Correct Answer: Option (2) a - iii, b - iv, c - ii, d - i
Detailed Explanation:
Regional Leadership of the Anti-Partition Swadeshi and Boycott Movement (1905–1908):
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a. Mumbai & Maharashtra $\rightarrow$ iii. Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak:
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Lokmanya Tilak was the foremost national architect who transformed what began as a regional anti-partition protest in Bengal into an all-India mass movement for *Swaraj*.
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Through the vernacular press (*Kesari* and *Mahratta*) and community festivals (Ganesh Utsav, Shivaji Utsav), Tilak spearheaded the boycott of foreign goods across Western India.
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b. Delhi $\rightarrow$ iv. Syed Haider Raza:
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In Delhi, the Swadeshi movement was organized, mobilized, and led by the fiery nationalist Syed Haider Raza, who established the Swadeshi Vastu Pracharini Sabha.
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c. Punjab $\rightarrow$ ii. Lala Lajpat Rai:
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Punjab was mobilized under the joint radical leadership of Lala Lajpat Rai and Sardar Ajit Singh (uncle of Bhagat Singh), who integrated the agrarian canal colonies agitation with the Swadeshi movement.
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d. Madras $\rightarrow$ i. V. O. Chidambaram Pillai:
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In the Madras Presidency (Tirunelveli and Tuticorin), V. O. Chidambaram Pillai and poet Subramania Bharati championed the boycott movement.
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Pillai founded the indigenous Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company to break the monopoly of the British India Steam Navigation Company.
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Formal declaration of Swadeshi Movement: 7 August 1905 at Calcutta Town Hall.
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Day of Partition (16 October 1905) observed as: Day of Mourning and Raksha Bandhan (inspired by Rabindranath Tagore).
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Andhra Pradesh: Known as the Vandemataram Movement, led by Mutnuri Krishna Rao and Gadicherla Harisarvottama Rao.
