NDA 2017 General Knowledge question

Which one of the following about the Swadeshi Campaign in 1896 is not correct ?

(A)Its centre was Maharashtra
(B)Its main participants were students
(C)It opposed the levy of tariff on importsCorrect
(D)It publicly burnt foreign clothes

Answer: (C)

Solution

In 1896 a Swadeshi campaign was organised in Maharashtra, in which students publicly burnt foreign cloth, as a protest against the excise duty imposed on Indian mill-made cotton

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