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ICSE Class 10 History & Civics Question 1 of 11

Quit India Movement — Question 4

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Question 4

(A) Gandhiji decided to launch a movement calling upon the British to quit India.

(R) In 1942 Gandhiji declared that the presence of British in India was an invitation to Japan to invade India.

  1. (R) contradicts (A)
  2. (R) is the reason for (A)
  3. (A) is true but (R) is false
  4. (A) and (R) are independent of each other
Answer

(R) is the reason for (A)

Explanation — Gandhi's declaration that the presence of the British in India was an invitation to Japan to invade India was a strategic move to expedite the process of Indian independence. It was a way to highlight the potential threat of a foreign invasion if the British continued to rule, thereby adding urgency to the demand for their withdrawal.