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In the presence of Tilak and Shivrampant, the first bonfire of the foreign goods in India was made at ______.

A.
Pune
B.
Mumbai
C.
Nasik
D.
Madras

Solution:

The correct answer is Pune.Swadeshi movement:It was launched in 1905 as a protest against the partition of Bengal, which had spread across the country.Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal, and Lala Lajpat Rai are the key people in the swadeshi movement.When Lord Curzon, then Viceroy of India, announced the partition of Bengal in July 1905, Indian National Congress, initiated the Swadeshi movement in Bengal.Swadeshi textile mills, soap, tobacco and match factories, tanneries, banks, etc were established to emphasize the positive aspect of the swadeshi movement. Therefore, it contributed to the revival of indigenous artisan crafts and industries.The National Council of Education was established in Bengal in 1906 to promote technical education in India as part of a swadeshi industrialisation movement.?On October 7 1905, a huge bonfire of foreign-made clothes was lit in the presence of Tilak and Shivrampant across from Lakdi Pul in Pune. The Pune bonfire was led by Veer Savarkar who was then a student at Fergusson College.

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