Question 1

On which date did the All India Congress Committee pass the Quit India Resolution?

Accepted Answer

August 8, 1942. The All India Congress Committee passed the Quit India Resolution on August 8, 1942, at Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay. The resolution demanded an immediate end to British rule in India. It was on this occasion that Gandhi gave his historic 'Do or Die' speech, calling on every Indian to work for freedom or die in the attempt.

Question 2

At which location in Bombay did Gandhi deliver his 'Do or Die' speech on August 8, 1942?

Accepted Answer

Gowalia Tank Maidan. Gandhi delivered his famous 'Do or Die' speech at Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay on August 8, 1942. The maidan is also known as August Kranti Maidan (August Revolution Ground) in memory of this event. It was here that the All India Congress Committee formally passed the Quit India Resolution demanding immediate British withdrawal from India.

Question 3

What was Gandhi's famous slogan given during the launch of the Quit India Movement?

Accepted Answer

Do or Die. Gandhi's famous slogan for the Quit India Movement was 'Do or Die' (Karo Ya Maro). He declared that every Indian must either free India or die in the attempt. This electrifying call mobilised millions of Indians and gave the movement its revolutionary character, distinguishing it from earlier, more cautious campaigns.

Question 4

The Gowalia Tank Maidan in Mumbai is now officially renamed to which name in memory of the Quit India Movement?

Accepted Answer

August Kranti Maidan. Gowalia Tank Maidan in Mumbai is officially renamed August Kranti Maidan (August Revolution Ground) to commemorate the launch of the Quit India Movement on August 8, 1942. The maidan witnessed Gandhi's 'Do or Die' speech and the passage of the Quit India Resolution. It remains a historic landmark in India's freedom struggle.

Question 5

On which date were Gandhi and other Congress leaders arrested, triggering the Quit India uprising?

Accepted Answer

August 9, 1942. Gandhi and the entire Congress Working Committee leadership were arrested in the early hours of August 9, 1942, in Operation Thunderbolt launched by the British government. The arrests were made before the movement could be properly organised. The mass arrest of leaders paradoxically energised ordinary Indians to take the movement into their own hands.

Quit India 1942 & INA-Bose — Set 1