BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 96
Which of the following statements about Subhas Chandra Bose are correct? 1) He was elected President of the Indian National Congress at the Tripuri session of 1938 AD. 2) He escaped from house internment in January 1941 AD. 3) On 21 October 1943 AD he constituted the Provisional Government of Free India in Singapore.
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Answer: (B) Only 2 and 3
Explanation
Bose became Congress President at Haripura (1938) and was re-elected at Tripuri (1939), so statement 1 mixes them up.
- (A) Incorrect
Wrong: Tripuri was in 1939; 1938 was Haripura.
- (B) Correct
Correct: the January 1941 escape and the 21 Oct 1943 Provisional Government are correct.
- (C) Incorrect
Wrong: statement 1 has the wrong year.
- (D) Incorrect
Wrong: statement 1 is incorrect.