Which among the following was the most immediate factor for the spread of Swadeshi and boycott of foreign goods during the first decade of the last century? 

(a) Curzon’s design to curtail the sphere of local selfgovernment 

(b) Curzon’s attempt to control the universities 

(c) Curzon’s partition of Bengal 

(d) Curzon’s plan to curb the growing popularity of the Indian National Congress

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(c) The British tried to curb Bengali influence on the nationalist movement and also introduced a new form of division based on religion to create challenges for the Indian National Congress, which was slowly becoming the main opponent to British rule.

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