UPSC CSE Prelims 2023 | GS Paper 1 | Question - 83 | Set - A | Answer & Explanation | Rau's IAS
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🎯Question 83 : Consider the following statements:
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?
(a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I
(b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I
(c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect
(d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct
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🎯Answer : (a)
The Swadeshi Movement which was launched on 7th August, 1905 had encouraged indigenous industries and in particular handloom weavers.
The first National Handloom Day was inaugurated on 7 August 2015 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Chennai. This was to boost the idea of self-help and self-reliance on Indian goods to boycott foreign products. National Handloom Day has its origin in the Swadeshi movement of India during British rule in the year 1905.
Both the statements given are correct and Statement 2 is the correct explanation for Statement 1.
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