Q. In the wake of the partition of Bengal in 1905, Bengal saw some new movements such as boycott, Swadeshi, National Education etc. Out of them, the “boycott” was inspired by most probably which among the following contemporary events?
Answer: Boycott of American goods by Chinese
Notes: The Partition of Bengal was announced on 20 July 1905 by Lord Curzon, the then Viceroy of India and commensed on 16th October 1905. After that Swadeshi Movement took place and finally, the British Government (Lord Hardinge) revoked the partition of Bengal in 1911. The boycott was mainly inspired by the incident of boycotting American goods by Chinese in 1905.