Which of the following is not a trade union?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → ASSOCHAM
Option (2) ASSOCHAM — Not a trade union (Correct). A trade union is an organisation of workers. The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM), like FICCI, is an association that industrialists form, so it speaks for business and employers, not for 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 ASSOCHAM, INTUC and CITU, is still there.
NCERT (2025-26): “3.2 Political Parties, Pressure and Interest Groups in Democratic Politics … A look at the newspaper every morning will show you many instances where different groups seek to make their voices heard. And draw the attention of the government to their grievances. Industrialists form associations such as Federation of Indian Chambers and Commerce (FICCI) and Association of Chambers of Commerce (ASSOCHAM).…” “Workers’ Movements … 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.…”
3.2 Political Parties, Pressure and Interest Groups in Democratic Politics (NCERT 2025-26) |
