Question

sat #1 reading & writing - part 2 on august 8, 1942, mahatma gandhi gave his famous quit india speech, calling for indian independence from the british empire. though britain was already embroiled in world war ii, they moved quickly to ______ the movement, imprisoning almost the entire leadership of the indian national congress within hours of gandhis speech. which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? a quash b recant c bolster d contradict

Explanation:

The British wanted to stop the "Quit India" movement. "Quench" means to suppress or put an end to something, which fits the context as they imprisoned the leadership to stop the movement. "Recant" means to take back a statement, "bolster" means to support or strengthen, and "contradict" means to speak against. None of these other words make sense in the context of the British's actions against the movement.

Answer:

A. quench