Who was the Viceroy of India during the Quit India Movement? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Who was the Viceroy of India during the Quit India Movement?

A. Lord Linlithgow

B. Lord Wavell

C. Lord Mountbatten

D. Lord Irwin

Answer: Option A

Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)

Lord Linlithgow was the Viceroy when the Quit India Movement was launched in August 1942.

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