UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 6
The 'Swadeshi' and 'Boycott' were adopted as methods of struggle for the first time during the
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Correct answer: A
Correct Option: A
Explanation: The partition of Bengal in 1905 sparked the Swadeshi-Boycott campaign, urging indigenous goods and rejection of British imports.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Correct - Correct-the anti-partition agitation pioneered Swadeshi and Boycott as a mass political strategy.
B: Incorrect - Home Rule leagues emerged in 1916, after the Bengal anti-partition movement.
C: Incorrect - Non-Cooperation began in 1920 and later expanded boycott techniques.
D: Incorrect - The Simon Commission protests occurred in 1928, much later than 1905.