{"id":91382,"date":"2025-06-01T10:54:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91382"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:54:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:54:38","slug":"the-swadeshi-and-boycott-were-adopted-as-methods-of-struggle-for-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-swadeshi-and-boycott-were-adopted-as-methods-of-struggle-for-t\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8216;Swadeshi&#8217; and &#8216;Boycott&#8217; were adopted as methods of struggle for t"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8216;Swadeshi&#8217; and &#8216;Boycott&#8217; were adopted as methods of struggle for the first time during the<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;agitation against the Partition of Bengal&#8221; option2=&#8221;Home Rule Movement&#8221; option3=&#8221;Non-Cooperation Movement&#8221; option4=&#8221;visit of the Simon Commission to India&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2016<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2016\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe &#8216;Swadeshi&#8217; and &#8216;Boycott&#8217; movements were adopted as methods of struggle for the first time on a significant scale during the agitation against the Partition of Bengal in 1905. 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