Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Indian workers experienced low wages, long hours and hazardous working conditions. At the same time, they lived under imperial political rule and were employed by both foreign and Indian capitalists.

Which one of the following conclusions follows most appropriately?

  1. Economic conflict disappeared whenever workers were employed by Indian capitalists.
  2. The working-class movement acquired both an economic dimension and a connection with the struggle for national emancipation.
  3. The labour movement remained completely separate from wider political campaigns until independence.
  4. Colonial rule prevented Indian workers from organising strikes around national political issues.
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