Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Consider the following features of a trial:

  • It began in November 1945 at the Red Fort.
  • The defendants were Prem Kumar Sehgal, Shah Nawaz Khan and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon.
  • The accused respectively represented Hindu, Muslim and Sikh identities.
  • The proceeding generated unprecedented mass pressure against British authority.

Which one of the following is described above?

  1. Meerut Conspiracy Case
  2. First INA trial
  3. Trial following the Royal Indian Navy revolt
  4. Kanpur Bolshevik Conspiracy Case
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