What did the burning of foreign cloth symbolise during the Non-Cooperation Movement?
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Correct answer: Opposition to colonial economic dominance
The governing concept is swadeshi and economic non-cooperation. Foreign cloth represented the dominance of British manufactured goods over Indian markets and handicrafts. Burning it publicly rejected that economic control and encouraged people to use Indian-made cloth. Therefore option A is correct. Option B is opposite to the protest, option C misunderstands the purpose because Indian production was encouraged, and option D concerns taxation rather than cloth boycott.
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Opposition to colonial economic dominance
Why is this the correct answer?
The governing concept is swadeshi and economic non-cooperation. Foreign cloth represented the dominance of British manufactured goods over Indian markets and handicrafts. Burning it publicly rejected that economic control and encouraged people to use Indian-made cloth. Therefore option A is correct. Option B is opposite to the protest, option C misunderstands the purpose because Indian production was encouraged, and option D concerns taxation rather than cloth boycott.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Social Science question. Chapter: Chapter 2: Nationalism in India. Topic: The First World War, Khilafat, and Non-Cooperation.
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