Q. Swadeshi movement started during
(a) Anti-Bengal partition movement
(b) Non-Cooperation Movement
(c) Civil Disobedience Movement
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a) Anti-Bengal partition movement
Explanation: The Swadeshi movement started during (a) the Anti-Bengal partition movement.
The Swadeshi movement was a part of the larger anti-colonial struggle in India. It emerged as a response to the partition of Bengal in 1905 by the British colonial government. The partition was seen as a divisive tactic aimed at weakening the nationalist movement in Bengal.
The Swadeshi movement aimed to promote the use of indigenous products and boycott British goods as a means of asserting Indian self-sufficiency and challenging British economic dominance. It involved various forms of resistance, including boycotting British goods, promoting Indian-made products, and organizing public demonstrations and protests.
Although the Non-Cooperation Movement and the Civil Disobedience Movement were subsequent major movements in India’s struggle for independence, the Swadeshi movement predates them and was specifically a response to the Bengal partition. Therefore, option (a) Anti-Bengal partition movement is the correct answer.
