Q25
The swadeshi movement in Bengal started on __________
A.
1902
B.
1905
AnswerC.
1908
D.
1909
Answer: Option B
Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
The Swadeshi movement started with the partition of Bengal by the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon in 1905 and continued up to 1911. It was the most successful of the pre-Gandhian movement. Its chief architects were Aurobindo Ghosh, Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal and Lala Lajpat Rai.