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Which of the following started in August 1942 and was the last nationwide movement led by Mahatma Gandhi against the British Raj in India?

  1. A
    Civil Disobedience Movement
  2. B
    Non-cooperation Movement
  3. C
    Quit India Movement
  4. D
    Champaran Movement

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The Quit India Movement, also known as the August Movement, was launched by Mahatma Gandhi at the Bombay session of the All-India Congress Committee on 8 August 1942. This mass civil disobedience campaign demanding an end to British rule in India was the final nationwide movement spearheaded by Gandhi, famously giving the slogan "Do or Die" (Karo ya Maro).

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Which of the following started in August 1942 and was the last nationwide movement led by Mahatma Gandhi against the British Raj in India?
A
Civil Disobedience Movement
B
Non-cooperation Movement
C
Quit India Movement
D
Champaran Movement

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