Who coined the slogan 'Quit India'?
- (a)Mahatma Gandhi
- (b)Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
- (c)Yusuf Meher Ali
- (d)Aruna Asaf Ali
Correct — C, Yusuf Meher Ali. The slogan 'Quit India' was coined by Yusuf Meherally, the socialist leader who was then Mayor of Bombay; he suggested it and Gandhi adopted it for the movement launched on 8 August 1942. Meherally is also credited with the earlier slogan 'Simon Go Back'.
- (a)Mahatma Gandhi — Gandhi led the movement and gave the call 'Do or Die', but he adopted rather than coined the phrase 'Quit India'.
- (b)Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru — Nehru drafted and moved the Quit India resolution, but the slogan itself was not coined by him.
- (d)Aruna Asaf Ali — She hoisted the Congress flag at Gowalia Tank on 9 August 1942 and became a key underground organiser, but she did not coin the slogan.
The Quit India Movement (Bharat Chhodo Andolan) was launched when the All India Congress Committee passed the Quit India resolution at Gowalia Tank, Bombay, on 8 August 1942, demanding an immediate end to British rule. The slogan 'Quit India' was coined by Yusuf Meherally, while Gandhi's rallying call to the people was 'Do or Die'.
The names are all tied to 1942, so the trap is picking Gandhi or Nehru, the movement's public faces. Separate the roles: Meherally coined the slogan, Gandhi gave 'Do or Die', Nehru moved the resolution, and Aruna Asaf Ali raised the flag.
- The slogan 'Quit India' was coined by Yusuf Meherally, then Mayor of Bombay.
- The Quit India resolution was passed at Gowalia Tank, Bombay, on 8 August 1942.
- Gandhi's associated call to the people was 'Do or Die'.
- Meherally had earlier coined the slogan 'Simon Go Back'.
- Crediting Gandhi with coining 'Quit India' (he gave 'Do or Die')
- Confusing the slogan's coiner with the mover of the resolution (Nehru) or the flag-hoister (Aruna Asaf Ali)
MPPSC and UPSC ask 'who coined/gave this slogan' and match freedom-struggle slogans, movements and personalities to one another.
With which one of the following movements is the slogan "Do or die" associated?
- (a) Swadeshi Movement
- (b) Non-Cooperation Movement
- (c) Civil Disobedience Movement
- (d) Quit India Movement
Answer(d) Quit India Movement
Same movement's slogans: 'Do or Die' was Gandhi's call for the Quit India Movement, the counterpart to the 'Quit India' slogan coined by Meherally.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The slogan 'Simon Go Back' is also credited to the leader who coined 'Quit India'. Who was he?
- (a)Yusuf Meherally
- (b)Lala Lajpat Rai
- (c)Subhas Chandra Bose
- (d)Bhagat Singh
Answer(a) Yusuf Meherally — credited with coining both 'Simon Go Back' and 'Quit India'.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The call 'Do or Die' during the Quit India Movement was given by:
- (a)Jawaharlal Nehru
- (b)Mahatma Gandhi
- (c)Aruna Asaf Ali
- (d)Yusuf Meherally
Answer(b) Mahatma Gandhi — his rallying call as the movement began in August 1942.