The Indian National Congress passed the Quit India Resolution on August 8, 1942, during the Bombay session at Gowalia Tank Maidan. Mahatma Gandhi gave the famous call of “Do or Die,” demanding an immediate end to British rule. The movement was a response to the failure of the Cripps Mission and the worsening situation during the Second World War. ANSWER: (B) In 1942
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On August 8, 1942, the All India Congress Committee met in Bombay and ratified the “Quit India” resolution. This mass movement sought the orderly withdrawal of the British from India. Although most senior leaders were arrested the following morning, the movement spread spontaneously across the country. It involved large-scale strikes, sabotage of communication lines and the establishment of parallel governments in some regions. The Quit India Movement proved that the British could no longer govern India against the will of its people, making independence a matter of time.