Identify the immediate reason of launching the 'Quit India Movement' by Gandhi against the British rule.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Failure of Cripps Mission
After the failure of the Cripps Mission, Mahatma Gandhi decided to launch his third major movement against British rule, the “Quit India” campaign of August 1942.
NCERT (2026-27): “4. Quit India … 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.…” |