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The split in the AITUC in 1947 paved the way for further splits along…

The split in the AITUC in 1947 paved the way for further splits along which lines?

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → The lines of political parties

Option (1) The lines of political parties — Correct. When the Congress formed the INTUC in 1947, the AITUC split. This opened the way for further splits on the line of political parties, each party building its own union.

Option (2) The lines of regions and languages — Incorrect. Regional parties did start their own unions from the late 1960s, but that was part of the same party-based division. Unions did not split by region or language as such.

Option (3) The lines of industries and trades — Incorrect. The 1947 split did not divide unions by industry or trade. The new unions were set up by rival political parties.

Option (4) The lines of caste and religion — Incorrect. Caste and religion were not the lines of division in the trade union movement after 1947. Unions split by the political party they followed.

NCERT (2026-27): “Workers’ Movements …
During the last few years of British rule the communists gained considerable control over the AITUC. The Indian National Congress chose to form another union called the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) in May 1947. The split in the AITUC in 1947 paved the way for further splits on the line of political parties. Apart from the working class movement being divided on the lines of political parties at the national level, regional parties too started to form their own unions from the late 1960s.”

The split in the AITUC in 1947 paved the way for further splits along which lines?

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → The lines of political parties

Option (3) The lines of industries and trades — Incorrect. The 1947 split did not divide unions by industry or trade. The new unions were set up by rival political parties.