Indian History Quiz

Subhas Chandra Bose was born on January 23, 1897. This is a well-documented historical fact about the Indian nationalist leader. The other options are incorrect - October 2, 1897 is close to Gandhi's birthday, January 30, 1888 is the date of Gandhi's assassination, and August 18 has no significance to Bose.

Subhas Chandra Bose was elected President of the Indian National Congress twice - first in 1938 and again in 1939. His 1939 presidency led to his resignation after differences with Gandhi, which eventually led to the formation of the All India Forward Bloc. The question asks for the number of terms, which is 2.

Subhas Chandra Bose was born in Cuttack, which was then part of the Bengal Presidency and is now in Odisha. His father Janakinath Bose was a successful lawyer there. The other options are incorrect - Rangoon is in Myanmar, Delhi and Madras (Chennai) are major Indian cities but not his birthplace.

Anita Bose Pfaff is the daughter of Subhas Chandra Bose and his wife Emilie Schenkl. Emilie Schenkl was Bose's wife, not his daughter. The options Susmita Bose and Sonia Bose appear to be fictional names. Anita Bose Pfaff is a noted economist and has been involved in preserving her father's legacy.

Subhas Chandra Bose founded the All India Forward Bloc in 1939 after resigning from the Indian National Congress presidency due to ideological differences with Gandhi. The Indian National Congress (with typo in option A) was the party he left. Azad Hindu is not a complete party name. The Indian National Army (INA) was his military force, not his political party.

Goa does have UNESCO World Heritage architecture. Old Goa (Goa Velho) contains several churches and convents designated as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO in 1986, including the Basilica of Bom Jesus where St. Francis Xavier is enshrined.

Madras (now Chennai) was the only Indian city to come under attack by forces of the Central Powers during World War I. On September 22, 1914, the German light cruiser SMS Emden bombarded Madras, targeting oil storage tanks. Bombay, Kochi, and Calcutta were not attacked by Central Powers during WWI.

Madras (now Chennai) was bombed by the German cruiser Emden in 1914, making it the only Indian city attacked during WWI. Bombay, Kochi, and Calcutta were not attacked by Central Powers.

The Reserve Bank of India was established on April 1, 1935, with its headquarters in Kolkata (then Calcutta). It later moved to Mumbai (then Bombay) in 1937 and serves as India's central bank.

The Hilton Young Commission, officially known as the Royal Commission on Indian Currency and Finance, recommended the establishment of a central bank for India in its 1926 report, which led to the creation of the RBI.