2018 GS Paper I, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2018 · GS Paper I

Question 70: History and Culture

Who among the following were the founders of the “Hind Mazdoor Sabha” established in 1948 ?

aB. Krishna Pillai, E.M.S. Namboodiripad and K.C. George
bJayaprakash Narayan, Deen Dayal Upadhyay and M.N. Roy
cC.P. Ramaswamy Iyer, K. Kamaraj and Veeresalingam Pantulu
dAshok Mehta, T.S. Ramanujam and G.G. Mehta

AnswerUPSC’s answer is (d).

The Hind Mazdoor Sabha was founded in 1948 by socialists, including Ashok Mehta, T.S. Ramanujam and G.G. Mehta, who stood apart from the Congress-led INTUC and the communist-led AITUC. The other groups of names do not match its founders. Remember: HMS is the socialist trade union federation.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Kerala communist leaders, not the HMS founders.
  • (b) These leaders belong to other political traditions, not HMS.
  • (c) Southern leaders from other political groups, not HMS founders.
  • (d) Right: Ashok Mehta, T.S. Ramanujam and G.G. Mehta.

Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2018, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.