Who was most closely associated with the Quit India Movement?

Mahatma Gandhi was most closely associated with the Quit India Movement (1942), since the Bombay session adopted the resolution and Gandhi gave the call “Do or Die”. On the Quit India Movement: following the AICC resolution, top Congress leaders including Gandhi were arrested within hours, and the movement then continued for months as a largely leaderless but widespread mass uprising. The Quit India Movement belongs to the 1927-1947 phase of India's national movement, and exam setters often pair the Quit India Movement with neighbouring milestones on this timeline to test precise, date-wise recall. Sir John Simon is incorrect here because Sir John Simon is linked with the Simon Commission (1928), not the Quit India Movement. Indian National Congress is incorrect here because Indian National Congress is linked with a different milestone of this period, not directly with the Quit India Movement. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is incorrect here because Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is linked with the Karachi Session of Congress (1931), not the Quit India Movement. Competitive exams such as SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, State PSC, and Railway exams frequently test the Quit India Movement of 1942, so keeping the year, the key person, and the outcome linked together in memory helps avoid confusion with nearby events in the national movement timeline. Candidates preparing for the Quit India Movement question should also revise the events immediately before and after it on the 1927-1947 timeline, since paper-setters frequently frame options using adjacent years and closely related personalities. Remember: Quit India Movement — 1942 — Mahatma Gandhi.