Q47 · UPSC Prelims 2021 · Set A · History (Ancient, Medieval, Modern)

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In the context of Colonial India, Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem Kumar Sehgal and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon are remembered as

A leaders of Swadeshi and Boycott Movement
B members of the Interim Government in 1946
C members of the Drafting Committee in the Constituent Assembly
D officers of the Indian National Army

Correct answer: (d) officers of the Indian National Army

Explanation

  1. A

    leaders of Swadeshi and Boycott Movement

    Swadeshi leaders. Wrong decade and movement.

  2. B

    members of the Interim Government in 1946

    Interim Government 1946. Different names (Nehru, Patel, Liaquat).

  3. C

    members of the Drafting Committee in the Constituent Assembly

    Drafting Committee. Ambedkar’s team, not these three.

  4. 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.