Read the following statements about 'Quit India Movement' -

(i) It was launched after the failure of Cripps Mission.

(ii) Gandhiji led the movement from the prison.

Choose the correct answer from the code given below-

Correct option is A

Information Booster:

• Statement (i): True - The Quit India Movement was launched on 8 August 1942 by the Indian National Congress at the Bombay session.It was a direct response to the failure of the Cripps Mission (March–April 1942), which had offered only dominion status and not complete independence.

• Statement (ii): False - Gandhiji did not lead the movement from prison.He, along with most top Congress leaders (Nehru, Patel, etc.), was arrested immediately after the resolution was passed on 9 August 1942.As a result, there was no centralized leadership, and the movement became spontaneous and decentralized, led by local leaders across India.

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