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Correct Answer: Option (B) — It was led by Mahatma Gandhi
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Standard Reference VerifiedWith the arrest of Mahatma Gandhi and the entire top leadership of the Congress in the early hours of August 9, 1942, the Quit India Movement became a leaderless, spontaneous mass movement carried forward by local leaders, youths, and underground networks rather than being directly led by Gandhi.
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