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UPSC 2010: What was the immediate cause for the launch of the Swadeshi movement?
(a)The partition of Bengal done by Lord Curzon
(b)A sentence of 18 months rigorous imprisonment imposed on Lokmanya Tilak
(c)The arrest and deportation of Lala Lajpat Rai and Ajit Singh; and passing of the Punjab Colonization Bill
(d)Death sentence pronounced on the Chapekar brothers
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) The partition of Bengal done by Lord Curzon
The Swadeshi (and boycott) movement was triggered immediately by Lord Curzon’s announcement and implementation of the partition of Bengal on 16 October 1905. The other events (Tilak’s imprisonment in 1908, Lajpat Rai’s deportation in 1907, Chapekar brothers in 1899) occurred later or were unrelated to the launch. ([britannica.com](https://www.britannica.com/topic/Swadeshi-Movement?utm_source=openai))
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