"We shall either free India or die in the attempt …" who said it?

Question

"We shall either free India or die in the attempt …" who said it?

1. A. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. B. Mahatma Gandhi (Correct answer)
3. C. Abul Kalam Azad
4. D. V.D. Savarkar

Correct Answer

Option B — Mahatma Gandhi

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Mahatma Gandhi.

Key Points

• The declaration "We shall either free India or die in the attempt" was made by Mahatma Gandhi in his historic speech at the Gowalia Tank Maidan, Bombay, on 8 August 1942, on the eve of the Quit India Movement.
• In the same address Gandhi gave the nation the immortal mantra "Do or Die" (Karo ya Maro), urging every Indian to consider himself a free man.
• The All India Congress Committee passed the Quit India Resolution demanding an immediate end to British rule.
• The British responded by arresting the entire Congress leadership within hours under Operation Zero Hour, imprisoning Gandhi at the Aga Khan Palace in Pune.
• Leaderless, the movement became the most spontaneous mass upsurge of the freedom struggle, with underground leadership from Jayaprakash Narayan, Ram Manohar Lohia, Aruna Asaf Ali and Usha Mehta, who ran the Congress Radio.

Exam Tip

• Bihar saw exceptionally intense Quit India activity, making 1942 a high-yield BPSC year.

प्रश्न (हिन्दी में)

"हम या तो भारत को स्वतन्त्र करेंगे या अभियान में मर जायेंगे…" यह किसने कहा?

1. A. जवाहरलाल नेहरू
2. B. महात्मा गाँधी
3. C. अबुल कलाम आजाद
4. D. वी. डी. सावरकर