Q. With reference to mass participation during the Swadeshi Movement, consider the following statements:
1.The ‘Carlyle Circular’ was issued by the British to threaten students with the withdrawal of grants and scholarships if they participated in political activities.
2.Women, who had been traditionally confined to their homes, participated by organizing picketing of shops selling foreign cloth and by giving up the use of glass bangles.
3.The movement was characterized by deep penetration into the rural peasantry, making it a pan-India agrarian revolt similar to the later Non-Cooperation Movement.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanation:
Statement 1: Correct. The Carlyle Circular (Oct 1905) was a primary repressive tool used against the student-led boycott.
Statement 2: Correct. This movement saw the first significant entry of middle-class women into the public political sphere.
Statement 3: Incorrect. While the movement reached some rural areas (especially in Barisal), it remained largely an urban middle-class movement. The vast majority of the peasantry remained unaffected or was alienated by the high cost of Swadeshi goods.
