UPSC PRELIMS · HISTORY · MODERN INDIA — SWADESHI MOVEMENT

Consider the following statelllents : 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?

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EXPLANATION

National Handloom Day is observed on 7 August, commemorating the launch of the Swadeshi Movement in 1905. Both statements are correct, but statement II is not the formal explanation for the declaration.

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