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The Trade Disputes Act of 1929 provided for

  1. the participation of workers in the management of industries.
  2. arbitrary powers to the management to quell industrial disputes.
  3. an intervention by the British Court in the event of a trade dispute.
  4. a system of tribunals and a ban on strikes.

Explanation

Option (d) is correct
  • The Trade Disputes Act was passed on 11 April 1929. This Act introduced tribunals for settling workers’ problems and practically banned strikes that “coerced” the Government or caused hardship to the people.

Additional Information

  • Bhagat Singh and B.K. Dutt threw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly on 8 April 1929 to protest against the passage of the Public Safety Bill and the Trade Disputes Bill, which would reduce civil liberties in general and curb the right of workers to organise and struggle in particular, and against the “wholesale arrests of the leader of the labour movement”.
Answer: (d) a system of tribunals and a ban on strikes; Difficulty Level: Hard

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