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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
2 points
With reference to the Trade Dispute Act 1929, which of the following statements is/are correct?
It made compulsory the appointment of Courts of Inquiry and Consultation Boards for settling industrial disputes
The Hindustan Socialist Republican Army bombed the provincial legislative assembly in protest of this bill.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Correct
Ans: C
Exp:
Statement 1 is correct: Salient features of Trade Dispute Act 1929Act (TDA), 1929 :
It made compulsory the appointment of Courts of Inquiry and Consultation Boards for settling industrial disputes;
It made illegal the strikes in public utility services like posts, railways, water and electricity, unless each individual worker planning to go on strike gave an advance notice of one month to the administration; and
It forbade trade union activity of coercive or purely political nature and even sympathetic strikes.
Statement 2 is correct: Central Legislative Assembly was bombed by Hindustan Socialist Republican Army in opposition to this bill. Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw the bomb to protest against the passage of the Public Safety Bill and Trade Disputes Bill aimed at curtailing the civil liberties of citizens in general and workers in particular.
Incorrect
Ans: C
Exp:
Statement 1 is correct: Salient features of Trade Dispute Act 1929Act (TDA), 1929 :
It made compulsory the appointment of Courts of Inquiry and Consultation Boards for settling industrial disputes;
It made illegal the strikes in public utility services like posts, railways, water and electricity, unless each individual worker planning to go on strike gave an advance notice of one month to the administration; and
It forbade trade union activity of coercive or purely political nature and even sympathetic strikes.
Statement 2 is correct: Central Legislative Assembly was bombed by Hindustan Socialist Republican Army in opposition to this bill. Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw the bomb to protest against the passage of the Public Safety Bill and Trade Disputes Bill aimed at curtailing the civil liberties of citizens in general and workers in particular.
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
2 points
With reference to Indian History, Narayan Meghajee Lokhande, Sashipad Banerjea, Sorabjee Shapoorji Bengalee, and G. Subhramaiyam Aiyer were prominently associated with :
Correct
Ans : B
Exp:
Early efforts forworkers were in the nature of philanthropic efforts that were isolated, sporadic, and aimed at specific local grievances.
1870: Sasipada Banerjea started a workingmen’s club and newspaper, Bharat Shramjeevi.
1878 : Sorabjee Shapoorji Bengalee tried to get a bill, providing better working conditions for labour, passed in the Bombay Legislative Council.
1880: Narayan Meghajee Lokhande started the newspaper Deenbandhu and set up the Bombay Mill and Millhands Association.
1899: The first strike by the Great Indian Peninsular Railways took place, and it got widespread support. Tilak’s Kesari and Maharatta had been campaigning for the strike for months.
There were many prominent nationalist leaders like Bipin Chandra Pal and G. Subramaniam Aiyar who demanded better conditions for workers and other pro-labour reforms.
Incorrect
Ans : B
Exp:
Early efforts forworkers were in the nature of philanthropic efforts that were isolated, sporadic, and aimed at specific local grievances.
1870: Sasipada Banerjea started a workingmen’s club and newspaper, Bharat Shramjeevi.
1878 : Sorabjee Shapoorji Bengalee tried to get a bill, providing better working conditions for labour, passed in the Bombay Legislative Council.
1880: Narayan Meghajee Lokhande started the newspaper Deenbandhu and set up the Bombay Mill and Millhands Association.
1899: The first strike by the Great Indian Peninsular Railways took place, and it got widespread support. Tilak’s Kesari and Maharatta had been campaigning for the strike for months.
There were many prominent nationalist leaders like Bipin Chandra Pal and G. Subramaniam Aiyar who demanded better conditions for workers and other pro-labour reforms.
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements regarding labour legislations in British India:
The British capitalist lobby was the first to demand regulation of factories in India.
The Indian Factories Act of 1891 covered factories and plantation workers alike.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
Correct
Ans: B
Exp:
Statement 1 is correct: The first-ever demand for regulation of the conditions of workers in factories in India came from the Lancashire textile capitalist lobby. Apprehending the emergence of a competitive rival in the Indian textile industry under conditions of cheap and unregulated labour, they demanded the appointment of a commission for an investigation into factory conditions. This led to the labour commission in 1875 and the First Factories Act in 1881.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The Indian Factories Acts of 1881 & 1891 did not apply to British-owned tea and coffee plantations where the labour was exploited ruthlessly and treated like slaves. The government helped these planters by passing laws that made it virtually impossible for a labourer to refuse to work once a contract was entered into.
Incorrect
Ans: B
Exp:
Statement 1 is correct: The first-ever demand for regulation of the conditions of workers in factories in India came from the Lancashire textile capitalist lobby. Apprehending the emergence of a competitive rival in the Indian textile industry under conditions of cheap and unregulated labour, they demanded the appointment of a commission for an investigation into factory conditions. This led to the labour commission in 1875 and the First Factories Act in 1881.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The Indian Factories Acts of 1881 & 1891 did not apply to British-owned tea and coffee plantations where the labour was exploited ruthlessly and treated like slaves. The government helped these planters by passing laws that made it virtually impossible for a labourer to refuse to work once a contract was entered into.
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
2 points
Consider the following pairs:
Acts Associated with
First Factories Act 1881 : Regulating condition of child labourer
Royal Commission on Labour 1929 : Regulating condition of plantation workers
Second Factories Act 1891 : Regulating children and women conditions
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Correct
Ans: C
Exp:
Statement 1 is correct: The First Factories Act of 1881 regulated the conditions of child labourers. It prohibited child labour for children under the age of 7 years old.
Statement 2 is correct : The Royal Commission on Labour 1929 was established for regulating the conditions of plantation workers in India. The previous Factories Act neglected them, which led to inhumane exploitation of the workers.
Statement 3 is correct : The Second Factories Act of 1891 regulated children’s and women’s working conditions. It also mandated weekly holidays for all. It fixed a maximum working time of 11 hours for women.
Incorrect
Ans: C
Exp:
Statement 1 is correct: The First Factories Act of 1881 regulated the conditions of child labourers. It prohibited child labour for children under the age of 7 years old.
Statement 2 is correct : The Royal Commission on Labour 1929 was established for regulating the conditions of plantation workers in India. The previous Factories Act neglected them, which led to inhumane exploitation of the workers.
Statement 3 is correct : The Second Factories Act of 1891 regulated children’s and women’s working conditions. It also mandated weekly holidays for all. It fixed a maximum working time of 11 hours for women.
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
2 points
Consider the following events:
Setting up of International Labour Organisation
Formation of All India Trade Union Congress
Formation of Madras Labour Union
Gaya Session of Congress
Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events?
Correct
Ans: D
Exp:
Setting up of ILO: It was created in 1919, as part of the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I, to reflect the belief that universal and lasting peace can be accomplished only if it is based on social justice.
Formation of AITUC: The All India Trade Union Congress was founded on October 31, 1920. The Indian National Congress president for the year, Lala Lajpat Rai, was elected as the first president of AITUC and Dewan Chaman Lal as the first general secretary.
Formation of the Madras Labour Union: The Madras Labour Union, formed in April 1918, is generally considered to be the first trade union in India. B.P. Wadia, a nationalist leader and an associate of Annie Besant, was instrumental in its organisation. It was mainly an organisation based on the workers of Carnatic and Buckingham Mills in Madras.
Gaya Session of Congress: The Indian National Congress met for its thirty-seventh annual session in December 1922 at Gaya, Bihar. This was a tumultuous time for the Congress and the freedom movement in India as the Non-Cooperation Movement had ended, Gandhiji was in jail, and there was indecision over which political strategy to be followed. At this critical juncture, Congress underwent a rebirth.
Incorrect
Ans: D
Exp:
Setting up of ILO: It was created in 1919, as part of the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I, to reflect the belief that universal and lasting peace can be accomplished only if it is based on social justice.
Formation of AITUC: The All India Trade Union Congress was founded on October 31, 1920. The Indian National Congress president for the year, Lala Lajpat Rai, was elected as the first president of AITUC and Dewan Chaman Lal as the first general secretary.
Formation of the Madras Labour Union: The Madras Labour Union, formed in April 1918, is generally considered to be the first trade union in India. B.P. Wadia, a nationalist leader and an associate of Annie Besant, was instrumental in its organisation. It was mainly an organisation based on the workers of Carnatic and Buckingham Mills in Madras.
Gaya Session of Congress: The Indian National Congress met for its thirty-seventh annual session in December 1922 at Gaya, Bihar. This was a tumultuous time for the Congress and the freedom movement in India as the Non-Cooperation Movement had ended, Gandhiji was in jail, and there was indecision over which political strategy to be followed. At this critical juncture, Congress underwent a rebirth.
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