Question

Q34) Consider the following statements with respect to Quit India Movement (1942)
i) Most of the front-ranking male Congress leaders were put in prison at the very beginning of the movement
ii) Sucheta Kriplani coordinated the non-violent resistance, while Aruna Asaf Ali took the leadership of underground revolutionary activities
iii) Rural women did not participate in this movement
iv) It is characterised as a spontaneous revolution
Which of the above is/are correct?

• A. a) i and iv
  
• B. b) ii and c
• C. c) i, ii and iv
• D. d) i, ii, iii and iv

Answer 1

The correct option is C c) i, ii and iv

Ans (c)
Quit India Movement was launched on Aug 8^th, 1942 by Gandhi in Bombay as a response mainly to the Cripps Proposals. It was to be a mass civil disobedience under Gandhi’s direction, if power was not immediately handed over to Indians. Gandhi gave the slogans “Do or die”. But, by Aug 9^th, most of the front-ranking male Congress leaders (including Gandhi) were put in prison. In a contingency like this, some prominent women leaders coordinated the movement in spite of the police repression. Sucheta Kriplani coordinated the non-violent resistance while Aruna Asaf Ali took the leadership of underground revolutionary activities. Rural women participated very actively in the movement. Communist Party dissociated itself from the movement. Muslim League did not support. New techniques can be seen in the movement like Parallel governments at Balia, Satara etc, Underground activities (Usha Mehta started the underground All India Radio) etc. It was a violent movement. It saw unprecedented mass fury. Hence called “August Revolution”. Linlithgow (Viceroy) described it as “ by far the most serious rebellion since 1857”. It was a spontaneous movement as no preconceived plan could have produced such instantaneous and uniform results