GK
DAYS AND YEARS
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September 8th
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August 19th
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August 9th
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Quit India Movement, also known as the Bharat Chhodo Andolan, was a movement launched at the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee by Mahatma Gandhi on 8th August 1942, during World War II, demanding an end to British rule in India.
Detailed explanation-2: -Also known as the India August Movement or August Kranti. It was officially launched by the Indian National Congress (INC) led by Mahatma Gandhi on 8 August 1942. (knowindia.gov.in mentions August 1942 as Quit India Movement month/year.) The movement gave the slogans ‘Quit India’ or ‘Bharat Chodo’.
Detailed explanation-3: -75th Anniversary of Quit India Movement on 9 August 2017 followed by the celebration of 70th Anniversary of Independence of India ‘India70’ on the 15 August 2017.