QUESTION 3
GS1
10 marks
What were the events that led to the Quit India Movement? Point out its results.
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7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Explain the events leading to the Quit India Movement of 1942 and assess its results.
DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.
Demand-wise check
- 1Events: failure of Cripps Mission (March–April 1942), Japanese advance in Southeast Asia, wartime inflation and shortages, Gandhi's growing militancy≈35 words
- 2Course: 8 August 1942 resolution in Bombay, 'Do or Die', arrest of leaders, mass and underground actions, parallel governments (Ballia, Tamluk, Satara)≈35 words
- 3Results: repression, demonstrated mass will, British realisation that rule could not continue, set stage for 1947≈35 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
BackgroundImmediate triggersThe movement in briefShort-term and long-term resultsConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Writing the full course of the movement but skipping 'results'
- Not mentioning the Cripps Mission failure
Draw this
- Timeline: Cripps Mission → 8 August 1942 → parallel governments → 1944 Gandhi released
Value addition
- FactThe Quit India resolution was passed at Gowalia Tank Maidan, Bombay, on 8 August 1942.National Archives of India
- ExampleParallel governments were set up in Ballia (UP), Tamluk (Bengal) and Satara (Maharashtra).Bipan Chandra, India's Struggle for Independence
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- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 7 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 26 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 23 ↗Same syllabus reference
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