With reference to 8th August, 1942 in Indian history, which one of the following statements is correct?
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Answer: A. On 8 August 1942, the All India Congress Committee at its Bombay session adopted the Quit India Resolution, and Gandhi gave the call 'Do or Die'.
Watch for: The August Offer (8 August 1940) shares the date and is about expanding the Viceroy's Council.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Wrong because the Viceroy's Council expansion was not the event of 8 August 1942.
- C. Wrong because Congress ministries resigned in 1939.
- D. Wrong because the Cripps Mission came in March 1942.
Source to check: NCERT Class 12 (old) Modern India by Bipan Chandra, Quit India chapter; Spectrum, A Brief History of Modern India
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