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Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian Freedom Movement

After the failure of the Cripps Mission, Mahatma Gandhi decided to launch his third major movement against British rule. This was the "Quit India" campaign, which began in August 1942. 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. "Quit India" was genuinely a mass movement, bringing into its ambit hundreds of thousands of ordinary Indians. It especially energised the young who, in very large numbers, left their colleges to go to jail. However, while the Congress leaders languished in jail, Jinnah and his colleagues in the Muslim League worked patiently at expanding their influence. It was in these years that the League began to make a mark in the Punjab and Sind, provinces where it had previously had scarcely any presence. In June 1944, with the end of the war in sight, Gandhiji was released from prison.

Who led the Cripps Mission to India?

Stafford Cripps

The correct answer is Option (3) → Stafford Cripps

The Cripps Mission was sent to India in March 1942 by the British government to secure Indian cooperation during World War II. It was led by Sir Stafford Cripps, a senior British politician and member of the War Cabinet. The mission proposed granting India Dominion status after the war, with the right for provinces to opt out and form separate unions. However, its proposals were rejected by Indian leaders, as they fell short of the demand for immediate independence and contained provisions that could encourage partition. This failure eventually led to the launch of the Quit India Movement later in 1942.