Question

With whom is the slogan “Do or Die” associated?
a. Subhas Chandra Bose
b. Lala Lajpat Rai
c. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d. Mahatma Gandhi

Answer 1

Hint: The Quit India Movement was the final and the most important protest for India’s freedom struggle. Mahatma Gandhi led this movement and all the Indians united to uproot the British rule from India. This slogan became like a war cry for people and had an emotional effect due to which the public came out in large numbers to protest against the British rule.

Complete Answer:
The Quit India Movement was also known as the August Kranti Movement. It was initiated at the Bombay Session of All Indian National Congress. A resolution for the start of civil disobedience was also agreed upon if the demand of complete transfer of governance was not met.
Mahatma Gandhi gave a ‘Do or Die’ call to the Indians, marking the beginning of The Quit India Movement. Within hours of the speech, Gandhi was arrested and so were the top leaders.
The Indian National Congress was declared unlawful and all the leaders were jailed without trial. In spite of warnings from British government. Aruna Asaf Ali presided over the Congress sessions.
Now, let’s study the various given options.
Option a- Subhas Chandra Bose gave the slogan ‘Give me blood and I will give you freedom’. Hence, this is an incorrect option.
Option b- Lala Lajpat Rai said ‘The shots that hit me are the last nails to the coffin of British rule in India’. Thus, this is an incorrect option.
Option c- The slogan ‘Swaraj is my birth-right and I will have it’ was given by Bal Gangadhar Tilak. So, this is an incorrect option.
Option d- Mahatma Gandhi told the Indians to ‘Do or Die’ marking the start of The Quit India Movement as a means of pushing the British out of India. This is the correct answer.
So, option ‘d. Mahatma Gandhi’ is correct.

Note: The British initially refused to give complete independence to India after the Quit India Movement but later agreed to grant the same after World War II ended. Also, please do not get confused between the slogans, ‘Do or Die’ and ‘Give me blood and I will give you freedom’. Though both of them did arouse feelings of patriotism among the people, they were given by two different freedom fighters.