Modern History PYQ 348 of 636 · Trade Union and Communist Party

When was All India Trade Union Congress established in Bombay?

  1. A1920
  2. B1925
  3. C1929
  4. D1935

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Correct answer: (a) 1920

Explanation

Through the efforts of N.M. Joshi, Joseph Baptista, and Lala Lajpat Rai, the “All India Trade Union Congress”, i.e., the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), was established in Bombay on 31 October, 1920. Lala Lajpat Rai was its first President, while Joseph Baptista was the Vice-President and Diwan Chamanlal Bajaj was the General Secretary. The first split in this organisation took place in 1929 at the Nagpur session. At that time, Jawaharlal Nehru was its President.

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