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The Cabinet Mission in India was not headed by ________.

  1. Stafford Cripps

  2. A.V. Alexander

  3. Lord Pethick Lawrence

  4. Hugh Gaitskell
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Cabinet Mission of 1946 consisted of Lord Pethick-Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps, and A.V. Alexander. Hugh Gaitskell was not a member of this mission.

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Who faced the daunting task of drawing the boundaries for the new nations of Pakistan and India? 

  1. Stafford Cripps

  2. Cyril John Radcliffe

  3. Louis Mountbatten

  4. William Peel
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The partition involved the division of three provinces, Assam, Bengal, and Punjab, based on district-wide Hindu or Muslim majorities. The boundary demarcating India and Pakistan became known as the Radcliffe Line. It was named after its architect, Sir Cyril Radcliffe, who, as the joint chairman of the two boundary commissions for the two provinces, received the responsibility to equitably divide 450,000 km of territory with 88 million people.

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During Quit India Movement, Parallel Government was constituted at ____.

  1. Varanasi

  2. Allahabad

  3. Lucknow

  4. Ballia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

During the Quit India Movement in 1942, several regions declared independence from British rule and formed parallel governments. Ballia, led by Chittu Pandey, was one of the most prominent.

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Who among the following leaders escaped from the prison and organised underground activities during the Quit Indian Movement?

  1. Jayaprakash Narayan

  2. Ram Manohar Lohia

  3. Achyut Patwardhan

  4. J.B. Kriplani
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Jaayaprakash Narayan escaped from the prison and organised underground activities during the Quit India Movement. He along with Ram Manohar Lohia and Aruna Asaf Ali, took charge of the ongoing stir when all the senior leaders had been arrested. However, he also could not remain outside the jail for long time and was soon arrested under Defence of India Rules, a preventive detention law that did not require trial. He was put in Hazari Bagh Central Jail. Jayaprakash along with his accomplices started making plan to escape from the Jail. Their chance came soon on a Diwali day in November 1942 when a large number of guards were on leave because of the festival. It was a daring escape which made Jayaprakash into a folk hero. Jayaprakash actively worked underground for Indian Freedom Movement in this period. Hence, Option A is correct.

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Consider the following events and arrange them in their correct chronological order-
I. Swadeshi movement
II. Home Rule Movement
III. Anti-Rowlatt Act Movement
IV. Khilafat Movement

  1. I, II, III, IV

  2. I, II, IV, III

  3. II, I, IV, III

  4. III, I, II, IV
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Swadeshi Movement - 1905 to 1911
Home Rule Movement - 1916 to 1918
Anti-Rowlatt Act Movement - 1919
Khilafat Movement - 1919 to 1924

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What is the other name given to Wardha Resolution ?

  1. The Poona Pact

  2. The Communal Award

  3. Quit India Resolution

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

  • INC Working committee had passed first resolution in Wardha(1939) supporting the fight against Fascism but with conditions.
  • INC Working committee again passed resolution in demand of full independence in 1942 due to Cripps mission failure,.
  •  This Wardha resolution is also called as Quit India resolution.
The correct option is C.

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When was 'Quit India Movement' started?

  1. 1920

  2. 1930

  3. 1942

  4. 1947
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
  • Quit India Movement was started by Gandhiji on August 8,1942.
  • The Primary cause to start Quit India Movement is failure of Cripps Mission
  • On August 9, 1942 every major political leader was arrested by the British.
  • Gandhiji gave the slogan "Do or Die" during the speech delivered by him on August 8, 1942.
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Which freedom movement had taken place in August 1942 ?

  1. Non Co-operation Movement

  2. Civil Disobedience Movement

  3. Namak Satyagrah

  4. Quit India Movement
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • The resolution for Quit India Movement was passed by Gandhiji on August 8,1942.
  • The Primary cause to start Quit India Movement is failure of Cripps Mission
  • On August 9, 1942 every major political leader was arrested by the British.
  • Gandhiji gave the slogan "Do or Die" during the speech delivered by him on August 8, 1942.
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"Do or Die" statement is related to which of the following?

  1. Quit India Movement

  2. Civil Disobediance Movement

  3. Non Co-operation Movement

  4. Champaran Movement
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
  • Gandhiji gave the slogan "Do or Die" during the speech delivered by him on August 8, 1942.
  • Quit India Movement was started by Gandhiji on August 8,1942.
  • The Primary cause to start Quit India Movement is failure of Cripps Mission
  • On August 9, 1942 every major political leader was arrested by the British.
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'Do or Die' Slogan was given by Gandhi ji _______

  1. During Non-cooperation Movement

  2. During Civil Disobedience Movement

  3. During 'Quit India' Movement

  4. During Industrial Satyagrah
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Mahatma Gandhi gave the famous 'Do or Die' slogan during his speech at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay at the launch of the Quit India Movement in August 1942.