Consider the following statements regarding lsquo Swadeshi movement rsquo of 1905 1 It was the first...........

Modern Indian History 1885-1905

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Consider the following statements regarding ‘Swadeshi movement’ of 1905:

1. It was the first Gandhian Movement.

2. It was triggered because of the partition of Bengal.

3. There was large scale participation of peasants in picketing foreign.

Which of the above statements are incorrect?

1 only

1&3 only

2 only

2&3 only

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Explanation:

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Swadeshi Movement
Swadeshi movement was the first mass movement of India. I was triggered by the decision of Government to divide Bengal. According to the government this step was taken for the administrative convenience as Bengal was a big presidency. But the actual reason was to divide and Rule.
Most of the Indian intelligentsia was from Bengal and they used to criticize British policies. The division was made in such a way that the Bengali speaking Muslim majority went to the Eastern Bengal and in West Bengal, Bengali speaking people became a minority with Hindi and Oriya speaking people.
The point to be remembered is that, that this was an urban movement. So there was no participation of peasants.
Note: Till now Mahatma Gandhi hadn’t come in the picture of Indian Independence Struggle.
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