UPSC Prelims 2019 Question:

With reference to Swadeshi Movement

Consider the following statements:

1. It contributed to the revival of the indigenous artisan crafts and industries.
2. The National Council of Education was established as a part of Swadeshi Movement.
   
   

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation:

• In 1905, at a Meeting in Calcutta Townhall, the boycott resolution was passed and the Swadeshi proclamation was made. The movement was launched in opposition to the partition of Bengal.
  
  
• Boycott included boycott and public burning of foreign cloth, foreign-made salt, sugar, and other goods. It emphasised on self reliance and the swadeshi spirit found expression in the establishment of swadeshi textile mills, soap and match factories, tanneries, banks, insurance companies, shops, etc. So, statement 1 is correct.
  
  
• As part of the Swadeshi movement, national schools and colleges sprang up in various parts of the country. On August 15, 1906, the National Council of Education was set up to organise a system of education— literary, scientific and technical—on national lines and under national control. Education was to be imparted through the vernacular medium. So, statement 2 is correct.
  
  

Therefore, option (3) is the correct answer.

Subject: History | Swadeshi Movement