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Quit India Movement (1942) GK Questions & Answers
Following the failure of the Cripps Mission in March 1942, the All India Congress Committee met at Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay, passing the historic Quit India Resolution on August 8, 1942. Mahatma Gandhi delivered his famous clarion call to the nation: "Do or Die" (Karo ya Maro). In the early hours of August 9, 1942, the British colonial government launched Operation Zero Hour, arresting Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Maulana Azad, and the entire top Congress leadership. Deprived of centralized direction, the movement erupted into a spontaneous, leaderless mass upsurge known as the August Kranti. Underground networks coordinated continued resistance: Aruna Asaf Ali hoisted the Indian National flag at Gowalia Tank Maidan; Usha Mehta operated the clandestine Congress Radio; and leaders like Jayaprakash Narayan, Ram Manohar Lohia, and Achyut Patwardhan organized sabotage and supply routes. Remarkably, parallel governments (Jatiya Sarkar / Prati Sarkar) were established across India, notably by Chittu Pandey in Ballia (Uttar Pradesh), Satish Samanta in Tamluk (Bengal), and Nana Patil in Satara (Maharashtra), demonstrating total defiance of colonial authority.
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The Quit India Resolution was passed on August 8, 1942, at Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay with Gandhi's call to 'Do or Die'.
British authorities executed Operation Zero Hour on August 9, 1942, preemptively imprisoning the entire primary Congress leadership.
Aruna Asaf Ali hoisted the tricolour at Gowalia Tank, while Usha Mehta broadcast underground nationalist bulletins via Congress Radio.
Jayaprakash Narayan and Ram Manohar Lohia coordinated an underground socialist guerrilla network following escape from Hazaribagh jail.
Parallel governments formed in Ballia (Chittu Pandey), Tamluk (Tamluk Jatiya Sarkar), and Satara (Nana Patil's Prati Sarkar).
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1ID: GK-HIST-00609
easyFreedom Struggle & National Movement
At which ground in Bombay did the All India Congress Committee pass the Quit India Resolution on 8 August 1942?
Verified Explanation
The historic Quit India Resolution was adopted at Gowalia Tank Maidan (now August Kranti Maidan) in Bombay, where Gandhi gave his clarion call of 'Do or Die'.
2ID: GK-DAYS-00580
hardHistorical Date Milestones
On which date in 1942 did the All India Congress Committee (AICC) adopt the historic 'Quit India' resolution at Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay, giving the call 'Do or Die' (Karo ya Maro)?
Verified Explanation
The Quit India resolution was passed on 8 August 1942 at Gowalia Tank Maidan (now August Kranti Maidan). Gandhi and senior leaders were arrested early next morning on 9 August (August Kranti Diwas).
3ID: GK-DAYS-00613
mediumHistorical Date Milestones
On which historic date in 1942 did the All India Congress Committee pass the Quit India Resolution at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay?
Verified Explanation
Mahatma Gandhi gave the historic 'Do or Die' call on August 8, 1942, leading to the launch of the August Kranti (Quit India Movement).
Which heroic tribal leader of the Bhuyan community from Koraput (Odisha) led the Quit India Movement in 1942, mobilized thousands of forest dwellers at Matili, and was executed by hanging in Berhampur jail in 1943?
Verified Explanation
Laxman Nayak was a charismatic Gandhian tribal leader of Koraput, Odisha. During the Quit India Movement in August 1942, he led a massive peaceful protest at the Matili police station. Falsely implicated in a forest guard's death by British authorities, he was hanged on 29 March 1943 in Berhampur Jail.
5ID: GK-HIST-00020
easyFreedom Struggle & National Movement
In which year did Mahatma Gandhi launch the Quit India Movement in Bombay?
Verified Explanation
The Quit India Movement with the clarion call 'Do or Die' was launched on 8 August 1942.
6ID: GK-HIST-00083
easyFreedom Struggle
In which year did the historic Quit India Resolution get passed by the All India Congress Committee in Bombay?
Verified Explanation
The Quit India resolution was passed on 8 August 1942 at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay, where Gandhi gave the call "Do or Die".
7ID: GK-HIST-00167
easyFreedom Struggle & National Movement
In which year did Mahatma Gandhi launch the historic "Quit India Movement" with the clarion call "Do or Die"?
Verified Explanation
The Quit India Resolution was passed by the All India Congress Committee on 8 August 1942 at Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay.
8ID: GK-HIST-00357
easyFreedom Struggle & National Movement
Who among the following freedom fighters gave the famous slogan 'Do or Die' during the Quit India Movement in 1942?
Verified Explanation
Mahatma Gandhi delivered the call 'Do or Die' (Karo ya Maro) in his address to the All India Congress Committee at Gowalia Tank Maidan on August 8, 1942.
9ID: GK-PERS-00276
mediumIndian Leaders Reformers
Which 73-year-old freedom fighter, revered as 'Gandhi Buri' (Old Lady Gandhi), was shot dead by British police at Tamluk, Bengal on 29 September 1942 while leading a Quit India procession with the tricolour flag held high?
Verified Explanation
Matangini Hazra kept holding the national flag aloft despite being repeatedly shot by British police during the storming of Tamluk police station during the Quit India movement.
10ID: GK-DAYS-00195
mediumHistorical Date Milestones
On which date in 1942 was the historic Quit India Resolution adopted by the All-India Congress Committee at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay?
Verified Explanation
The Quit India Resolution was passed on August 8, 1942, where Mahatma Gandhi gave the immortal call 'Do or Die' (Karo ya Maro).
11ID: GK-DAYS-00220
easyHistorical Date Milestones
On which date in 1942 did the All India Congress Committee pass the historic 'Quit India' resolution at Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay?
Verified Explanation
Mahatma Gandhi launched the Quit India Movement on 8 August 1942, delivering his iconic 'Do or Die' (Karo ya Maro) speech at the Gowalia Tank Maidan (now August Kranti Maidan).
12ID: GK-DAYS-00294
easyHistorical Date Milestones
The Quit India Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay on which date in 1942?
Verified Explanation
Mahatma Gandhi launched the Quit India Movement with the clarion call Do or Die on 8 August 1942 at Gowalia Tank (August Kranti Maidan).
13ID: GK-DAYS-00429
easyHistorical Date Milestones
On which date was the historic Quit India Resolution formally passed by the All India Congress Committee at Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay?
Verified Explanation
On 8 August 1942, the AICC passed the Quit India Resolution where Mahatma Gandhi delivered his famous 'Do or Die' (Karo ya Maro) speech.
14ID: GK-HIST-00459
hardFreedom Struggle & National Movement
Who among the following was the woman nationalist leader who unfurled the Indian National Flag at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay during the Quit India Movement in 1942?
Verified Explanation
Aruna Asaf Ali bravely hoisted the Indian Tricolour at Gowalia Tank Maidan on 9 August 1942 after the top Congress leadership was arrested, earning her the title 'Heroine of 1942'.
15ID: GK-HIST-00737
mediumIndian Freedom Struggle & National Movement
During the Quit India Movement of 1942, which brave nationalist leader operated the clandestine 'Congress Radio' from secret locations across Bombay to broadcast news of the freedom struggle?
Verified Explanation
Usha Mehta along with associates such as Babubhai Khakar set up an underground radio transmitter called Congress Radio in August 1942, broadcasting recorded speeches of Mahatma Gandhi and uncensored news until she was arrested by colonial police in November 1942.
Which influential weekly newspaper, launched in Lucknow in 1938 by Jawaharlal Nehru with K. Rama Rao as its founding editor, played a prominent role in the Quit India movement?
Verified Explanation
'National Herald' was founded in Lucknow on 9 September 1938 by Jawaharlal Nehru and Associated Journals Limited, serving as a prominent nationalist voice and being banned by the British from 1942 to 1945.
17ID: GK-MDIA-00137
easyHistory of Indian Press & Nationalist Journalism
During the 1942 Quit India Movement, who among the following young freedom fighters set up and operated the underground 'Secret Congress Radio' transmitter in Bombay?
Verified Explanation
Dr. Usha Mehta, along with associates like Babubhai Khakar and Vithaldas Jhaveri, set up the clandestine 'Congress Radio' on 42.34 metres in August 1942. The secret station broadcasted uncensored news, speeches by Ram Manohar Lohia, and messages from national leaders until the British police raided it in November 1942.
18ID: GK-BANK-00194
easyCommercial Banks, Payment Banks & SFBs
Which industrialist and philanthropist founded the United Commercial Bank (now UCO Bank) in Kolkata in 1943 during the Quit India movement?
Verified Explanation
G. D. Birla founded United Commercial Bank in 1943 at Kolkata with an eminent board of directors representing all regions of India, establishing a premier national financial institution.
'The Indian Struggle, 1920–1942', analyzing the evolving phases of the Indian independence movement from Non-Cooperation to Quit India, was authored by which leader?
Verified Explanation
'The Indian Struggle' (published in two parts, 1935 and 1942) is Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's definitive historical and political analysis of India's freedom struggle.
20ID: GK-BANK-00343
mediumCommercial Banks, Payment Banks & SFBs
Which public sector bank was founded in Kolkata in 1943 during the Quit India Movement by the industrialist Ghanshyam Das (G.D.) Birla?
Verified Explanation
United Commercial Bank (renamed UCO Bank in 1985) was established on 6 January 1943 in Kolkata by the leading industrialist and nationalist Ghanshyam Das (G.D.) Birla.
21ID: GK-PUBS-00246
easyHicky's Bengal Gazette, The Hindu & Historic Presses
Which leading Hindi daily newspaper, founded in Jhansi in 1942 by Puran Chandra Gupta to support the nationalist Quit India Movement, is one of the most widely read newspapers in India?
Verified Explanation
Dainik Jagran was launched in 1942 in Jhansi by freedom fighter Puran Chandra Gupta to give voice to the national freedom struggle, subsequently shifting headquarters to Kanpur in 1947.
22ID: GK-PUBS-00264
mediumHicky's Bengal Gazette, The Hindu & Historic Presses
Which prestigious Tamil daily newspaper was established in Madras in September 1934 by freedom fighter T.S. Chockalingam and Ramnath Goenka, playing a militant role during the 1942 Quit India movement?
Verified Explanation
Dinamani was launched on 11 September 1934 under editor T.S. Chockalingam and publisher Ramnath Goenka of the Indian Express Group, setting high benchmarks for political journalism and modern prose in Tamil.
23ID: GK-PUBS-00322
hardWings of Fire, Discovery of India & Famous Biographies
Which senior leader of the Indian national movement authored the memoir 'India Divided' in 1946 while imprisoned at Bankipur Central Jail, Patna?
Verified Explanation
'India Divided' (1946) was written by Dr. Rajendra Prasad (later the first President of India) while imprisoned at Bankipur Jail following the Quit India movement, presenting a comprehensive socio-economic and demographic argument against the partition of India.
24ID: GK-LIT-00639
hardModern Indian Authors
Which Assamese author received the first-ever Jnanpith Award in Assamese literature for his 1970 historical novel 'Mrityunjay' set in the Quit India movement?
Verified Explanation
Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya (1924–1997) won the 1979 Jnanpith Award for 'Mrityunjay', depicting Dhanpur during the 1942 movement.
25ID: GK-HIST-00836
hardIndian Freedom Struggle & National Movement
Which naval ratings uprising in February 1946 on the signal training ship HMIS Talwar in Bombay spread to 78 ships and shore establishments across India, demanding equal pay, racial equality, and release of INA prisoners?
Verified Explanation
On 18 February 1946, ratings of the Royal Indian Navy aboard HMIS Talwar struck work over substandard food, racial abuse by British officers, and the arrest of B. C. Dutt for writing 'Quit India' on the ship. The rebellion spread across Bombay, Karachi, and Calcutta, involving over 20,000 ratings who hoisted Congress, Muslim League, and Communist flags, before surrendering upon the mediation of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and M. A. Jinnah on 23 February.
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