Quit India Movement

The Quit India Movement (August Kranti) was launched by Mahatma Gandhi at the Bombay session of the AICC on 8 August 1942 with the historic call "Do or Die".

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Verified Trivia Questions & Knowledge Tests (21)

• The Quit India Movement in 1942 was a significant civil disobedience campaign launched by which Indian political party?
  Ans: Muslim League • easy
• The Quit India Movement, a significant civil disobedience campaign during India's freedom struggle, was launched in which year?
  Ans: 1920 • medium
• Who issued the 'Quit India' movement call on 9th August 1942 against British colonial rule?
  Ans: Subhash Chandra Bose • hard
• In which war did Mahatma Gandhi employ his philosophy of nonviolent civil disobedience against British rule?
  Ans: The Sepoy Mutiny • medium
• The Quit India Movement was characterized by the slogan 'Do or Die'. Who gave this slogan?
  Ans: Jawaharlal Nehru • easy
• The Quit India Movement, a pivotal moment in India's struggle for independence, was launched in which year?
  Ans: 1940 • easy
• During World War II, Jawaharlal Nehru was imprisoned by the British for his role in which movement?
  Ans: Non-Cooperation Movement • medium
• The 'Quit India' movement was launched by the Indian National Congress under the leadership of whom?
  Ans: Jawaharlal Nehru • easy
• The Quit India Movement was symbolically represented by the slogan 'Do or Die'. Who gave this slogan?
  Ans: Jawaharlal Nehru • easy
• The Quit India Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in which year?
  Ans: 1942 • medium
• The Quit India Movement was called off due to which reason?
  Ans: Massive British repression • hard
• What was the primary objective of the 'Do or Die' call given by Gandhi during the Quit India Movement?
  Ans: To achieve immediate independence or perish in the attempt. • medium
• Which leader is famously associated with the Quit India Movement?
  Ans: Subhas Chandra Bose • medium
• The Quit India Movement was launched in which year?
  Ans: 1940 • medium
• The Quit India Movement, a pivotal moment in India's freedom struggle, was launched in which year?
  Ans: 1940 • easy
• The Quit India Movement was a pivotal part of India's struggle for independence, launched in which year?
  Ans: 1942 • easy
• The Quit India Movement was a call for:
  Ans: Immediate British withdrawal • medium
• The Quit India Movement was launched by the Indian National Congress in response to which global event?
  Ans: World War II • easy
• Who was the viceroy of India when the Quit India Movement was launched?
  Ans: Lord Curzon • hard
• The 'Quit India Movement' was launched by the Indian National Congress in which year?
  Ans: 1942 • easy
• The Quit India Movement was launched by the Indian National Congress in which year?
  Ans: 1939 • easy