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Prelims 2016 · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle · Question 74

The 'Swadeshi' and 'Boycott' were adopted as methods of struggle for the first time during the

  1. agitation against the Partition of Bengal
  2. Home Rule Movement
  3. Non-Cooperation Movement
  4. visit of the Simon Commission to India

Answer

agitation against the Partition of Bengal

  • (a) Agitation against the Partition of Bengal: Correct. The Swadeshi and Boycott methods were first adopted on a mass scale during the anti-Partition movement of Bengal (1905).
  • (b) Home Rule Movement: Incorrect. This movement (1916) focused on self-government within the Empire, not the first use of Swadeshi-Boycott.
  • (c) Non-Cooperation Movement: Incorrect. It used boycott widely, but this was later, not the first time.
  • (d) Visit of the Simon Commission to India: Incorrect. The Simon Commission protests (1928) involved boycott of the Commission, but not the first adoption of Swadeshi-Boycott.

Answer: (a)

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