What was the name of the female Regiment constituted as a part of the Azad Hind Fauj by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose?

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Correct — A, Rani Jhansi Regiment. In 1943 Subhas Chandra Bose raised an all-women combat unit of the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) at Singapore and named it the Rani of Jhansi Regiment, after Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi, the heroine of the 1857 Revolt. It was commanded by Captain Lakshmi Swaminathan (later Lakshmi Sahgal) and recruited Indian-origin women volunteers from Malaya, Singapore and Burma — one of the earliest all-women infantry combat regiments in Asia.

Why the other options are wrong — (b) Not a real INA unit — an invented, nationalist-sounding name ('brave woman') used only as a distractor.  (c) No such regiment existed in the INA; a plausible patriotic-sounding label offered as a trap.  (d) Rani Bhabani was an 18th-century Bengali zamindar and philanthropist, unconnected with the INA; there was no regiment by this name.

Concept: The Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj), reorganised by Subhas Chandra Bose in 1943 in Singapore, was unusual in raising the Rani of Jhansi Regiment — an all-female combat regiment, rare for its time. Named after Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi and led by Captain Lakshmi Sahgal, it drew volunteers from the Indian diaspora in South-East Asia and served alongside the INA on the Burma front.

State PCS 2023 Q112 — History PYQ with Answer

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