Consider the following statements about the 'Quit India' Resolution of

Consider the following statements about the ‘Quit India’ Resolution of 1942 :

1. Its text was carefully drafted to make it clear that it put India among the countries at war with the Axis Powers and fully aligned with the Allied Powers (United Nations).
2. It called upon Britain to immediately hand over power to an Indian Provisional Government composed of representatives of all sections of the population.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

Answer is Right!

Answer is Wrong!

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Statement 1 is incorrect, but statement 2 is correct.

The Quit India Resolution, passed in August 1942, was a decisive call by the Indian National Congress for immediate independence from British rule during World War II.

The Quit India Resolution (also known as the ‘Quit India’ or ‘Bharat Chhodo’ Resolution) demanded an immediate end to British rule in India. It called for the withdrawal of British power and the formation of a provisional government representing all sections of the Indian population. Far from aligning India with the Allied Powers under British control, the resolution essentially gave an ultimatum to the British, stating that India would not participate in the war effort under colonial subjugation. The resolution did not explicitly align India with the Allied Powers; rather, it emphasized that a free India would be able to defend itself better against fascism and imperialism.

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