History • Modern IndiaHard
Analyze the events and implications of the Quit India Movement of 1942 across India: 1. Mahatma Gandhi delivered his inspiring Do or Die speech at the Gowalia Tank maidan in Bombay urging immediate mass civil disobedience against British rule. 2. Unlike earlier mass movements the Quit India Movement witnessed widespread spontaneous uprisings parallel governments established in regions like Ballia Satara and Tamluk and intense underground resistance led by socialists like Aruna Asaf Ali and Jayaprakash Narayan. 3. The British government immediately granted full independence to India in 1942 avoiding violent repression due to wartime exigencies. Which of the statements given above are correct?
A. 1 and 2 only✓ Correct Answer
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
💡 Solution & Explanation
The British government did not grant independence in 1942 and instead unleashed severe repression arresting the entire Congress working committee making the third statement incorrect. The first and second statements are correct as Gandhi issued the Do or Die call and the movement saw unprecedented parallel governments and underground networks operating across districts. This marked the final mass crusade for national liberation.
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