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    Question

    Which among the following statements is not correct

    regarding Swadesh Bandhab Samiti?
    A It was a popular corp of volunteers based in Barisal. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B It was set up by Surendranath Banerjee. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C It led to large number of Muslim peasantry joining Swadeshi movement. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D It settled many disputes through it's Arbitration committee. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    · Option (a) is correct: Corps of volunteers (or samitis as they were called) were a major form of mass mobilization widely used by the Swadeshi Movement. · Option (b) is incorrect: The Swadesh Bandhab Samiti set up by Ashwini Kumar Dutt, a school teacher, in Barisal was the most well known volunteer organization of them all. · Option (c) is correct: Through the activities of this Samiti, whose 159 branches reached out to the remotest corners of the district, Dutt was able to generate an unparalleled mass following among the predominantly Muslim peasantry of the region. · Option (d) is correct: Barisal Samiti reportedly settled 523 disputes through eighty-nine arbitration committees.

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