BPSC TRE-3 (Jul 2024)

    The Royal Indian Navy Mutiny, also known as the Bombay Mutiny, took place in the year–

    1. A1946
    2. B1942
    3. C1930
    4. DMore than one of the above
    5. ENone of the above
    Answer and explanation →