Q. Consider the following statements regarding the initiatives and institutional contributions of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose:
1.He presided over the National Planning Committee in 1938, which advocated state-led industrialization and economic self-reliance.
2.He was elected as the President of the INC at both the Haripura and Tripuri sessions.
3.Following his resignation from the Congress presidency, he immediately joined the Hindu Mahasabha to mobilize right-wing youth.
4.He established the Azad Hind Government in 1943 as a sovereign government-in-exile with its own currency and diplomatic recognition.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Detailed Explanation:
- Statement 1 is correct: In 1938, Bose set up the National Planning Committee, which laid the groundwork for state-driven economic planning and industrialization in independent India.
- Statement 2 is correct: Bose achieved significant mass popularity within the left wing of the Congress, leading to his election as Congress President at Haripura in 1938 and his re-election at Tripuri in 1939.
- Statement 3 is incorrect: After resigning due to ideological differences with the Gandhian faction during the Tripuri crisis, he founded the All India Forward Bloc in 1939 to unite leftist groups within the nationalist movement, not the Hindu Mahasabha.
- Statement 4 is correct: In 1943, Bose proclaimed the formation of the Provisional Government of Azad Hind (Free India) in Singapore. This administrative body issued its own currency, set up civil courts, and received formal diplomatic backing from several global powers.
