Q. Who said, ‘I therefore want freedom immediately, this very night, before dawn if it can be had’?
(a) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Annie Besant
Ans: (c) Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation:
The correct answer is (c) Mahatma Gandhi.
Mahatma Gandhi made the statement, “I therefore want freedom immediately, this very night, before dawn if it can be had,” during the Quit India Movement in 1942. The Quit India Movement was a civil disobedience movement launched by the Indian National Congress under Gandhi’s leadership, demanding an end to British rule in India. Gandhi’s statement reflected the urgency and determination to achieve independence from British colonial rule.