Question

Lala Lajpat Rai participated in Swadeshi Andolan from ______ district of Haryana.
1. Sonipat
2. Panipath
3. Hisar
4. Rohtak

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Hisar

The correct answer is Hissar.

• Lala Lajpat Rai was born on 28th January 1865 and died on 17th November 1928 in Punjab.
• He died due to sustaining severe injuries during the Lathi charge done by police as he led a peaceful protest march against the all-British Simon Commission.
• A Simon commission was the commission constituted by the United Kingdom for Indian Constitutional Reform.
• He was an Author, Politician, and Freedom Struggler.
• He was popularly known as Punjab Kesari.
• Lala Lajpat Rai participated in Swadeshi Andolan from the Hissar district of Haryana.
• The Swadeshi Movement was started on 7th August 1905 as a part of the Indian Independence Movement.
• The Movement was the direct consequence of the British Indian Government's decision of Bengal Partition.
• The two main goals of this movement were the boycott of foreign-made goods and the use of Swadeshi goods.
• Lord Curzon was the viceroy of India during Swadeshi Movement.