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Which one of the following dress was popularised in India by the Swadeshi movement of 1905?

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Western style of clothing

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Home-spun khadi

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Chintz clothes

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Silk clothes

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The correct option is B Home-spun khadi
Swadeshi movement was started in protest of the Government's decision to partition Bengal in July 1905.
It called for boycott of all British goods and buy Indian products only.
This inculcated a feeling of self-reliance by reducing the dependence on foreign goods.
During this time Home-spun khadi dresses were popularised a lot.

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