Question

Subhash Chandra Bose formed his political party, The Forward Bloc in 1939. The focus of the Forward Bloc was the immediate liberation of India. This new party sought to achieve which of the following?

• A. Abolition of the Zamindari system
• B. Introduction of a new monetary and credit system for workers
• C. Financial progress through scientific production
• D. Reorganisation of agriculture and industries on capitalist lines

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (C)

The correct options are
A Abolition of the Zamindari system
B Introduction of a new monetary and credit system for workers
C Financial progress through scientific production

The Forward Bloc aimed for a socialist state and represented certain points to achieve the same. Firstly, they wanted to abolish the Zamindari system. Secondly, the Forward Bloc wanted to introduce a new monetary and credit system which would provide several benefits to the workers. They even worked for the financial progress of the country by encouraging scientific production. Lastly, they wanted to reorganise agriculture and industry on socialist lines, as Bose believed socialism ought to be the basis of the new order in free India.