LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034 M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – HISTORY SECOND SEMESTER – APRIL 2007 HT 2805 - HISTORY OF LABOUR MOVEMENT IN INDIA Date & Time: 17/04/2007 / 1:00 - 4:00 Dept. No. LT 16 Max. : 100 Marks PART A (4X5=20 Marks) Answer any FOUR of the following in not exceeding 100 words each. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. B.P. Wadia Babeuf M.N. Roy. Scientific Socialism. International Working Men’s Association Urban Handicrafts. PART B (2X10= 20 Marks) Answer any TWO of the following in not exceeding 200 words each. 7. Explain the significance of Trade Union Act of 1926. 8. Critically examine the growth of Madras Labour Union. 9. What were the aims and objectives of the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Union? 10. ‘The Paris Commune was the result of the First Workers Revolution in History’-Comment. PART C (3X20= 60 Marks) Answer any THREE of the following in not exceeding 1200 words each. 11. Examine the causes and conditions of the workers that led to the First Factories Act of 1881 in India. 12. Assess the impact of First World War on Indian Industries. 13. Critically examine the causes for the Industrial Strikes and Lockouts between 1920 and 1930 in India. 14. Discuss the conventions and recommendations of International Labour Organisation(ILO) and highlight its significance. 15. Analyse the causes for the disintegration of Traditional Agriculture in India. ***************