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Correct Answer: Option (A) — Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I
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Standard Reference Verified• Statement-I is correct: The Government of India designated August 7 as National Handloom Day in 2015 to honor the handloom weaving community. • Statement-II is correct: On August 7, 1905, the formal proclamation of the Swadeshi Movement was made at the Calcutta Town Hall to boycott foreign cloth and promote indigenous cottage industries. • Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I as National Handloom Day was specifically chosen to commemorate the launch of the historic Swadeshi Movement on this date.
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