Assertion (A): Swadeshi, Boycott, National Education and Passive Resistance were means of protest used by Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
Reason (R): Boycott was accepted to be an effective weapon by Tilak.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Correct Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Solution:Bal Gangadhar tilak used swadeshi, Boycott, National Education and passive resistance as means of protest and he accepted Boycott, as an effective weapon.
- • Swadeshi- The encouraged the use of locally produced goods. The swadeshi movement was a response to the partition of Bengal, which was intended to weaken the nationalist movement.
- • Boycott- Tilak encouraged the boycott of British goods and the social boycott of Indians who used them.
- • National education- Tilak founded the Deccan education society in 1884 to develop an educational system that emphasized Indian cultural nationalism.
- • Passive resistance- He presented a program of passive resistance called the "Tenets of the New party" in 1906. Passive resistance is a non-violent opposition to ruling government.
• Tilak believed that passive would encourage people to not pay taxes and prepare them for self-rule. This form of resistance was later adopted by Gandhiji.