Correct answer: (d) officers of the Indian National Army
Explanation
- A
leaders of Swadeshi and Boycott Movement
Swadeshi leaders. Wrong decade and movement.
- B
members of the Interim Government in 1946
Interim Government 1946. Different names (Nehru, Patel, Liaquat).
- C
members of the Drafting Committee in the Constituent Assembly
Drafting Committee. Ambedkar’s team, not these three.
- D
officers of the Indian National Army
INA officers. The Red Fort trio: Shah Nawaz, Sehgal, Dhillon.
Summary. Official key is (d). Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem Kumar Sehgal and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon were INA officers tried at the Red Fort in 1945–46.
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