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Who among the following founded the 'Indian Independence League' in Tokyo in 1942 before handing over its leadership to Subhas Chandra Bose?

A. Rash Behari Bose✓ Correct Answer
B. Lala Hardayal
C. Taraknath Das
D. Champakraman Pillai

💡 Solution & Explanation

The Indian Independence League was founded in Tokyo in 1942 by the prominent expatriate revolutionary Rash Behari Bose to mobilize overseas Indians for the liberation of the motherland, and he later transferred its leadership to Subhas Chandra Bose. This organization laid the vital groundwork for the establishment of the Azad Hind Fauj. Other figures like Lala Hardayal were associated with the earlier Ghadar Party in North America. Freedom struggle personalities based abroad are frequently tested topics.

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