indigo planters exploited the peasants of
to grow indigo on part of their land at unremunerative prices.
Assertion (A): The Moplah rebellion was antizamindar as well as anti-British
in nature.
Reason (R): Most of the local zamindars were Christians.
Assertion (A): The peasants participated in the Noncooperation movement of
1921–22 on a very large scale.
Reason (R): The sudden withdrawal of the movement by Gandhi had tragic
consequences for the majority of them.
Who was responsible for the organisation of the first conference of workers
in Bombay?
(a) N M Joshi
(b) B P Wadia
(c) Aruna Asaf Ali
(d) Lokhande
Which was the first modern trade union in India and when did it come into
existence?
(a) Bombay Trade Union—1919
(b) Calcutta Labour Union—1914
(c) Madras Labour Union—1918
(d) Ahmedabad Trade Union—1919
When was the All India Trade Union Congress established at Bombay?
(a) 1929
(b) 1925
(c) 1929
(d) 1939
When was the first Trade Union Act, providing for voluntary registration,
enacted?
(a) 1924
(b) 1926
(c) 1928
(d) 1939
Which act provided for the election of labour representatives through labour
constituencies for the first time?