Which one of the following observations is not true about the Quit India Movement of 1942?
✓ Correct answer: b) It was led by Mahatma Gandhi
ExplanationThe Quit India Resolution was ratified in a Congress meeting at Gowalia Tank on 8th August 1942. Apart from the Quit India Movement, other resolutions involved the Civil Disobedience Movement against British Rule.Mantra of “Do or Die” was adopted in this Session by Gandhiji.The British Govt responded to the call of Gandhi by arresting all major Congress leaders the very next day.Gandhi, Nehru, Patel, etc. were all behind the bars.This left the movement in the hands of the younger leaders like Jayaprakash Narayan and Ram Manohar Lohia, besides many regional leaders also rose up to lead this movement in their respective regions.120
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