GS PrelimsHistory (Modern India)Quit India Movement2009

During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organizer of underground activity in

A

Civil Disobedience Movement

B

Non-Cooperation Movement

C

Quit India Movement

D

Swadeshi Movement

Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation

1. Aruna Asaf Ali was a prominent figure in the Indian freedom struggle. 2. She gained widespread recognition during the Quit India Movement (1942) for hoisting the Indian National Congress flag at the Gowalia Tank maidan in Bombay during the movement's launch. 3. Following the arrest of major leaders, she went underground and became a major woman organizer of the underground activity during the Quit India Movement.

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