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UPSC 2008: During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who of the following raised an army called ‘Free Indian Legion’?
(a)Lala Hardayal
(b)Rashbehari Bose
(c)Subhas Chandra Bose
(d)V. D. Savarkar
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) Subhas Chandra Bose
Subhas Chandra Bose organised the ‘Free Indian Legion’ (also called the Indians Legion or 950th Infantry Regiment) in Germany in 1941–42 from Indian POWs to fight the British; neither Lala Hardayal, Rashbehari Bose nor V.D. Savarkar raised this force. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Legion?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2008, GS Paper 1, as Question 58. It falls under Modern History > Revolutionary & Communist Movements.
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