UPSC Prelims 2009 · General Studies

Question 59: History and Culture

Who of the following founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association?

aMahatma Gandhi

bSardar Vallabhbhai Patel

cN. M. Joshi

dJ. B. Kripalani

AnswerThe answer is (a).

Mahatma Gandhi founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association, a union of mill workers, after the Ahmedabad mill strike of 1918, in which he used fasting and negotiation. Anasuya Sarabhai was closely associated with it. Patel, N. M. Joshi and Kripalani were involved in other labour or political work, but the union is credited to Gandhi.

Why each option is right or wrong

(a) Right: Gandhi founded the Association.
(b) Patel worked with Gandhi in Gujarat but did not found the Association.
(c) N. M. Joshi was a pioneer of the All India Trade Union Congress, a different body.
(d) Kripalani was a Gandhian leader but not the founder.

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