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Quit India Movement causes

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Question

Quit India Movement was launched in response to

Options

a

Cabinet Mission Plan

b

Cripps Proposals

Answer
c

Simon Commission Report

d

Wavell Plan

Explanation

The Quit India Movement was launched on August 8, 1942, as a response to the failure of the Cripps Mission (Cripps Proposals). Sir Stafford Cripps came to India in March 1942 with proposals for Indian independence and constitutional reforms, but his proposals were rejected by both the Congress and Muslim League due to their perceived inadequacy. The Congress felt that the proposals did not grant sufficient immediate power to Indians and still kept defense and foreign affairs under British control. The failure of Cripps's mission prompted Gandhi to launch the Quit India Movement demanding immediate British withdrawal. The Simon Commission was in the 1920s, Cabinet Mission Plan was in 1946, and Wavell Plan was in 1945. > Cripps Mission failed → Quit India Movement launched in 1942. Answer: (b).

Question details

Year

2014

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q40

Subject

History

Sub-topic

Modern India - Independence Movement

Type

Factual single

Difficulty

Easy

Nature

Static

Source hint

NCERT History - Modern India

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