Question

The 'Swadeshi' and 'boycott' were adopted as method 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

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Non-Cooperation Movement

Historically, the methods of 'Swadeshi' (indigenous) and 'Boycott' (of foreign goods) were first adopted as formal weapons of political struggle during the agitation against the Partition of Bengal in 1905. The Swadeshi Movement was formally proclaimed on August 7, 1905, at a massive meeting held at the Calcutta Town Hall. It was a direct response to the decision of the British Viceroy, Lord Curzon, to partition the province of Bengal on administrative and communal lines. In Andhra Pradesh, the Swadeshi movement was popularized as the Vandemataram Movement. Prominent extremist leaders like Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Lala Lajpat Rai, Bipin Chandra Pal (the Lal-Bal-Pal trio), and Aurobindo Ghosh championed these methods.