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Which among the following was the First Trade Union Organisation of India in modern times?
(a) Printers Union of Kolkata
(b) Textile Labour Union
(c) Bombay Postal Union
(d) All India Trade Union Congress
Option a – Printers Union of Kolkata
Who was elected the first President of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) on 31st October 1920?
(a) VV Giri
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) CR Das
Option c – Lala Lajpat Rai
Which State of India experiences the maximum annual variation of rainfall?
(A) Meghalaya
(B) Kerala
(C) Rajasthan
(D) West Bengal
Show AnswerWho among the following had presided over the All India Trade Union Congress held at Nagpur in 1929?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Acharya Narendra Dev
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) Yusuf Meherally
Option a – Jawaharlal Nehru
Assertion (A) The effect of labour participation in the Indian nationalist upsurge of the early 1930s was weak. Reason (R) The labour leaders considered the ideology of the Indian National Congress as bourgeois and reactionary. Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Option a – Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Pakyong Airport is located in?
(A) Sikkim
(B) Jammu and Kashmir
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Mizoram
Show AnswerWho among the following founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) JB Kripalani
(c) NM Joshi
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Option a – Mahatma Gandhi
Who is the founding member of Mazdoor Mahajan?
(a) BP Wadia
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) JL Nehru
(d) NM Lokhande
Option b – Mahatma Gandhi
Which principle was propounded by Mahatma Gandhi?
(a) Principle of Trusteeship
(b) Principle of Capitalism
(c) Principle of Communism
(d) laissez faire
Option a – Principle of Trusteeship
Who of the following was sent as a representative of labourers by the Indian Government at the Washington summit of ILO in the year 1919?
(a) VP Wadia
(b) NM Joshi
(c) CF Andrews
(d) Joseph Baptista
Option a – VP Wadia
The Trade Disputes Act of 1929 provided for
(a) the participation of workers in the management of industries.
(b) arbitrary powers to the management to quell industrial disputes.
(c) an intervention by the British Court in the event of a trade dispute.
(d) a system of tribunals and a ban on strikes.
Option d – a system of tribunals and a ban on strikes.
Consider the following statements. I. The factories Act, of 1881 was passed with a view to fixing the wages of industrial workers and allowing the workers to form trade unions. II. NM Lokhanda was a pioneer in organising the Labour movement in British India. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Option b – Only II
Consider the following statements. I. In the first Factory Act, of 1881 there was a Prohibition of Child Labour below 11 years. II. In the second Factory Act, of 1891 the weekly holiday for women labour was decided. III. In the Trade Dispute Act, of 1929, special courts were constituted for settling disputes.
(a) I and III
(b) Only III
(c) I and II
(d) All of the above
Option c – I and II
During the Indian freedom struggle, a general strike was jointly called by the Girni Kamgar Union and the railway workers in March 1929 in Bombay. This was actually in protest against
(a) the Congress’s acceptance of Dominion Status to India as a desirable interim goal.
(b) the visit to India of the Whiteley Commission on labour.
(c) the government’s insistence on passing the Trade Disputes Bill through the Central Legislative Assembly.
(d) the dismissal of workers who had taken part in the 1928 strikes.
Option d – the dismissal of workers who had taken part in the 1928 strikes
Who among the following were the founders of the Hind Mazdoor Sabha established in 1948?
(a) B Krishna Pillai, EMS Namboodiripad and KC George
(b) Jayaprakash Narayan, Deen Dayal Upadhyay and MN Roy
(c) CP Ramaswamy Iyer, K Kamaraj and Veeresalingam Pantulu
(d) Ashok Mehta, TS Ramanujam and GG Mehta
Option d – Ashok Mehta, TS Ramanujam and GG Mehta
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Tinkathia – A form of sharecropping in the tribal region of Eastern India during the Colonial period
(b) Diku – A term used for the outsiders by the Santhal tribals
(c) Abwab – Additional tax imposed on peasants by the zamindars
(d) Jenvi – A term used for Nair landlords in Kerala
Option a – Tinkathia – A form of sharecropping in the tribal region of Eastern India during the Colonial period
Which of the following Peasant movements is not properly matched with the state in which it was launched?
(a) Kisan Sabha and – Uttar Pradesh Eka Movements
(b) Moplah Rebellion – Kerala
(c) Bardoli – Gujarat Satyagraha
(d) Pabna Agrarian – Maharashtra League
Option d – Pabna Agrarian – Maharashtra League
Which of the pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Santhal – 1855
(b) Kol – 1831
(c) Khari – 1829
(d) Ahom – 1815
Option d – Ahom – 1815
Which of the following statements about the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) is not true? I. AITUC was affiliated with Pan-Pacific secretaries and the third international. II. The reformers group of AITUC wanted affiliation with the International Federation of Trade. III. The revolutionary group of AITUC wanted affiliation with Red Labour Union.
(a) I and II
(b) Only Ill
(c) All of these
(d) None of these
Option d – None of these
Consider the following statements. I. Lala Lajpat Rai was among the first in India to link capitalism with imperialism and emphasise the crucial role of the working class in fighting the combination. II. INC at its Gaya Session (1922) welcomed the form of AITUC and formed a committee consisting of prominent Congressmen to assist its work. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Option c – Both I and II
Consider the following statements. I. Result of local grievances. II. the Leaderships of these uprisings were semi-feudal in character. III. Backwards-looking and traditional in outlook. IV. They were localised and isolated. Which of the above was the weakness of the civil rebellions, tribal revolts and peasant movements?
(a) I, II, III and IV
(b) I, II and IV
(c) II, III and IV
(d) I, III and IV
Option c – II, III and IV
The following popular movements occurred after 1857. I. Santhal Rebellion II. Indigo Revolt III. Deccan agriculturalist riots IV. Birsa Munda Uprising Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) I, II and III
(b) II, III and IV
(c) I, II and IV
(d) I, III and IV
Option b – II, III and IV
Who was the first Indian to be a member of Communist International?
(a) MN Roy
(b) Muzaffar Ahmad
(c) SS Dange
(d) None of the above
Option a – MN Roy
In October 1920, who of the following headed a group of Indians gathered at Tashkent to set up a communist party of India?
(a) HK Sarkar
(b) PC Joshi
(c) MC Chayla
(d) MN Roy
Option d – MN Roy
The militant phase of the trade union movement in India was
(a) 1939-45
(b) 1926-39
(c) 1918-26
(d) 1914-18
Option a – 1939-45
Consider the following statements. I. The All India Trade Union Congress was formed in 1920. II. Lokamanya Tilak played an important role in the formation of the AITUC. III. Lala Lajpat Rai was appointed as its first President. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) II and III
(c) I and II
(d) All of these
Option d – All of these
With reference to revolts in British India, people known as ‘kallar’ belonged to which of the following region?
(a) Kolhapur
(b) Midnapore
(c) Madurai
(d) Raughpur
Option c – Madurai
The active participation of the Bundela rebellion of 1842, Hirdeshah was Zamindar of which of the following place?
(a) Chanwarpatha
(b) Deori
(c) Suatala
(d) Hirapur
Option d – Hirapur
The unique contribution of the Rani Gaidinliu Naga’s movement was that
(a) she gave considerable support to the Indian National Army (INA).
(b) it was the only Nationalist Movement by the tribes of the Northeast.
(c) For the first time, the tribals of the Northeast demanded autonomy.
(d) she integrated the Tribal movement with the Civil Disobedience Movement.
Option d – she integrated the Tribal movement with the Civil Disobedience Movement.
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