Question

UPSC Prelims 2018 Question:

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

1. B. Krishna Pillai, E.M.S. Namboodiripad and K.C. George
2. Jayaprakash Narayan, Deen Dayal Upadhyay and M.N. Roy
3. C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer, K. Kamaraj and Veeresalingam Pantulu
4. Ashok Mehta, T.S. Ramanujan and G.G. Mehta

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4: Ashok Mehta, T.S. Ramanujan and G.G. Mehta

Detailed Solution

Explanation:

Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS) was founded in Kolkata (earlier Calcutta) during the trade union conference from 24th to 26th December 1948. Over 600 trade union leaders participated, representing 427 unions and a membership of over 600000 workers.
Although HMS as an organisation was new, the men and women who founded it were veterans of the Indian trade union movement, most of whom had been instrumental in the formation and growth of All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) earlier.
The Founding Conference elected R.S. Ruikar as the first President, Ashok Mehta as the General Secretary and G.G. Mehta and V.S. Mathur as Secretaries. Maniben Kara and T.S. Ramanujam were elected as the Vice-Presidents of HMS.

Therefore, option (4) is the correct answer.

Subject: History | Important Personalities

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