Cripps Mission (1942) and Quit India Movement (1942) 50 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. : Who led the Cripps Mission to India in 1942? (A) Winston Churchill (B) Sir Stafford Cripps (C) Lord Mountbatten (D) Clement Attlee 2. : What was the main objective of the Cripps Mission? (A) To demand independence for India (B) To secure Indian cooperation in World War II (C) To partition India (D) To impose martial law in India 3. : Which political party rejected the proposals of the Cripps Mission? (A) Indian National Congress (B) Muslim League (C) Hindu Mahasabha (D) All of the above 4. : Which of the following was a key proposal of the Cripps Mission? (A) Immediate Indian independence (B) Dominion status after the war (C) Partition of India (D) Complete British control 5. : When was the Cripps Mission sent to India? (A) 1940 (B) 1942 (C) 1945 (D) 1939 6. : What did the Cripps Mission promise to the Indian provinces after WWII? (A) Complete independence (B) Right to secede from India (C) Dominion status with option to stay or leave (D) Permanent British rule 7. : The failure of the Cripps Mission led to which movement? (A) Non-Cooperation Movement (B) Quit India Movement (C) Khilafat Movement (D) Swadeshi Movement 8. : Who was the leader of the Quit India Movement? (A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Mahatma Gandhi (C) Subhas Chandra Bose (D) Sardar Patel 9. : In which month and year was the Quit India Movement launched? (A) August 1942 (B) July 1940 (C) January 1942 (D) March 1942 10. : The Quit India Movement was also called: (A) Civil Disobedience Movement (B) August Movement (C) Non-Cooperation Movement (D) Khilafat Movement 11. : What was the slogan of the Quit India Movement? (A) Do or Die (B) Swaraj is my birthright (C) Inquilab Zindabad (D) Jai Hind 12. : What was the British government’s reaction to the Quit India Movement? (A) They accepted all demands (B) They arrested Congress leaders (C) They gave India independence (D) They negotiated immediately 13. : Which of the following leaders was NOT arrested immediately after the Quit India Movement started? (A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Jawaharlal Nehru (C) Subhas Chandra Bose (D) Sardar Patel 14. : The Cripps Mission offered India: (A) Immediate independence (B) Dominion status after the war with right to secede (C) Permanent British rule (D) Complete partition of India 15. : The Quit India Movement demanded: (A) Cooperation with British (B) Immediate British withdrawal from India (C) Support for British war efforts (D) Dominion status after the war 16. : The Cripps Mission proposals were announced in: (A) March 1942 (B) August 1942 (C) January 1942 (D) June 1942 17. : The Quit India Movement started with a speech delivered by: (A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Mahatma Gandhi (C) Subhas Chandra Bose (D) Vallabhbhai Patel 18. : Which group supported the Cripps Mission proposals? (A) Indian National Congress (B) Muslim League (C) Hindu Mahasabha (D) Both B and C 19. : Which organization launched the Quit India Movement? (A) Muslim League (B) Indian National Congress (C) Hindu Mahasabha (D) British Government 20. : The failure of the Cripps Mission was mainly due to: (A) British reluctance to grant full independence (B) Indian refusal to cooperate in WWII (C) Partition demand (D) British war losses 21. : The Quit India Movement was marked by: (A) Peaceful protests only (B) Widespread violence and protests (C) Support from British authorities (D) Limited participation 22. : Which British Prime Minister was in power during the Cripps Mission? (A) Neville Chamberlain (B) Winston Churchill (C) Clement Attlee (D) Ramsay MacDonald 23. : How did the Cripps Mission propose to handle the princely states? (A) They would be integrated into India (B) They would have the option to join India or remain independent (C) They would remain under British rule permanently (D) They would be abolished 24. : The Quit India Movement was suppressed by: (A) The Indian National Congress (B) British authorities using arrests and repression (C) Muslim League (D) United Nations 25. : The Cripps Mission proposed: (A) A constituent assembly to frame India’s constitution after the war (B) Immediate transfer of power (C) Partition of India (D) No change in British rule 26. : The Quit India Movement is also known as: (A) August Kranti (B) Swadeshi Movement (C) Non-Cooperation Movement (D) Salt Satyagraha 27. : Which of the following was a direct result of the Quit India Movement? (A) Immediate British withdrawal (B) Strengthening of Indian National Congress (C) Mass arrests of leaders (D) Formation of Pakistan 28. : The Cripps Mission promised to consult Indians about their future through: (A) British Parliament (B) Constituent Assembly (C) Indian National Congress (D) Muslim League 29. : Which Indian leader escaped arrest during the Quit India Movement and formed the Indian National Army? (A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Jawaharlal Nehru (C) Subhas Chandra Bose (D) Vallabhbhai Patel 30. : The Quit India Movement started after: (A) Failure of the Cripps Mission (B) World War I (C) Simon Commission (D) Partition of Bengal 31. : Which of these was NOT a part of the Cripps Mission proposals? (A) India would be a dominion after the war (B) Provinces could opt out of the Indian Union (C) Immediate full independence (D) Formation of a constituent assembly 32. : Who called the Quit India Movement a “Do or Die” struggle? (A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Mahatma Gandhi (C) Subhas Chandra Bose (D) Sardar Patel 33. : The Quit India Movement saw participation mainly from: (A) Only urban elites (B) Students, peasants, workers, and middle class (C) British officials (D) Only Muslim League 34. : The Cripps Mission was dispatched by the British government in response to: (A) Indian National Congress demand for independence (B) World War II and need for Indian support (C) Muslim League demands (D) Partition demand 35. : The Quit India Movement lasted primarily: (A) A few days (B) Several months (C) Many years (D) Until Indian independence 36. : Which organization was banned following the Quit India Movement? (A) Indian National Congress (B) Muslim League (C) British Parliament (D) Hindu Mahasabha 37. : The Cripps Mission’s failure was due to: (A) Demands for immediate independence by Congress (B) British unwillingness to grant full power (C) Muslim League opposition (D) World War I outbreak 38. : The Quit India Movement called for: (A) Peaceful cooperation with British (B) Total British withdrawal from India (C) Support for war efforts (D) Acceptance of Cripps proposals 39. : Which event came first? (A) Quit India Movement (B) Cripps Mission Answer: (B) Cripps Mission 40. : The slogan “Do or Die” was used to: (A) Motivate Indians to support British (B) Mobilize Indians to fight for independence (C) Encourage peace with British (D) Promote British rule 41. : The Cripps Mission gave an option to provinces to: (A) Join India or remain separate (B) Remain under British rule permanently (C) Form a separate Muslim state (D) Join Pakistan 42. : The Quit India Movement was officially called off in: (A) 1943 (B) 1945 (C) 1947 (D) 1942 43. : Which leader was imprisoned for nearly 8 years after Quit India Movement? (A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Mahatma Gandhi (C) Sardar Patel (D) Subhas Chandra Bose 44. : The Cripps Mission was seen as a betrayal by: (A) Indian National Congress (B) British Parliament (C) Muslim League (D) All of the above 45. : Which statement is true about Quit India Movement? (A) It was immediately successful in gaining independence (B) It was a spontaneous mass protest (C) It had full British support (D) It was started by Muslim League 46. : Cripps Mission promised to allow India to draft its own constitution: (A) During the war (B) After the war (C) Immediately (D) Never 47. : What was the British government’s main concern that led to Cripps Mission? (A) Indian demand for partition (B) Support for WWII efforts (C) Muslim League demands (D) Economic crisis 48. : The Quit India Movement spread to: (A) Only urban areas (B) Rural and urban India both (C) Only princely states (D) Only Bengal 49. : Which of these leaders was NOT part of the Cripps Mission talks? (A) Winston Churchill (B) Sir Stafford Cripps (C) Mahatma Gandhi (D) Jawaharlal Nehru 50. : What was a major outcome of the Quit India Movement? (A) Immediate British withdrawal (B) British repression and arrests (C) Acceptance of Cripps proposals (D) Partition of India