Out of the given options, choose the most appropriate option about the place where parallel government was set up during Quit India Movement:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Satara
During the Quit India movement, “independent” (parallel) governments were proclaimed in several districts, such as Satara in the west and Medinipur in the east.
NCERT (2026-27): “4. Quit India … Although Gandhiji was jailed at once, younger activists organised strikes and acts of sabotage all over the country. Particularly active in the underground resistance were socialist members of the Congress, such as Jayaprakash Narayan. In several districts, such as Satara in the west and Medinipur in the east, ‘independent’ governments were proclaimed. The British responded with much force, yet it took more than a year to suppress the rebellion.…” |