Which of the following statements regarding the early Communist movement in India is/are correct?
1. The formal establishment of the Communist Party of India on Indian soil took place at a conference in Kanpur in 1925.
2. The Meerut Conspiracy Case of 1929 was launched by the British government specifically to suppress Indian communists and trade unionists.

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Accepted Answer

Both 1 and 2 — Statement 1 is correct; the CPI was formally founded at the Kanpur conference in December 1925. Statement 2 is also correct; the Meerut Conspiracy Case (1929) was a major British crackdown on 31 communist leaders and trade union organizers to halt their growing influence in the labor movement.

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