Labour Movements in Modern India
History ⇒ Modern Indian History
Labour Movements in Modern India starts at 10 and continues till grade 12.
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Describe the contribution of B.R. Ambedkar to the Indian labour movement.
Describe the impact of the Great Depression (1929) on Indian labourers.
Describe the relationship between industrialisation and the rise of labour movements in India.
Explain the importance of the Bombay Textile Strike of 1928.
Explain the role of Mahatma Gandhi in the Ahmedabad Mill Strike of 1918.
Explain the role of the Indian National Congress in the development of labour movements in India.
Explain the significance of the Royal Commission on Labour (1929-31) in India.
Read the following passage and answer the question: 'During the 1930s, Indian labour unions began to align themselves with different political parties, leading to ideological divisions within the movement.' What were the main consequences of this political alignment for the labour movement in India?
The first Indian Factory Act was passed in which year? (1) 1850 (2) 1881 (3) 1901 (4) 1926
The first organised labour strike in India took place in which year? (1) 1857 (2) 1875 (3) 1881 (4) 1890
Which act was passed in 1881 to regulate the working conditions of labourers in India? (1) Factory Act (2) Trade Unions Act (3) Industrial Disputes Act (4) Payment of Wages Act
Which act was passed to regulate the employment of women and children in Indian factories? (1) Trade Unions Act (2) Factories Act (3) Industrial Disputes Act (4) Payment of Wages Act
Fill in the blank: The ________ Act of 1948 was enacted to regulate minimum wages in India.
Fill in the blank: The ________ Commission was set up in 1929 to study labour conditions in India.
Fill in the blank: The ________ strike of 1928 was a major event in the Indian labour movement.
Fill in the blank: The ________ was the first central trade union organisation in India.
True or False: The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) was established before the Indian National Congress.
True or False: The Indian labour movement was influenced by socialist and communist ideologies.
True or False: The Indian labour movement was only limited to urban areas.
True or False: The Indian National Congress always supported the labour movement in India.
