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Analyze the circumstances leading to the Partition of Bengal and the Swadeshi Movement (1905): 1. Lord Curzon announced the partition of Bengal on administrative grounds, though the real intent was to weaken nationalist politics in the province. 2. The anti-partition movement witnessed the widespread adoption of Swadeshi and Boycott of British goods as primary political weapons. 3. The Indian National Congress at its Varanasi session in 1905 under Gopal Krishan Gokhale officially rejected the Swadeshi movement and supported British administrative reforms.
A. 1 and 2 only✓ Correct Answer
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
💡 Solution & Explanation
Statements one and two are correct. Lord Curzon partitioned Bengal to curtail nationalist influence, provoking the historic Swadeshi and Boycott movement. Statement three is incorrect because the INC session in Varanasi under Gokhale fully endorsed the Swadeshi and Boycott movement for Bengal, though moderates and radical nationalists differed on extending it beyond Bengal. The movement catalyzed indigenous industry, national education, and cultural awakening.
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