Q. Consider the following statements regarding the Royal Indian Naval Mutiny:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q. Consider the following statements regarding the Royal Indian Naval Mutiny:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The correct option is A 1 only
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct: The Royal Indian Navy Mutiny (RIN) or also called as Royal Indian Navy Revolt began at Bombay harbour on 18 February 1946 by Ratings (non-commissioned officers and sailors) against the British. RIN soon spread to other parts of British India. Between 10000 – 20000 sailors came to be involved in the mutiny which was suppressed by the British using force. naval Ratings of HMIS Talwar went on a strike to protest against:-
- Racial discrimination (demanding equal pay for Indian & white soldiers).
- Unpalatable food.
- Abuse by superior officers.
- The arrest of a rating for scrawling 'Quit India' on HMIS Talwar.
- Use of Indian troops in Indonesia and demanding their withdrawal
Statement 2 is incorrect: The revolt, however, failed to see support from the Indian leadership who perhaps saw a mutiny, so close to independence, as a danger. Only the Communist Party of India and the INC’s Aruna Asaf Ali openly supported the sailors. The mutiny came to an end with the intervention of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The mutineers surrendered on 23 February 1946.
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct: The Royal Indian Navy Mutiny (RIN) or also called as Royal Indian Navy Revolt began at Bombay harbour on 18 February 1946 by Ratings (non-commissioned officers and sailors) against the British. RIN soon spread to other parts of British India. Between 10000 – 20000 sailors came to be involved in the mutiny which was suppressed by the British using force. naval Ratings of HMIS Talwar went on a strike to protest against:-
- Racial discrimination (demanding equal pay for Indian & white soldiers).
- Unpalatable food.
- Abuse by superior officers.
- The arrest of a rating for scrawling 'Quit India' on HMIS Talwar.
- Use of Indian troops in Indonesia and demanding their withdrawal
Statement 2 is incorrect: The revolt, however, failed to see support from the Indian leadership who perhaps saw a mutiny, so close to independence, as a danger. Only the Communist Party of India and the INC’s Aruna Asaf Ali openly supported the sailors. The mutiny came to an end with the intervention of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The mutineers surrendered on 23 February 1946.
