Multiple choice

When was the first Swadeshi Movement in India launched on a large scale?

  1. 1885

  2. 1905

  3. 1919

  4. 1930
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Explanation

The first Swadeshi Movement was launched in 1905 as a response to Lord Curzon's partition of Bengal. It involved boycott of British goods, revival of indigenous industries, and emphasis on national education. 1885 marks the founding of INC, 1919 the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and Rowlatt Act protests, and 1930 the Civil Disobedience Movement (Salt March).

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