Correct answer: (a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement- II is the correct explanation for Statement-I
Explanation
- A
Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement- II is the correct explanation for Statement-I
Both correct and II explains I. National Handloom Day is 7 August because the Swadeshi Movement was launched that day in 1905.
- B
Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement- II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I
Both correct but II does not explain I. The date is chosen for that reason.
- C
Statement-I is correct but Statement- II is incorrect
I correct, II incorrect. 7 August 1905 is the Boycott / Swadeshi resolution day in Calcutta.
- D
Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct
I incorrect, II correct. The day has been observed since 2015.
Summary. Official key is (a). India marks National Handloom Day on 7 August. The date recalls 7 August 1905, when the Swadeshi Movement was launched in Calcutta after the Bengal Partition — handloom as swadeshi. II explains I.
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