Q: The `Swadeshi’ and ‘Boycott’ were adopted as methods of struggle for the first time during the
a) agitation against the Partition of Bengal
b) Home Rule Movement
c) Non-Cooperation Movement
d) visit of the Simon Commission to India
The correct answer is Option 1.
The Swadeshi movement in Bengal
- It was started by the Indian National Congress after Lord Curzon, who was viceroy of India at the time, announced the division of Bengal in July 1905. Hence, Option 1 is correct.
- The Boycott movement in the nation got its start as a result of the protest movement known as the Swadeshi movement.
- The main figures in the swadeshi movement are Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal, and Lala Lajpat Rai. All political parties, with the exception of the Justice party and a portion of the Muslim League, rejected the commission.
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