Category 23 · Modern History
Quit India Movement, Demand for Pakistan and the INA
6 micro topics in Modern History for UPSC Prelims, in book order: Why Quit India: The Resolution and Gandhi's Instructions; Spread of the Quit India Movement and Government Repression; and 4 more.
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23.1
Why Quit India: The Resolution and Gandhi's Instructions
After the Cripps Mission failed, Gandhi framed a resolution demanding British withdrawal. The Working Committee at Wardha accepted the idea of a struggle on 14 July 1942, and the Quit India resolution, proposed by Nehru and…
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Spread of the Quit India Movement and Government Repression
On 9 August 1942 all top Congress leaders were arrested in a single sweep, the Congress organisations were declared unlawful, and the movement was carried on by young and militant elements, with attacks on symbols of…
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Gandhi's Fast and the Famine of 1943
In February 1943 Gandhi fasted in answer to the government's call to condemn violence, directing the fast against the violence of the State; it raised morale, exposed official high-handedness, and three members of the Viceroy's Executive…
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Rajagopalachari Formula and the Desai-Liaqat Pact
In 1944 C. Rajagopalachari prepared a formula for Congress-League cooperation that tacitly accepted the League's demand for Pakistan through a post-war plebiscite in Muslim-majority areas; Gandhi supported it, but Jinnah rejected it as it did not…
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Wavell Plan and the Simla Conference
The Wavell Plan, discussed at the Simla Conference in June 1945, proposed an Executive Council wholly Indian except for the Governor-General and the Commander-in-Chief, with equal representation for caste Hindus and Muslims. The Congress objected to…
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Indian National Army and Subhash Bose
The Indian National Army was first raised by Mohan Singh from Indian prisoners of war in South-East Asia, with Japanese help, and reorganised after Subhash Bose took over from Rashbehari Bose in July 1943. Bose formed…
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Frequently asked questions
Which topics are in Quit India Movement, Demand for Pakistan and the INA?
Quit India Movement, Demand for Pakistan and the INA has 6 micro topics in Modern History: Why Quit India: The Resolution and Gandhi's Instructions; Spread of the Quit India Movement and Government Repression; Gandhi's Fast and the Famine of 1943; Rajagopalachari Formula and the Desai-Liaqat Pact; Wavell Plan and the Simla Conference; Indian National Army and Subhash Bose.
Is Quit India Movement, Demand for Pakistan and the INA important for UPSC Prelims?
Quit India Movement, Demand for Pakistan and the INA is a part of the UPSC Prelims Modern History syllabus map on MaargX UPSC. Each of its 6 published topics has key terms, a Mains angle and practice questions.