Question

What was the common similarity between Purushottamdas Thakurdas and G.D.Birla ?
A)Both of them led peasant movements in Gujarat and UP.
B)They were prominent members of FICCI.
C)Both of them did not lend support to the Civil Disobedience Movement.
D)They were socialist leaders who led the working class in the movement.

Answer 1

Hint: Sir Purshottamdas Thakurdas was a Gujarati businessman and industrialist from Mumbai. He was a cotton trader. The Bombay Plan which was set of proposals for the well functioning post-independence economy of India, had a signatory as Purshottamdas Thakurdas. He along with GD Birla who was a pioneering Indian businessman of that time, established Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry also known as FICCI in 1927 on the advice of Mahatma Gandhi.

Complete answer:
Let us discuss each option individually in detail to figure out the correct answer.

Both of them led peasant movements in Gujarat and UP: This is not the similarity between Purshottamdas Thakurdas and G. D Birla. Therefore, this is not the correct option.

They were prominent members of FICCI: This is the similarity between Purshottamdas Thakurdas and G. D Birla. Therefore, this is the correct option.

Both of them did not lend support to the Civil Disobedience Movement: This is not the similarity between Purshottamdas Thakurdas and G. D Birla. Therefore, this is not the correct option.

They were socialist leaders who led the working class in the movement: This is not the similarity between Purshottamdas Thakurdas and G. D Birla. Therefore, this is not the correct option.

Hence, the correct answer is option (B)

Note: Since the early 1920s, constant efforts were being made to establish a national level organisation of Indian commercial, industrial and financial interests by various capitalists like G.D. Birla and Purshottamdas Thakurdas. In 1927, This effort culminated in the formation of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) with a large and rapidly increasing representation from all parts of India. The FICCI was soon acknowledged by the British government
as well as the Indian public in general.