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GS History Modern India
Q.

What were the reasons for starting the Quit India Movement?

1. Failure of the August offer.

2. Rising prices of commodities.

3. Japanese aggression.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Explanation:

Statement 1 is incorrect: It was the failure of the Cripps’ Mission not the August offer which was responsible for starting the Quit India Movement. The Cripps Mission proposals failed to satisfy Indian nationalists and meet the constitutional deadlock. Thus, it exposed Britain’s unchanged attitude. Mahatma Gandhi said that Cripps' offer of Dominion Status after the war was a "post-dated cheque drawn on a crashing bank".

Statement 2 is correct: There was a popular discontent due to the rising prices and shortage of food items like rice, salt etc.

Statement 3 is correct: In the Second World War the Japanese were triumphing and they had already overrun Singapore and Malaya. They were nearly reaching Burma and India. So it was thought that “Presence of British in India was an invitation to Japan to invade”.

Thus, Option B is Correct.

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