2015 · Q9
Which of the following represents the main phases of the Quit India Movement?
- 1Strikes, boycotts and picketing in urban centres.
- 2Widespread attacks in rural areas on the many symbols and means of colonial rule and authority, e.g., railways, telegraph lines and Government buildings.
- 3Formation of Home Rule leagues.
- 4The Karnataka method.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
history-of-indiagandhian-movements
- A1 and 2
- B2, 3 and 4
- C1, 2 and 4
- D1 and 4
Explanation
The Quit India Movement unfolded in three broad phases: an initial urban uprising of strikes, boycotts and picketing (1); a rural phase of widespread attacks on railways, telegraph lines and government buildings (2); and, from about the end of September 1942, underground sabotage, guerrilla activity and parallel governments, described in contemporary accounts as the 'Karnataka method' (4). The Home Rule Leagues belong to 1915-16 and were not a phase of the 1942 movement (3 is wrong). Hence the main phases are 1, 2 and 4.