Consider the following statements :Statement-I :7th August is declared as the National Handloom Day.Statement-II :It was in 1905 that the Swadeshi Movement was launched on the same day.Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.