Previous Year Question

With reference to 8th August, 1942 in Indian history, which one of the following statements is correct?

The Quit India Resolution was adopted by the AICC.

The Viceroy’s Executive Council was expanded to include more Indians.

The Congress ministries resigned in seven provinces.

Cripps proposed an Indian Union with full Dominion Status once the Second World War was over.

Correct Answer: A

Detailed Solution

On 8th August, 1942, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) adopted the Quit India Resolution at Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay. On the same occasion, Mahatma Gandhi gave the call of “Do or Die”.
On the morning of 9th August, Mahatma Gandhi and the principal leaders of the Congress Working Committee were arrested. Thereafter, the Quit India Movement spread to different parts of the country.
Options (b) and (c) are not correct—the process of including more Indians in the Viceroy’s Executive Council preceded 8th August, 1942; the Congress ministries resigned in 1939 in protest against India being involved in the Second World War without its consent.
Option (d) relates to the Cripps proposals, but the Cripps Mission came to India in March–April 1942. Therefore, it was not the event of 8th August, 1942.

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