Question and answers for this lesson
1.Who was Subhash Chandra Bose? What did he want?
And–Subhash Chandra Bose was a great patriot. He wanted Mother India to be free from British rule.
2. Why do Indians call him Netaji?
Ans- Netaji is an honorary title given to Subhash Chandra Bose by the Indians , a prominent leader during his time.
3.Why and how was Subhash confined in Calcutta?
Ans-Subhash Chandra Bose was confined inside his house on Elgin Road in Calcutta (now kolkata) in the 1940s due to his opposition to British rule.
4.Who was Akbar Shah?
Ans-Akbar Shah was a freedom fighter from the North West Frontier province.
5.How did Subhash become Mohammed Ziauddin ?
Ans-Subhash became Mohammed Ziauddin by the help of Akbar Shah.
6.When and how did Subhash escape from Calcutta? Who helped him to escape?
Ans-Bose escaped from under British surveillance from his house quitely in Calcutta on the night of 17 January 1941,accompanied by his nephew Sisir Kumar Bose. Akbar Shah helped him to escape.
7.Why couldn’t Ashok recognize Subhash?
Ans-At first Ashok couldn’t recognize Subhash because his disguise was perfect.
8.Where was Peshawar? How did Subhash go there?
Ans-Peshawar is a city in Pakistan,located in the North- western part of Pakistan, close to the Afghanistan border. Bose likely reached Peshawar during World War II, possibly through Afghanistan, seeking support for India’s Independence.
9.What new disguise did Subhash take in Peshawar?
Ans- Subhash took disguise of a deaf and dumb Musalman pilgrim going to Adda Sharif.
10.Why did Subhash pretend to be deaf and dumb?
Ans- Subhash pretend to be deaf and dumb because he didn’t know Urdu or Pushtu, the language of Pathans.
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