Correct option is B
Option (b) is the correct meaning of the given idiom.
Given Idiom: Token strike — A short, symbolic strike meant to warn the authorities/employer and register protest without a full-scale work stoppage; essentially a warning strike. (हिंदी: प्रतीकात्मक/चेतावनी हड़ताल — अल्पकालिक हड़ताल जो चेतावनी देने हेतु की जाती है)
Example: The employees observed a token strike for two hours to press their demands.
Other related idioms and their meanings:
· Work to rule: Employees strictly follow rules to slow work as protest (नियमपूर्वक काम कर धीमा विरोध).
· Lockout: Management shuts the workplace to resist workers’ demands (प्रबंधन द्वारा तालाबंदी).
· Go-slow: Employees deliberately reduce work pace (धीमी गति से काम करना विरोध में).