Q5 · UPSC Prelims 2019 · Set A · Art and Culture

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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?

A 1 only
B 2 only
C Both 1 and 1
D Neither 1 nor 2

Correct answer: (c) Both 1 and 1

Explanation

  1. A

    1 only

    (a) 1 only. Statement 1 is true — Swadeshi revived indigenous crafts and mills — but it leaves out statement 2, which is also true, so 1 only is not the key.

  2. B

    2 only

    (b) 2 only. The National Council of Education (1906) was a Swadeshi-era body for national education, so statement 2 stands; dropping the equally true crafts claim means 2 only is not the key.

  3. C

    Both 1 and 1

    (c) Both statements. Boycott and Swadeshi after the 1905 Partition of Bengal pushed khadi, artisan trades and Indian enterprise, and the National Council of Education was set up in 1906 as part of that national-education effort. Both listed claims hold, so this is the official key.

  4. D

    Neither 1 nor 2

    (d) Neither 1 nor 2. Both statements are historically sound, so neither-true is not the key.

Summary. Official key is (c) both statements. Swadeshi (1905–08) was boycott plus constructive work: indigenous industry and crafts, national education, and samitis. The National Council of Education, Bengal, 1906, belongs to that constructive wing. Honour the stored letter (c).

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