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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2018 — General Studies · Question 65 of 200

Q65
Indian National MovementPeasant, Tribal & Labour Movements
Who was elected the first President of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) on 31 October 1920?
  1. a.V. V. Giri
  2. b.Subhash Chandra Bose
  3. c.Lala Lajpat Rai
  4. d.C. R. Das

Answer: (C) Lala Lajpat Rai

The All India Trade Union Congress was founded at Bombay on 31 October 1920 with Lala Lajpat Rai as its first president and Dewan Chaman Lall as general secretary; N. M. Joshi was another key figure. C. R. Das presided over its sessions of 1923 and 1924, V. V. Giri was president in 1926, Jawaharlal Nehru in 1929 (Nagpur) and Subhas Chandra Bose in 1931, so the other names are all later presidents and act as traps.

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