Question
With reference to the Civil Disobedience movement and
the Swadeshi Movement, consider the following statements 1. Both the movements were a direct consequence of the British government's decision to partition Bengal. 2. Boycott of foreign goods was an essential form of protest in both the movements. 3. Both Movements saw an active participation of Women. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Solution
· Statement 1 is incorrect: Swadeshi Movement was a direct consequence of the British government's decision to partition Bengal. Whereas, the Civil Disobedience Movement was started as in the Lahore Congress Session it was decided to adopt complete independence as its goal and to launch a Civil Disobedience Movement. · Statement 2 is correct: Both these Movements had boycotting of foreign goods as an essential form of protest. The main reason behind the boycotting of foreign goods during these movements was to challenge the well-established economic and power structure of British. It was also to inflict some kind of an economic loss to the British Government and to encourage the indigeneous industries at the same time. · Statement 3 is correct: Both Swadeshi and Civil Disobedience Movement saw huge participation of Women. They actively participated in the demonstrations, hartals, boycott of foreign goods, picketing of shops, protests etc.
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