Arrange the following events in the correct chronological order : 1. Formation of the Azad Hind Government 2. Setting-up of the Indian Legion 3. Beginning of the INA trials 4. The Bombay Naval Strike Select the answer using the code given below.
- A.2-1-3-4
- B.3-1-4-2
- C.2-1-4-3
- D.1-2-3-4
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, 2-1-3-4. The Indian Legion came first (1942), then the Azad Hind Government (October 1943), then the INA trials (November 1945) and finally the Bombay naval strike (February 1946).
Subhas Chandra Bose raised the Indian Legion in Germany in 1942 from Indian prisoners of war captured in North Africa. After reaching South-East Asia, he proclaimed the Provisional Government of Free India (Azad Hind) in Singapore on 21 October 1943. When the war ended, the British put INA officers Shah Nawaz Khan, P.K. Sahgal and G.S. Dhillon on trial at the Red Fort from November 1945, which set off a wave of protest across India. That mood fed the revolt of the Royal Indian Navy ratings, which began on HMIS Talwar in Bombay on 18 February 1946.
B is wrong: it starts with the INA trials, which came after the government of 1943.
C is wrong: it places the naval strike of 1946 before the INA trials of 1945.
D is wrong: the Indian Legion of 1942 came before the Azad Hind Government of 1943.
Exam tip: Indian Legion 1942, Azad Hind Government 21 Oct 1943, Red Fort trials Nov 1945, RIN revolt Feb 1946.
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