Question

what was quit india resolution

Answer 1

On 8 August 1942 at the All-India Congress Committee session in Bombay, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi launched the 'Quit India' movement. The next day, Gandhi, Nehru and many other leaders of the Indian National Congress were arrested by the British Government. ... He called for a voluntary British withdrawal from India.

Answer 2

The failure of the Cripps’ Mission compelled the Congress to adopt the Quit India Resolution at Wardha in July 1942. The All India Congress Committee ratified it on August 8,1942 in Mumbai.

The British suppressed the Movement with ruthless brutality. Gandhi and many other prominent leaders were arrested. The Congress was declared illegal.