Significance of August 8, 1942 in India

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Question

With reference to 8th August, 1942 in Indian history, which one of the following statements is correct?

Options

The Quit India Resolution was adopted by the AICC.

Answer

The Viceroy's Executive Council was expanded to include more Indians.

The Congress ministries resigned in seven provinces.

Cripps proposed an Indian Union with full Dominion Status once the Second World War was over.

Explanation

On August 8, 1942, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) met in Bombay and passed the historic Quit India Resolution at the Gowalia Tank Maidan. This resolution launched a mass civil disobedience movement under Mahatma Gandhi's call of 'Do or Die'. The resignation of Congress ministries took place earlier in 1939. > August 8, 1942, marks the launch of the Quit India Movement, the final nationwide push for independence. Answer: (a).