(a) It was a nonviolent movement
(b) It was led by Mahatma Gandhi
(c) It was a spontaneous movement
(d) It did not attract the labour class in general
Answer: (d)
Mahatma Gandhi raised the slogan of ‘do or die’ at the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee, thereby initiating India into the mass uprising that would eventually lead to the nation’s freedom. Gandhi had been striving for self-determination of Indians at different levels for the last several decades. However, the significance of the ‘Quit India Movement’ lay in the broadening of his support base to include peasants, students, and the lower middle class.
O Railway lines were disrupted, police stations were burnt down, and telegraph services destroyed. The British retaliated in vehement terms using ‘lathi charges’ and making mass arrests.
O An aspect of the movement that is rarely spoken about is the way it encouraged women to come out of the thresholds of their homes and raise their voice against British rule. With the majority of the men behind bars, women took to the streets, raising slogans, holding public lectures and demonstrations, and even making and transporting explosives.
O The majority of the Quit India Movement was carried by the labour class as they agitated through bandhs and hartals. Hence, statement 4 is not correct.
