GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

CO OPERATION CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ was the force behind the cooperative movement in Ireland
A
Sir Horace Plunkett
B
Pastor Soune
C
Dr. Ulkrik
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Plunkett took a leading part in developing agricultural co-operation in Ireland, of which he had learned from isolated American farmers, taking account of Scandinavian models of cooperation and the invention of the steam-powered cream separator.

Detailed explanation-2: -Our first Prime Minister Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru was a great admirer of cooperatives and he conceived to convulse the country with cooperation. In five year plans, the agricultural sector was given highest priority and as a result cooperatives registered big expansion in different sectors.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Co-operative Movement in India took birth in 1904 by the enactment of Co-operative Societies Act 1904 and after making a long journey it has entered into the new millennium with lots of hopes and expectations.

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