11
Match the following with their correct sections of the Contract Labour Act, 1972.
List-I
List-II
a. Controlled Industry
1. 2(e)
b. Principal Employer
2. 2(d)
c. Establishment
3. 2(f)
d. Control Labour
4. 2(b)
A)
a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2
B)
a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4
C)
a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
D)
a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
B
12
Which of the following acts gave fillip to our labour union movement in the period between 1924 and 1935 with the emergence of left-wing trade unions?
A)
The Mines Act of 1923
B)
Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923
C)
The Trade Unions Act, 1926
D)
All of the above
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
D
13
Match the following theories of wages
List-I with their propagators
List-II .
List-I
List-II
a. Standard of Living theory
1. J. S. Mill
b. Wage Fund theory
2. J. B. Clark
c. Residual Claimant theory
3. Karl Marx
d. Marginal Productivity theory
4. Francis A. Walker
A)
a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
B)
a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
C)
a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1
D)
a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
A
14
Which of the following is the primary activity in the Indian economy?
A)
Construction
B)
Manufacturing
C)
Farming
D)
Financial Services
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
C
15
According to the Building and other Construction Workers (regulation of employment and conditions of service) Act, 1996 how many members constitute the State Advisory Board?
A)
11
B)
12
C)
15
D)
10
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
C
16
Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. A minimum rate of wages for the time spent by employees for the production of output is minimum time rate.
2. Minimum piece rate is the rate based on the quantity of the output employees have produced.
3. The guaranteed time rate is a minimum rate of remuneration to apply in the case of employees employed on piece work for the purpose of securing to such employees a minimum rate of wages on a time work basis.
4. A minimum rate of remuneration to apply in the case of employees employed on piece work for the purpose of securing to such employees a minimum rate of wages on a time work basis is overtime rate.
A)
1, 2, 3 and 4 are true
B)
1, 3 are true and 2, 4 are false
C)
2, 4 are true and 1, 3 are false
D)
3, 4 are true and 2, 1 are false
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
A
17
Which of the following is not part of the recommendations of Indian Labour Conference on 'rationalisation'?
A)
There should be a cap on recruitment
B)
There should be no retrenchment or loss of earnings of the existing employee
C)
Workers could be provided with suitable alternative jobs in the same employment or under the same employer subject to agreement between employer and the workers
D)
There should be a proper workload assessment by an export
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
A
18
Carpel Tunnel syndrome is related to which of the following?
A)
Legs
B)
Hand or wrist
C)
Skin
D)
Brain
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
B
19
Which of the following is incorrect for the concept of labour welfare?
A)
The efficiency of labour enhances its productivity as well
B)
It focuses on building and improving the work life quality of the employees
C)
This concept is the same across the different regions of the country
D)
Socio-cultural background, marital and economic status of the employees contribute to labour welfare
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
C
20
For every completed year of service in excess of six months, the employer shall pay gratuity to an employee for wages based on what rate?
A)
Rate of fifteen days
B)
Rate of ten days
C)
Rate of twenty days
D)
Rate of thirty days
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
A