Forward Bloc And The INA

Question 1

What is meant by forward bloc?

Answer 1

1. Bose felt the urgent need for an organised left-wing party in the Congress.
2. After resigning from the Presidentship of the Congress, he laid the foundation of a new party within the order Congress.
3. In order to bring the entire left wing under one banner, he founded a party know as Forward Bloc.
4. Which was formed on May 3, 1939.

Question 2

Who founded the forward bloc?

Answer 2

Subhas Chandra Bose

Question 3

What is the immediate objective of the Forward Bloc?

Answer 3

1. Forward Bloc’s immediate objective was liberation of India with the support of workers, peasants, youth and other organisations.
2. reorganisation of agriculture and industry on socialist lines.
3. abolition of the Zamindari system.
4. introduction of a new monetary and credit system.

Question 4

Who is the supreme commander of the Indian National army?

Answer 4

Subhas Chandra Bose

Question 5

What are the contributions of Subhas Chandra Bose?

Answer 5

1. Subhas Chandra Bose was instrumental in the formation of the Forward Bloc.
2. He set up the INA headquarters in Yangon and in Singapore and began to reorganise the INA.
3. A women’s regiment called the Rani Jhansi Regiment was led by Dr. Laxmi Swaminathan.
4. Subhas Chandra Bose set up the Provisional Government of Free India on October 21, 1943 in Singapore.
5. The Japanese Government handed over Andaman and Nicobar Islands to Bose and he renamed them Shaheed and Swaraj Island, respectively.

Question 6

What are the objectives of the INA?

Answer 6

1. To organise an armed revolution and to fight the British army with modern arms.
   ii. Since it was not possible for the Indians to organise an armed revolution from their homeland, this task must be assigned to the Indians living abroad, particularly on Indians living in East Asia.
   iii. To organise a provisional government of Free India in order to mobilise all the forces effectively.
   iv. Total mobilisation of Indian man-power and money for a total war.
   v. The motto of the INA was ‘unity, faith, sacrifice’.

Question 7

What are the slogans used by Subhas Chandra Bose?

Answer 7

‘Give me blood and I shall give you freedom’. His battle cries were: ‘Delhi Chalo’ and ‘Jai Hind’.

Question 8

What are the achievements of the INA and Netaji?

Answer 8

1. INA captured Mowdok, an outpost situated south-east of Chittagong and advanced up to the frontier of India.
2. They captured the strong military post of Klang Klang.
3. The INA gave a tough fight to the British forces in the Assam hills and succeeded in capturing Ukhral and Kohima.
4. They raised the Tricolour Flag for the first time on the liberated Indian soil on March 19, 1944.