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Forward Bloc and The INA — Question 3

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Question 3

(A) The idea of the Indian National Army (INA) was conceived in Malaya by Mohan Singh.

(R) Indian Prisoners of War (POW’s) were handed over by the Japanese to Mohan Singh who inducted them into the INA.

  1. (R) contradicts (A)
  2. (R) is the reason for (A)
  3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
  4. (A) and (R) are independent of each other.
Answer

(R) is the reason for (A).

Explanation — Mohan Singh, an Indian officer of the British Indian Army, had decided not to join the retreating British army and instead sought help from the Japanese. He recruited the POWs into the INA.