UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 97
The Trade Disputes Act of 1929 provided for
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Correct answer: D
Correct Option: D
Explanation: The Trade Disputes Act 1929 provided machinery for industrial dispute investigation/settlement and imposed restrictions on strikes in public utility services.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - Worker participation in enterprise management was not established by this colonial law.
B: Incorrect - The Act addressed industrial dispute procedures rather than conferring arbitrary suppression powers on management.
C: Incorrect - It did not simply refer every trade dispute to ordinary British courts.
D: Correct - Correct-it instituted dispute-resolution machinery and curbs on certain strikes.