RAS question
Where were Gandhi and other Congress leaders imprisoned during the Quit India Movement?
Correct answer: (B) Aga Khan Palace.
During the Quit India Movement, Gandhi and other Congress leaders were imprisoned at the Aga Khan Palace in Pune.
Explanation
Aga Khan Palace is the right answer for Gandhi's detention during the Quit India Movement, not for his earlier prison terms. The official Digital District Repository entry says that when the movement was in full swing, Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi were confined at the Aga Khan Palace. It also records that British officials arrested Gandhi after he launched the movement, brought him there, and kept him with Kasturba Gandhi, Mahadev Bhai Desai, Sarojini Naidu, Pyarelal Nayar and Dr Sushila Nayar until their release. Gandhi, Kasturba Gandhi, Mahadev Desai and other leaders were kept at the palace in Pune, where Kasturba Gandhi and Mahadev Desai died.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Cellular Jail is linked to political prisoners in earlier decades, whereas the Quit India Movement detention was at Aga Khan Palace.
- (C) Yerwada Jail held Gandhi at other times, but the Quit India Movement imprisonment was at Aga Khan Palace.
- (D) Tihar Jail is in Delhi and was not the place where Gandhi and other Congress leaders were detained during the Quit India Movement.
Concept
The Modern Indian History theme of the Quit India Movement includes the specific place where Congress leaders were detained. RAS often frames freedom-struggle questions around sites, leaders and consequences, not just dates.