During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organiser of underground activity in which of the following movements?
- Civil Disobedience Movement
- Non-Cooperation Movement
- Quit India Movement
- Swadeshi Movement
Explanation
Option (c) is correct
- Aruna Asaf Ali played a prominent role during the Quit India Movement (1942). After the arrest of major Congress leaders, she emerged as a key leader of the underground resistance. She is best remembered for hoisting the Indian National Flag at Gowalia Tank, Bombay, on 9 August 1942. When the movement was brutally suppressed, she went underground and helped organise secret networks, distribute pamphlets, and coordinate resistance activities. Her role made her a symbol of courage and defiance, earning her the title “Grand Old Lady of Indian Independence Movement.”
