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BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 70

Subhas Chandra Bose gave the Nicobar Islands the new name:

  1. Shaheed Dweep
  2. Balidan Dweep
  3. Navodaya Dweep
  4. Swaraj Dweep
  5. None of the above / More than one of the above
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Answer: (D) Swaraj Dweep

Explanation

In 1943 Bose renamed the Andamans 'Shaheed Dweep' and Nicobar 'Swaraj Dweep'.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: that was the name for the Andamans.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: not the name.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: not the name.

  • (D) Correct

    Correct: Bose named Nicobar 'Swaraj Dweep' in 1943.

  • (E) Incorrect

    Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.