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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 56

SSC MTS - 07/10/2024 - (9:00 AM - 11:00 AM) • General Awareness • Q56

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In which of the following years was the 'Quit India Movement' launched?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is  option 1  i.e.  1942.

The 'Quit India Movement' was launched in the year 1942.

  • The movement was officially launched on August 8, 1942, by Mahatma Gandhi at the All India Congress Committee session in Bombay (now Mumbai).

  • Gandhi gave the famous call 'Do or Die' to force the British to leave India immediately.

  • It marked a significant escalation in the Indian freedom struggle during World War II.

  • The British responded with mass arrests, including the detention of most Congress leaders.