History · Rise of Indian Nationalism
UGC NET December 2014 History
Gandhi's intervention in the Ahmedabad Mill Strike in 1918 led to the enhancement of wages for the workers by:
A25%
B35% ✓ Correct
C45%
D55%
Correct answer: (B) 35% — The wages were enhanced by thirty-five percent, so the answer is thirty-five percent.
Explanation
★The wages were enhanced by thirty-five percent, so the answer is thirty-five percent.
★In 1918 there was a dispute between the mill owners and workers of Ahmedabad.
★It arose over the question of the Plague Bonus.
★Gandhi led the workers in a strike in the cotton mills.
★He used the weapon of a hunger strike to press the cause.
★The strike succeeded and the workers won a thirty-five percent wage rise.
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