Correct Answer: Option (1) [Mahatma Gandhi]
Explanation:
The correct answer is Mahatma Gandhi.
📌 Key Points
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During World War II, Mahatma Gandhi started the Quit India Movement, also known as the August Movement, during the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee on August 8, 1942, demanding an end to British rule in India.
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After the failure of the Cripps Mission to secure Indian support for the British war effort, Gandhi made a call to Do or Die in his Quit India speech delivered in Bombay on 8 August 1942 at the Gowalia Tank Maidan.
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Yusuf Meherally, a socialist who was also a trade unionist, coined the slogan "Quit India." He was also the Mayor of Mumbai. He also came up with the catchphrase "Simon Go Back."
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The movement was opposed by the Muslim League, the Communist Party of India, and the Hindu Mahasabha.
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There were strikes and demonstrations across the country during the first phase. The Aga Khan Palace in Pune was where Mahatma Gandhi was imprisoned. The British also detained a number of other leaders.
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During the second phase of the Quit India Movement, many peasant uprisings took place, including the destruction of communication systems such as railway tracks and stations, telegraph cables and poles, as well as attacks on government buildings and other obvious symbols of colonial authority.
📌 Additional InformationB R Ambedkar:
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Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and political leader who headed the committee drafting the Constitution of India from the Constituent Assembly debates.
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He served as Law and Justice Minister in the first cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru and inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement after renouncing Hinduism.
Lal Bahadur Shastri .
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He joined the non-cooperation movement against British Government in 1921 by Mahatma Gandhi when he was only seventeen years old.
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He had completed his graduation from the Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi in the year 1926 and was awarded the title of Shastri.
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On 11 January 1966, he died in Tashkent, USSR (now Uzbekistan) after signing the Tashkent Declaration with Pakistani President Ayub Khan.
Jawaharlal Nehru
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He served as the prime minister of India from 15th August 1947 to 1964.
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He is the architect of the Preamble of the Indian constitution.
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He was the Prime Minister of India during the Indo-China war in 1962.
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He served as the first chairman of the planning commission of India.
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He was honoured with the Bharat Ratna in 1955.
Distractor Analysis:
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Option 1 (Correct Answer): 'Mahatma Gandhi' is the correct response according to official examination criteria.
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Option 2: 'Lal Bahadur Shastri' is incorrect in this context.
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Option 3: 'Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar' is incorrect in this context.
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Option 4: 'Jawaharlal Nehru' is incorrect in this context.
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