Practicing Success
Read the passage and answer the questions: 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 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. |
According to the passage, in which districts "independent" governments were established? |
Satara and Noakhali Medinipur and Manipur Satara and Medinipur Satara and Calcutta |
Satara and Medinipur |
The correct answer is Option (3) → Satara and Medinipur |