With which of the following movements is Aruna Asaf Ali associated?

The correct answer is D) Quit India Movement. Aruna Asaf Ali is remembered for hoisting the tricolour at Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay (now August Kranti Maidan) on 9 August 1942, the day Gandhi and the top Congress leadership were arrested. She then went underground and remained active in the movement for much of the next few years.

Why the others are wrong:

• A) Non-Cooperation Movement (1920-22): Launched after the Khilafat issue and the Jallianwala Bagh aftermath. Aruna Asaf Ali was not a leading figure in it.
• B) Civil Disobedience Movement (1930-34): Began with the Dandi March and the salt law violation. Her role is not linked to it.
• C) Individual Satyagraha (1940-41): Gandhi chose Vinoba Bhave as the first individual satyagrahi. It came before the Quit India call and was a limited, controlled campaign.

The core concept here is the role of women and the underground resistance in 1942. For Mains GS-I (Modern Indian History), this is a good example of how the Quit India Movement became a mass uprising outside the control of the leadership. Her later career, including her period as Mayor of Delhi, is worth knowing for personality-based questions.

Trap: Aspirants often pick Civil Disobedience because she is linked to protest and arrests in the 1930s. Anchor the event to 1942 and the Gowalia Tank flag hoisting, and the answer becomes clear.