UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 72
Quit India Movement was launched in response to
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Correct answer: B
Correct Option: B
Explanation: Congress launched the Quit India Movement in August 1942 after the failure of the Cripps Mission’s proposals to secure agreement on India’s constitutional future.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - Wrong: the Cabinet Mission came in 1946, after Quit India.
B: Correct - Correct: rejection/failure of the 1942 Cripps proposals helped precipitate Quit India.
C: Incorrect - Wrong: the Simon Commission had arrived in 1928.
D: Incorrect - Wrong: the Wavell Plan belongs to 1945, after the 1942 movement.