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Difficulty: Very hardRevolutionary Movements, Left-Wing Currents, and the Indian National Army

With reference to the Revolutionary Movements and the Indian National Army (INA) during the Indian national movement, consider the following statements:

1. The Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) was reorganized at Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi in September 1928, explicitly incorporating socialism as its long-term objective.
2. The Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) was initially raised in 1942 in Malaya by Captain Mohan Singh with the assistance of Japanese officer Major Iwaichi Fujiwara, prior to its reorganization under Subhas Chandra Bose in 1943.
3. The Kanpur Bolshevik Conspiracy Case of 1924 was instituted by the British colonial government primarily to try the leaders of the 1930 Chittagong Armoury Raid.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1 and 2 onlyAnswer
  2. B
    2 and 3 only
  3. C
    1 and 3 only
  4. D
    1, 2 and 3

Answer

Statements 1 and 2 are correct, while statement 3 is incorrect.
Statements 1 and 2 accurately reflect historical facts regarding the adoption of socialist goals by the HSRA in 1928 and the initial founding of the INA under Mohan Singh in 1942. Statement 3 is false due to misattribution of the target and period of the Kanpur Bolshevik Conspiracy Case (1924), which targeted early Marxist activists rather than the 1930 Chittagong revolutionaries.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Evaluate Statement 1 regarding the formation of HSRA
Statement 1 is correct.
In September 1928, revolutionary leaders including Chandrashekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh, and Sukhdev met at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, and changed the name of HRA to HSRA to emphasize socialist ideals.
2
Evaluate Statement 2 regarding the founding of the first INA
Statement 2 is correct.
The first phase of the INA was organized by Captain Mohan Singh with Indian POWs in Malaya alongside Major Fujiwara in 1942. Subhas Chandra Bose arrived in East Asia in 1943 to take over and revitalize the army.
3
Evaluate Statement 3 regarding the Kanpur Bolshevik Conspiracy Case
Statement 3 is incorrect.
The Kanpur Bolshevik Conspiracy Case of 1924 was launched against early Indian communist leaders (S.A. Dange, Muzaffar Ahmad, Nalini Gupta, Shaukat Usmani) for spreading communist ideology. The Chittagong Armoury Raid took place in April 1930 under Surya Sen.

Key Concept

Evolution of Revolutionary Movements, Communist Trials, and the INA
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Revolutionary Movements, Left-Wing Currents, and the Indian National Army