Question

Statement 1: It is ironic that the plight of the workers in India was first recognised by the English.

Statement 2: The British factory owners, traders, and social workers took it upon themselves to offer support to the Indian labourers.

• A. Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct
• B. Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect
• C. Both statements are correct and statement 2 is the correct justification for statement 1
• D. Both statements are correct and statement 1 is the correct justification for statement 2

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both statements are correct and statement 2 is the correct justification for statement 1

• Labourers and their struggles have often been neglected in history. In pre-independent India, the educated mass was largely fighting for freedom from British domination. They forgot about the horrible work conditions of the Indian labourers at the time.
• They were more focused on the development of industries in India at the cost of these labourers.
• The English were the first to recognise the plight of the workers in India. The British industrialists, traders and social workers put pressure on the British government to enact laws which would safeguard the rights of the labourers, similar to that of the rules in Britain.
• This pressure led to the British government in taking the rights of the workers in India seriously.