ISS Previous Year Paper 2020 GS Solution Question 1(e) Quit India Resolution and the Quit India Movement

ISS Previous Year Paper 2020 GS Solution Question 1(e) Quit India Resolution and the Quit India Movement. Detailed answer discussing where the resolution was passed, its causes, and the nature of the movement.

Quit India Resolution and the Quit India Movement

ISS Previous Year Paper 2020 GS Solution Question

Q.1(e) When and where was the Quit India Resolution passed? Analyse the causes and nature of this movement.

Answer : 

The Quit India Resolution was passed on 8 August 1942 at the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) held at Gowalia Tank Maidan (now August Kranti Maidan), Mumbai.

Several factors led to the launch of the movement. The failure of the Cripps Mission (1942) disappointed Indian leaders as it did not offer immediate self-government. The hardships caused by World War II, rising prices, economic distress, and the continued denial of political freedom further increased public dissatisfaction. Indian leaders also opposed the unilateral decision of the British Government to involve India in the war without consulting Indian representatives.

The movement was characterized by Gandhi's famous call of "Do or Die." It demanded the immediate withdrawal of British rule from India. Unlike earlier movements, the Quit India Movement witnessed widespread participation from students, workers, peasants, women, and ordinary citizens.

The British Government responded with severe repression. Most national leaders were arrested soon after the movement began. Despite the absence of central leadership, protests, strikes, demonstrations, and acts of resistance continued across the country.

Although the movement did not immediately achieve independence, it demonstrated the determination of Indians to end colonial rule and convinced the British that their continued presence in India was becoming unsustainable.

Conclusion

The Quit India Movement was the final major mass movement of India's freedom struggle. It strengthened nationalist sentiment, mobilized millions of Indians, and accelerated the process that eventually led to independence in 1947.