{"id":2584,"date":"2025-05-04T19:53:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T14:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2584"},"modified":"2025-05-04T19:53:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T14:23:57","slug":"q-with-reference-to-8th-august-1942-in-indian-history-which-one-of-the-following-statements-is-correct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-with-reference-to-8th-august-1942-in-indian-history-which-one-of-the-following-statements-is-correct","title":{"rendered":"Q. With reference to 8th August, 1942 in Indian history, which one of the following statements is correct?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>The Quit India Resolution was adopted by the AICC.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Viceroy\u2019s Executive Council was expanded to include more Indians.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Congress ministries resigned in seven provinces.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cripps proposed an Indian Union with full Dominion Status once the Second World War was over.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(a) The Quit India Resolution was adopted by the AICC.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes-hd-6816d0cfa8bd9\">Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Congress Working Committee meeting at\u00a0<strong>Wardha (14 July 1942)<\/strong>\u00a0adopted a resolution demanding complete independence from the British government. The\u00a0<strong>draft proposed massive civil disobedience<\/strong>\u00a0if the British did not accede to the demands.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On\u00a0<strong>8th August 1942<\/strong>, the\u00a0<strong>All India Congress Committee (AICC)<\/strong>\u00a0passed the\u00a0<strong>Quit India Resolution<\/strong>\u00a0at\u00a0<strong>Bombay (now Mumbai)<\/strong>, which marked the beginning of the\u00a0<strong>Quit India Movement<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This was a call for an\u00a0<strong>immediate end to British rule in India<\/strong>\u00a0and a mass struggle led by\u00a0<strong>Mahatma Gandhi<\/strong>, emphasizing\u00a0<strong>non-violent resistance<\/strong><em><strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The slogan \u201cQuit India\u201d was coined by\u00a0<strong>Yusuf Meherally<\/strong>, a socialist and trade unionist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>On 8 August 1940, the Viceroy Lord Linlithgow made a proposal called the August Offer<\/strong>\u00a0which expanded the Executive Council to include more Indians.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Congress ministries resigned in 1939<\/strong>, in opposition to the British decision to unilaterally announce India\u2019s participation in Second World War.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cripps offer came in march 1942<\/strong>, which promised full dominion status for India after the Second World War.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Answer:&nbsp;(a) The Quit India Resolution was adopted by the AICC. 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