Question

Who among the following is called the Heroine of 1942 Quit India movement?
A. Dr. Annie Besant
B. Suchitra Kriplani
C. Aruna Asaf Ali
D. Sarojini Naidu

Answer 1

Hint:
The heroine of the 1942 Quit India movement was the woman who has also served as Delhi’s first mayor. She was a well known political activist and belonged to the communist party of India.

Complete answer:
Aruna Asaf Ali was born on16th July 1909 in Kalka, Punjab. She is also known by the name “ Aruna Ganguly”. She was also an educator and a publisher. Her father was Upendranath Ganguly and her mother was Ambalika Devi. She was married to Asaf Ali. She has also earned several awards such as International Lenin Peace Prize in 1964, the Jawaharlal Nehru award in 1991, Padma Vibhushan in 1992, and Bharat Ratna in 1997. She died on 29th July 1996 in New Delhi. She was also held as a prisoner in Tihar Jail. Tihar jail is located in New Delhi. Some of the notable prisoners that were put into Tihar jail include Sanjay Gandhi, Kanhaiya Kumar, Lalu Yadav, Milkha Singh, and Abhijeet Banerjee.
Hence, the correct answer is option C.

Additional Information – The memorials of Aruna Asaf Ali includes Aruna Asaf Ali marg or road in New Delhi and the award called “ Dr. Aruna Asaf Ali Sadbhavna Award” is being distributed annually. She is also remembered for hoisting the national flag at Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay.

Note:
The Quit India movement was started on 8th August 1942. This movement is also called the “ August movement”. The one-rupee coin was issued by RBI to mark the golden jubilee of the Quit India movement.