Previous year MCQs

Modern Indian History UPPSC 1996 GS-I
Question

Who described Mahatma Gandhi for the first time as the "Father of the Nation"?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Subhash Chandra Bose

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Subhash Chandra Bose”.
Subhash Chandra Bose was the first person to address Mahatma Gandhi as the "Father of the Nation".

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