Correct Answer:

B: 2 only

Explanation of Statements/Options:

Statement 1 is incorrect.  
 • The Ahmedabad Mill Strike of 1918 was primarily related to a dispute over the demand for a "plague bonus" by the workers, not about the hours of work.
 • The workers were demanding a 50% wage increase to compensate for the increased cost of living due to the plague epidemic.
 • The mill owners, who were Indian, not European, were initially unwilling to meet the workers' demands.
 • The conflict was more about wages and living conditions rather than working hours.

Statement 2 is correct.  
 • Mahatma Gandhi played a significant role in the Ahmedabad Mill Strike by advising the workers to go on strike to demand fair wages.
 • Gandhi advocated for non-violent methods and encouraged the workers to adopt peaceful means of protest.
 • He also undertook a fast to support the workers' cause and to pressurize the mill owners to agree to the workers' demands.
 • Gandhi's involvement in the strike was one of his early experiments with non-violent resistance in India.