Assertion (A) correctly identifies the period 1920-22 (the height of the Non-Co-operation Movement) as a time of significant working-class activity and the formation of their own organizations. Reason (R) provides a specific example of this by stating that the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) was formed in 1920 and that Lokamanya Tilak was instrumental in its formation. Both statements are historically accurate. The question asks only if the statements are correct, not about the relationship between them.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below : Assertion (A) : The Indian National Movement reached its crescendo in the non- co-operation movement in 1920-22. It was in this context that there occurred a resurgence of working class activity in the years 1920-22. The working class created its own organisation to defend its class rights. Reason (R) : Lokamanya Tilak was one of the moving spirits in the formation of AITUC. AITUC was formed in 1920.
Asked in TNPSC CS Prelims 2015 · Topic: Trade Union and Communist Party (Formation of organised trade unions: Madras Labour Union and All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC))
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Answer: A. Both (A) and (R) are correct
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