GS PrelimsHistory (Modern India)Emergence of Socialist Thought and Trade Union Movement2018

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

A

B. Krishna Pillai, E.M.S. Namboodiripad and K.C. George

B

Jayaprakash Narayan, Deen Dayal Upadhyay and M.N. Roy

C

C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer, K. Kamaraj and Veeresalingam Pantulu

D

Ashok Mehta, T.S. Ramanujam and G.G. Mehta

Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation

1. The question asks to identify the founders of the "Hind Mazdoor Sabha" (HMS), a trade union federation established in 1948. 2. HMS was formed by socialist leaders who broke away from the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) as they felt it was dominated by communists. 3. Option (A) lists leaders primarily associated with the Communist Party in Kerala. 4. Option (B) lists Jayaprakash Narayan (Socialist, involved in trade unions but maybe not the core founder group listed), Deen Dayal Upadhyay (Jana Sangh leader), and M.N. Roy (Radical Humanist), who were not the key founders of HMS together. 5. Option (C) lists prominent figures from South India (C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer, K. Kamaraj, Veeresalingam Pantulu) who were not associated with the founding of HMS. 6. Option (D) includes Ashok Mehta, T.S. Ramanujam, and G.G. Mehta. These leaders, along with others like R.S. Ruikar and Maniben Kara, were prominent socialist trade unionists involved in the formation of the Hind Mazdoor Sabha in 1948.

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