GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The Quit India Movement was started in the Bombay session of the Indian National Congress following the failure of the Cripps Mission in 1942. The ‘Do or Die’ slogan was given during a speech by Mahatma Gandhi at the Gowalia Tank Maidan or August Kranti Maidan in Mumbai.

Detailed explanation-2: -Quit India Movement Day: When Mahatma Gandhi coined famous slogan ‘do or die’ It was during the launch of the Quit India Movement when Mahatma Gandhi delivered his famous ‘do or die’ speech.

Detailed explanation-3: -He called for determined, but passive resistance and civil disobedience based on the principles of satyagraha ("truthful request") that signified the certitude that Gandhi foresaw for the movement, best described by his call to “Do or Die".

Detailed explanation-4: -The ‘Quit India’ Speech (August 08, 1942) “I believe that in the history of the world, there has not been a more genuinely democratic struggle for freedom than ours.” Smithsonian refers to this address as the “speech that brought India to the brink of independence”.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer:On the night of 8th August 1942 addressing the Congress delegates Mahatma Gandhi gave the the slogan “Do or Die". It means we shall either free India or die in the attempt.