Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2020
Who among the following created the first All India Trade Union Congress in 1920?
- A B. P. Wadia
- B S. A. Dange
- C N. M. Joshi ✓
- D B. T. Ranadive
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CDS2020
Which one among the following was India's first trade union in the proper sense of the term?
- A Bombay Labour Union
- B Ahmedabad Labour Union
- C Madras Labour Union ✓
- D Allahabad Labour Union
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CDS2017
Statement IThe Communists left the All India Trade Union Congress in 1931
Statement IIBy 1928, the Communists were no longer working with the mainstream national movement
- A Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I ✓
- B Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
- C Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- D Statement I is false but Statement II is true
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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