INA, Simla conference, Cabinet mission

Who built the Indian National Army (INA) in Singapore in 1943?

• a) Mahatma Gandhi

• b) Jawaharlal Nehru

• c) Subhas Chandra Bose

• d) Bhagat Singh

What was the alternate name of the Indian National Army?

• a) Hind Swaraj Army

• b) Azad Hind Fauj

• c) Bharat Sena

• d) Swarajya Sena

Who held the Simla Conference in 1945?

• • a) Lord Mountbatten

• • b) Lord Wavell

• • c) Lord Curzon

• • d) Lord Linlithgow

What was Lord Wavell's proposed plan at the Simla Conference?

• a) Formation of the INA

• b) Partition of India

• c) Inclusion of Indian leaders in the council

• d) Independence of India

Which British Prime Minister announced India’s potential independence in 1946?

• a) Winston Churchill

• b) Clement Attlee

• c) Neville Chamberlain

• d) Lloyd George

Who were part of the Cabinet Mission sent to India?

• a) Lord Pethick-Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps, and A.V. Alexander

• b) Lord Mountbatten, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Mohammad Ali Jinnah

• c) Winston Churchill, Clement Attlee, and Stafford Cripps

• d) Mahatma Gandhi, Subhas Chandra Bose, and Sardar Patel

How did the formation of the Indian National Army (INA) impact the Indian independence movement?

• a) It directly led to India's independence by defeating British forces.

• b) It boosted the morale of Indian freedom fighters and weakened British control over the Indian Army.

• c) It caused a divide among Indian leaders about using force against the British.

• d) It led to a temporary truce between the British and the Indian National Congress.

How did Subhas Chandra Bose's leadership strategy differ from that of the Indian National Congress?

• a) He believed in peaceful negotiations with the British.

• b) He sought direct military confrontation to achieve independence.

• c) He aligned with the British government to gain independence.

• d) He focused solely on constitutional reforms.

What does the failure of the Simla Conference reveal about the political landscape in India during the 1940s?

• a) Indian leaders were united in their demand for independence.

• b) The British government fully supported Indian independence.

• c) The disagreement between the INC and Muslim League hindered progress toward independence.

• d) The Japanese intervention disrupted political negotiations.

Which party won an overwhelming majority in the 1946 Constituent Assembly elections?

• a) Muslim League

• b) Communist Party

• c) Indian National Congress

• d) Swarajya Party