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The slogans 'Quit India' and 'Simon Go Back' were coined by the socialist leader:

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Answer: Option D — Yusuf Meherally

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The slogans "Quit India" and "Simon Go Back" are credited to Yusuf Meherally, a socialist leader and freedom fighter from Bombay.

About Yusuf Meherally:

  • He was born in 1903 in Bombay, in a wealthy Khoja Muslim family.
  • He became active in the national movement as a student, and was a founder of the Bombay Youth League (1928).

"Simon Go Back":

  • When the Simon Commission arrived in Bombay in 1928, Meherally organised the youth to protest, and is credited with coining the slogan "Simon Go Back".
  • The slogan became the rallying cry of protests against the commission across India.

"Quit India":

  • In 1942, Gandhi was looking for a short and powerful slogan for the new movement against British rule.
  • Meherally suggested "Quit India", which Gandhi accepted.
  • He also published a booklet with the title "Quit India".

His other activities:

  • He was a founder member of the Congress Socialist Party (1934), along with Jayaprakash Narayan, Acharya Narendra Dev, Ram Manohar Lohia, Achyut Patwardhan and Minoo Masani.
  • He was elected Mayor of Bombay in 1942, while he was in jail.
  • He was imprisoned many times by the British, which damaged his health.
  • He wrote books, including "Leaders of India".
  • He died in 1950, at the age of 47.

Other famous slogans of the national movement:

  • "Inquilab Zindabad": Hasrat Mohani.
  • "Jai Hind": associated with Subhas Chandra Bose's Indian National Army.
  • "Vande Mataram": from Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel.
  • "Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan": Lal Bahadur Shastri.
  • "Sarfaroshi ki tamanna": a poem by Bismil Azimabadi, made famous by Ram Prasad Bismil.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗Jayaprakash Narayan, Lohia and Patwardhan were other socialist leaders who played major roles in the movement of 1942.

Quick tip

Remember: "Quit India" and "Simon Go Back" = Yusuf Meherally (socialist; Bombay Youth League; Mayor of Bombay 1942); "Inquilab Zindabad" = Hasrat Mohani.

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