Quit India Movement response to Cripps Proposals — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2013
Quit India Movement was launched in response to
- Cabinet Mission Plan
- Cripps Proposals
- Simon Commission Report
- Wavell Plan
Explanation
Option (b) is correct
- The Quit India Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi on 8th August 1942 during the Bombay session of the All-India Congress Committee. It was a response to the Cripps Proposals (March 1942), which were viewed as inadequate by Indian leaders. The proposals, brought by Sir Stafford Cripps, offered limited dominion status and post-war constitutional reforms, failing to address the immediate demand for complete independence. Mahatma Gandhi called the proposal a post-dated cheque on a tottering bank.
Option (a) is incorrect
- Proposed in 1946, it aimed to discuss the framework for India’s independence, which occurred after the Quit India Movement.
Option (c) is incorrect
- The Simon Commission Report, formed in 1927 to review India’s constitutional system, lacked Indian representation and faced widespread opposition, leading to demands for self-governance.
Option (d) is incorrect
- At the end of the war, there was tremendous pressure on the British government to break the Indian deadlock (Congress- League disagreement) and present a formula for the future government of India which would be acceptable to both the INC and the All-India Muslim League (AIML).
- In June 1945, the British government, led by Conservative PM Winston Churchill and the Viceroy, Lord Wavell, simultaneously announced a new offer (Wavell Plan) to work out an interim political agreement under which Indians would be responsible for running the country.
Answer: (b) Cripps Proposals; Difficulty Level: Easy
