Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions:

In the words of R. C. Mazumdar, there is, however, no basis for the claim that the Civil Disobedience Movement directly led to independence. The campaigns of Mahatma Gandhi came to an ignoble end about fourteen year before India achieved independence. During the First World War, the Indian revolutionaries sought to take advantage of German help in the shape of war materials to free the country by armed revolt. However, this attempt did not met with desired results. During the Second World War, Subhash Chandra Bose followed the same method, and formed the Indian National Army. In spite of brilliant planning and initial success, the violent campaigns of Subhash Chandra Bose also failed. The battles for India’s freedom were also being fought against Britain, though indirectly, by Adolf Hitler in Europe, and in Japan (Asia). None of these achieved direct success, but few would deny that it was the cumulative effect of all the three that brought freedom to India. In particular, the revelations made by the Indian National Army trial, and the reaction it produced in India, made it quite plain to the British, already exhausted by the war, that they could no longer depend upon the loyalty of the sepoys for maintaining their authority in India. This had probably the greatest influence upon their final decision to quit India.

Question-5

Britishers’ decision to quit India was mainly the result of

All of the above.

The correct answer is: OPTION 4 - All of the above.

The Britishers' decision to quit India was primarily influenced by a combination of factors, as outlined in the passage:

1. **Their exhaustion caused by the war:** The passage mentions that the British were already exhausted by the war, likely referring to World War II. This exhaustion would have made it increasingly difficult for them to maintain control over distant colonies like India.

2. **Disbelief of maintaining their authority through sepoys:** The passage suggests that the British realized they could no longer depend upon the loyalty of the sepoys (Indian soldiers serving in the British army) to maintain their authority in India. This loss of confidence in the reliability of the sepoys would have weakened their ability to control the Indian population.

3. **Revelation of the Indian National Army's true purpose and its impact on Indian people:** The trials and revelations surrounding the Indian National Army likely contributed significantly to the British decision to quit India. The impact it made on the Indian population, coupled with the British realization that the Indian people were increasingly rallying behind the cause of independence, would have further undermined British authority.