UPSC History Indian National Movement Question Bank Modern History & Indian National Movement - II

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    Which one of the statements given below is not incorrect in regard to the Swadeshi Movement?

    A)  The social base of the national movement did not reach to the zamindari sections.

    B)  The movement was confined to the upper and middle classes and within the big cities and it did not incorporate small towns and lower class.

    C)  The women kept on distance from the movement and did not join it.

    D)  The movement was not able to mobilize the peasantry on a large scale.

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

     The social base of the national Swadeshi Movement extended to include a certain zamindari section. It reached to lower middle class in the cities, in the small towns and school and college students on large scale. For the first time women also joined processions and picketing during the movement. But this movement was unable to mobilize the cultivators on a large scale.


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