Previous year MCQs

Modern Indian History UPPSC 2009 GS-I
Question

Who among the following leaders was the supporter of "Swadeshi"?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Arbindo Ghosh

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Arbindo Ghosh”.
Dadabhai Naoroji, Pheroz Shah Mehta, and Subhash Chandra Bose did not support the Swadeshi movement.

The Swadeshi movement was led by assertive nationalists like Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Dr. Aurobindo Ghosh, and Lala Lajpat Rai, who were against the partition of Bengal during Lord Curzon in 1905.

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