Which of the following are Trade Union Organisations?
A. Federation of Indian Chamber and Commerce (FICCI)
B. Indian Trade Union Congress (INTUC)
C. Association of Chambers of Commerce (ASSOCHAM)
D. Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences
E. Centre for Indian Trade Unions (CITU)
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → B and E only
A. Federation of Indian Chamber and Commerce (FICCI) Incorrect. FICCI is an association formed by industrialists, a group of employers and not of workers.
B. Indian Trade Union Congress (INTUC) Correct. Workers form trade unions such as the INTUC to press their demands.
C. Association of Chambers of Commerce (ASSOCHAM) Incorrect. ASSOCHAM, like FICCI, is an association of industrialists.
D. Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences Incorrect. It is a medical institute for the treatment of liver disease, not an organisation of workers at all.
E. Centre for Indian Trade Unions (CITU) Correct. The CITU is another trade union formed by workers.
Note: The chapter ‘The Story of Indian Democracy’ of the pre-rationalised NCERT, which NTA followed in 2023, has been renamed ‘The Constitution and Social Change’ in the NCERT book (2025-26). Its section on political parties, pressure and interest groups, which names these associations and trade unions, is still there.
NCERT: Social Change and Development in India — Chapter 3: The Constitution and Social Change (2025-26)
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