Question : The Quit India Movement also known as —
(a) The August Movement
(b) The July Movement
(c) The Septembe Movement
(d) None of the above
Answer : (a)
Related facts
- On the anniversary of Quit India Movement, the Confederation of all India Traders (CAIT) on Sunday(9 August 2020) launched a campaign ‘China Quit India’ to boycott Chinese goods, while its members held protests across 600 places across the country.
- Adding a new dimension to its nationwide campaign “Bhartiya Saamaan-Hamara Abhimaan”, CAIT said it has launched ‘China Quit India’ movement to boycott Chinese goods and “held a protest dharna at about 600 places in different states of the country.”
Quit India Movement
- The Quit India Movement, also known as the August Movement, was a movement launched at the Bombay session of the All-India Congress Committee by Mahatma Gandhi on 8 August 1942, during World War II, demanding an end to British Rule of India.
By — Pankaj Pandey.