Quit India Movement, Demand for Pakistan, 501 and the INA

Question 1

Ballia (in August 1942 for a week)—under

Answer 1

Chittu

Pande

Question 2

Tamluk (Midnapore, from December 1942 to

September 1944)—Jatiya Sarkar undertook cyclone

Answer 2

relief work, sanctioned grants to schools, supplied paddy from the rich to the poor, organised Vidyut Vahinis

Question 3

Satara (mid-1943 to 1945)—named “Prati Sarkar”, was

organised under

Answer 3

leaders like Y.B. Chavan, Nana Patil, etc. Village libraries and Nyayadan Mandals were organised,
prohibition campaigns were carried on and ‘Gandhi marriages’ were organised

Question 4

On Pakistan Day was observed

Answer 4

March 23, 1943

Question 5

The idea of creating an army out of the Indian prisoners of war (POWs) was originally that of

Answer 5

Mohan Singh

Question 6

Subhash Bose formed the Provisional Government for Free India at Singapore with

Answer 6

H.C.
Chatterjee (Finance portfolio), M.A. Aiyar (Broadcasting),
Lakshmi Swaminathan (Women Department

Question 7

was a tacit acceptance of the League’s demand for

Pakistan. Gandhi supported the formula

Answer 7

Rajagopalachari Formula

Question 8

an equal number of persons nominated by the

Congress and the League in the central legislature.

Answer 8

Desai-Liaqat Pact

Question 9

With the exception of the governor-general and the
commander-in-chief, all members of the executive council
were to be Indians

Answer 9

Wavell plan

Question 10

Wavell plan year

Answer 10

1945

Question 11

In March 1940, convened an Anti-Compromise

Conference at Ramgarh; it was a joint effort of the Forward Bloc and the Kisan Sabha

Answer 11

Bose

Question 12

INA founder

Answer 12

Mohan Singh