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__________ and __________ chaired the first and second National Labour Commissions respectively.

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__________ and __________ chaired the first and second National Labour Commissions respectively.
  1. Bhagwati, Rajamannar
  2. Gajendragadkar, Rajamannar
  3. Gajendragadkar, Ravindra Varma
  4. Hidayatullah, Gajendragadkar

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Correct answer: C - Gajendragadkar, Ravindra Varma
The First National Commission on Labour (1966-69) was chaired by Justice P.B. Gajendragadkar, a former Chief Justice of India. The Second National Commission on Labour (1999-2002) was chaired by Ravindra Varma, and its report recommended grouping the labour laws into a few broad codes. Rajamannar chaired a Centre-State relations committee, not a labour commission.

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