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The Swadeshi Movement was launched
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- As a protest against division of Bengal
- With a view to improve the economic condition of the people by encouraging consumption of Indian goods
- As a protest against the massacre of Indian people at Jallianwala Bagh
- Due to the failure of the British Government to introduce responsible Government in India
Correct Option: A
The Swadeshi movement, part of the Indian independence movement and the developing Indian nationalism, was an economic strategy aimed at removing the British Empire from power and improving economic conditions in India by following the principles of swadeshi (self-sufficiency), which had some success. Strategies of the Swadeshi movement involved boycotting British products and the revival of domestic products and production processes. The Swadeshi Movement started with the partition of Bengal by the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon, 1905 and continued up to 1908.
