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Prelims 2013 · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle · Question 90

Quit India Movement was launched in response to

  1. Cabinet Mission Plan
  2. Cripps Proposals
  3. Simon Commission Report
  4. Wavell Plan

Answer

Cripps Proposals

  • (a) Cabinet Mission Plan: Came in 1946, after World War II, to discuss transfer of power. Not related to the launch of Quit India Movement.
  • (b) Cripps Proposals: The Cripps Mission (1942) offered post-war dominion status, which Congress found unsatisfactory. Quit India Movement was launched in August 1942 in response to its failure.
  • (c) Simon Commission Report: Linked to protests in 1928 and later constitutional reforms, not Quit India. Incorrect.
  • (d) Wavell Plan: Announced in 1945 and connected with the Shimla Conference. Not the trigger for Quit India Movement.

Correct answer: (b) Cripps Proposals.

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