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Quit India Movement — Question 11

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Question 11

Read the excerpt given below and answer the questions that follow:

Govt. Decides to Meet Congress "Challenge"



—Indian Express, August 10, 1942

Which "Challenge" is referred to in the above newspaper article? What 'Action' did the Government take?

Answer

The challenge referred to in the article is the Quit India Movement.

The Government took the following actions:

  1. Mahatma Gandhi and all prominent Congress leaders were arrested to prevent the movement from spreading.
  2. The Congress was declared an unlawful organization.
  3. Gandhiji was detained at the Agha Khan Palace in Pune while the others leaders were sent to jail in Ahmednagar Fort.