UPSC Prelims · 2017 · GS Paper I · Q24
Consider the following statements: 1. The Factories Act, 1881 was passed with a view to fix the wages of industrial workers and to allow the workers to form trade unions. 2. N.M. Lokhande was a pioneer in organizing the labour movement in British India. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
- (A)1 only
- (B)2 only
- (C)Both 1 and 2
- (D)Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (B) 2 only
- Subject
- History
- Chapter
- Tribal, Peasant & Working Class Movements
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