Trade Union and Communist Party

Total Questions: 14

1. Who among the following had presided over the All India Trade Union Congress held at Nagpur in 1929? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Acharya Narendra Dev
(c) Subhas Chandra Bose
(d) Yusuf Meherally

Correct Answer: (a) Jawaharlal Nehru

Solution:Jawaharlal Nehru presided over the All India Trade Union Congress held at Nagpur in 1929. The Nagpur session of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) in 1929 displayed the trial of strength between the leftists and the rightists (or the moderates or reformists). The moderate section under the leadership of N.M. Joshi, V.V. Giri, and B. Shiva Rao set up a separate organization and named it "Indian Trade Union Federation."

2. Who was the first Indian to be the member of Communist International? [40th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1995]

(a) M.N. Roy
(b) Muzaffar Ahmad
(c) S.S. Dange
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer: (a) M.N. Roy

Solution:The Communist International was founded in 1919 by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin and the Russian Party (Bolshevik). M.N. Roy visited Moscow on the invitation of Lenin and became a member of Communist International. He was the first Indian to be a member of the Communist International.

3. In October, 1920, who of the following headed a group of Indians gathered at Tashkent to set up a Communist Party of India? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]

(a) H.K. Sarkar
(b) P.C. Joshi
(c) M.C. Chagla
(d) M.N. Roy

Correct Answer: (d) M.N. Roy

Solution:On 17th October, 1920, M.N. Roy, along with Abani Mukherjee, Mohd. Ali, Mohd. Shafique, Evelyn Roy Treu, Rosa Fitingov, and Acharya, founded the Indian Communist Party at Tashkent. Hence, option (d) would be correct.

4. Kanpur conspiracy case was against the leaders of: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2001 U.P. P.S.C. (GIC) 2010]

(a) Khilafat Movement
(b) Non-cooperation Movement
(c) Communist Movement
(d) Revolutionary Movement

Correct Answer: (c) Communist Movement

Solution:Kanpur Conspiracy Case was against the Communists, who were abhorred by the British Government. Some newly turned communists named M.N. Roy, Muzaffar Ahmad, Shripad Amrit Dange, Shaugat Usmani, Ramcharan Lal Sharma, Singaravelu Chettiar, Ghulam Hussain, Nalini Gupta, Shamuddin Hassan, MRS Velayudhun, Dr. Manilal, Sampurnanand, and Satyabhakta were caught by the Government and were tried for conspiring against the Government in 1924. The charge on them was "to deprive the Emperor of his sovereignty of British India, by complete separation of India from imperialistic Britain by a violent revolution." The Meerut Conspiracy and Peshawar conspiracy cases were also against the leaders of the Communist Movement.

5. Which of the following trials attracted world-wide publicity and drew sympathetic comments from Albert Einstein, H.G. Wells, Harold Laski, and Roosevelt in favor of the convicts? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

(a) INA trial
(b) Lahore conspiracy case
(c) Meerut conspiracy case
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer: (c) Meerut conspiracy case

Solution:In the Meerut conspiracy case between 1929-33, 32 labor leaders were charged, and 31 of them were arrested, including two Britishers. It was discussed all over the world, and Prof. Einstein, H.G. Wells, Harold Laski, and Roosevelt severely criticized it.

6. What is the name of the party founded by Saumyendra Nath Tagore? [U.P.P.C.S. (Re. Exam) (Pre) 2015]

(a) Indian Bolshevik Party
(b) Revolutionary Communist Party
(c) Bolshevik Leninist Party
(d) Radical Democratic Party

Correct Answer: (b) Revolutionary Communist Party

Solution:The Revolutionary Communist Party of India (RCPI) is a political party in India. The party was founded by Saumyendranath Tagore in 1934, breaking away from the Communist Party of India (CPI).

7. Who formed the Radical Democratic Party in 1940? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2007]

(a) Indrasen
(b) M.N. Roy
(c) Saumyendranath Tagore
(d) Shachindranath Sanyal

Correct Answer: (b) M.N. Roy

Solution:M.N. Roy founded the Radical Democratic Party in 1940. Bandi Jeevan is a masterpiece written by Shachindranath Sanyal. Radical democracy is a form of democracy that advocates for an extensive expansion of equality and liberty. It views democracy as an ongoing, inclusive, and reflexive process. Radical democracy differs from traditional democracy's approach to equality, liberty, and the democratic process. Traditional democracy typically focuses on established structures and procedures, aiming for consensus and stability.

8. The Revolutionary phase of the trade union movement in India was: [48th to 52nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2008]

(a) 1939-45
(b) 1926-39
(c) 1918-26
(d) 1914-18

Correct Answer: (b) 1926-39

Solution:The revolutionary phase of the Trade Union Movement in India is considered from 1926 to 1939. M.N. Roy, Muzaffar Ahmad, Shripad Amrit Dange, Shaugat Usmani, etc., were the main leaders during its militant phase.

9. Who was the first President of All India Trade Union Congress? [48th to 52nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2008 U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2002 U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1997 42nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1997]

(a) B.T. Ranade
(b) Satya Bhakta
(c) N.M. Joshi
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai

Correct Answer: (c) N.M. Joshi

Solution:The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) was founded in Bombay on October 31, 1920, by N.M. Joshi, with Lala Lajpat Rai as its first President, Joseph Baptista as Vice President, and Diwan Chaman Lal Bajaj as General Secretary. The motive behind its formation was the establishment of the International Labour Organization in 1919.

10. When was All India Trade Union Congress established in Bombay? [47th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2005]

(a) 1920
(b) 1925
(c) 1929
(d) 1935

Correct Answer: (a) 1920

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