Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Social Change and Development in India: Social Movements

Question:

Who established the Textile Labour Association (TLA)?

Options:

B.P. Wadia

Mahatma Gandhi

V.V. Giri

S.A. Dange

Correct Answer:

Mahatma Gandhi

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Mahatma Gandhi

The first trade union was established in April 1918 in Madras by B.P. Wadia, a social worker and member of the Theosophical Society. During the same year, Mahatma Gandhi founded the Textile Labour Association (TLA). In 1920, the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) was formed in Bombay.