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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 46

SSC MTS - 25 July 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q46

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In which year did Mahatma Gandhi lead a successful mill workers strike in Ahmedabad?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. 1918.

  • Ahmedabad Mill Strike (First Hunger Strike) March 1918 .
  • In March 1918, Gandhi intervened in a dispute between Ahmedabad cotton mill owners and workers over the cessation of the plague bonus.
  • The mill workers turned to Anusuya Sarabhai for assistance in their fight for justice.
  • Workers demanded a 50% wage increase in order to cope with wartime inflation (which doubled the prices of food grains, cloth, and other necessities) brought on by Britain's involvement in World War I.