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Factories Act, 1948
Q.no: 1 As per Factories Act "Factory" means any premises including the precincts
thereof where ____ or more workers are working or were working on any day of the preceding 12 months, and in any part of which a manufacturing process is being carried on without the aid of power, or is ordinarily so carried on. [Sec 2(m)] A: 10 B: 20 C: 50 D: 100
Q.no: 2 As per the Factories Act, "Adult" means a person who has completed his ---------- year of age. [Sec 2(a)] A: fifteenth B: sixteenth C: seventeenth D: eighteenth
Q.no: 3 As per Factories Act, "Adolescent" means a person who has completed his ----------- Year of age but has not completed his --------------- year. [Sec 2(b)] A: twelfth, eighteenth B: fifteenth, twenty first C: fifteenth, eighteenth D: sixteenth, nineteenth
Q.no: 4 As per Factories Act, "Child" means a person who has not completed his ---------- year of age. [Sec 2(c)] A: fourteenth B: fifteenth C: sixteenth D: eighteenth
Q.no: 5 As per factories act which among the following are true in respect of the
definition of a worker? [Sec 2(l)]
"Worker" means a person employed
- directly or by or through any agency (including a contractor)
- with or without the knowledge of the principal employer
- whether for remuneration or not
- in any manufacturing process A: 3 and 4 only B: 1,3 and 4 only C: 1 and 4 only D: 1,2,3 and 4
Q.no: 6 As per Factories Act, "Factory" means any premises including the precincts
thereof where on ------------- or more workers are working or were working on any day of the preceding 12 months, and in any part of which a manufacturing process is being carried out with the aid of power, or is ordinarily so carried on. [Sec 2(m)(i)] A: 10 B: 20 C: 50 D: 100
Q.no: 7 As per Factories Act, a Factory does not include which among the following? [Sec 2(m)]
- a mine subject to the operation of the Mines Act, 1952
- a mobile unit belonging to the Armed Forces of the Union
- a railway running shed
- a hotel, restaurant or eating place A: 1 and 2 only B: 1,2 and 3 only C: 1,2,3 and 4 D: 1,2,4 only
A: 100 B: 150 C: 250 D: 500
Q.no: 14As per factories act which among the following are true in respect of the definition of a worker?
"Worker" means a person employed
- in cleaning any part of the machinery or premises used for a manufacturing process
- in any other kind of work incidental to, or connected with, the manufacturing process, or the subject of the manufacturing process
- does not include any member of the Armed Forces of the Union A: 3 only B: 2 and3 only C: 1 and 2 only D: 1,2 and 3
Q.no: 15 Manufacturing process refers [Sec 2(k)]
A: Only to the process and not to the articles finished or produced. B: To the articles finished C: To the articles manufactured D: All of the above.
Q.no: 16 If a worker works on Sunday and has had a holiday on one of the three days
immediately before it, that Sunday shall for the purpose of calculating his weekly hours of work be included in the _______ week. [Proviso (3) under Sec 52(1)(b)(ii)] A: Following B: Preceding C: Following or preceding D: Any of the above.
Q.no: 17 No woman shall be employed in any factory except between the hours of
(Sec 70) Choice A: 7 PM and 6 AM Choice B: 6 AM and 7 PM Choice C: 10 PM and 6 AM Choice D: 6 AM and 10 PM
Q.no: 18 Total number of hours of work in any week including overtime shall not exceed
[Sec 65 (3) (iii)] Choice A: Sixty Choice B: Sixty Two Choice C: Seventy Five Choice D: None of the above.
Q.no: 19 No worker shall be allowed to work overtime for more than ______ days at a
stretch and the total number of hours of work in any quarter shall not exceed _________. [Sec 65 (3) (iv)] Choice A: seven, sixty five Choice B: six, seventy five Choice C: seven, seventy five Choice D: seven, sixty
Q.no: 20 Sections ____ to ____ of the Factories Act, deals with Health.
Choice A: 11, 20 Choice B: 21, 40 Choice C: 31, 40 Choice D: 71, 80
Q.no: 21 All inside wall, partitions, ceilings or tops of rooms and all sides,
tops of Passages and staircases shall be repainted or revarnished at least once in every _________ and in any other case, white-washed or colour washed at least once in every ___________. [Sec 11 (d)] Choice A: 5 years, 16 months Choice B: 6 years, 16 months Choice C: 14 years, 14 months Choice D: 5 years, 14 months
Q.no: 22 As per Sec.16 of Factories Act, there shall be in every work room of a factory in
existence of the date of commencement of this act atleast ____ cubic metres
Q.no: 26 Under Factories Act, 1948 match the following:
- Canteen (Sec 46) a. More than 30 women workers
- Lunch Room (Sec 47) b. For every 150 workers
- Creche (Sec 48) c. more than 150 workers.
- Welfare Officer (Sec 49) d. more than 250 workers.
- First Aid Appliance (Sec 45) e. 500 or more workers Choice A: 1.a, 2.b, 3.c, 4.d, 5.e Choice B: 1.c, 2.d, 3.a, 4.e, 5.b Choice C: 1.d, 2.c, 3.a, 4.e, 5.b Choice D: 1.d, 2.b, 3.a, 4.d, 5.e
INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE ACT
Q.no: 27Which among the following are true in respect of the ID Act 1947?
- any Railway service is a "public utility service"
- "Industry" means any systematic activity carried on by co-operation between an employer and his Employee
- "Closure" means temporary closing down of a place of employment or part thereof
Choice A: 1 only Choice B: 1 and 2 only Choice C: 1 and 3 only Choice D: 1,2 and 3
Q.no: 28Which among the following are true about a workman as per ID Act? [Sec 2(s)] A workman means any person employed in any industry
1) to do any manual, unskilled, skilled, technical, operational, clerical or
supervisory work
- mainly in a managerial or administrative capacity
- who, being employed in a supervisory capacity, draws wages exceeding one
thousand six hundred rupees per mensem
- who, being employed in a supervisory capacity exercises functions mainly of a managerial nature Choice A: 1 only Choice B: 1 and 2 only Choice C: 1 and 3 only Choice D: 1,3 and 4 only
Q.no: 29As per ID Act no workman employed in any industry who has been in continuous Service for not less than one year under an employer shall be retrenched by that employer until the workman has been paid, at the time of retrenchment, compensation which shall be equivalent to ---------------------------- of continuous service. [Sec 25(f)]
Choice A: fifteen days' average pay for every completed year Choice B: ten days' average pay for every completed year Choice C: fifteen days' average pay for every completed six months Choice D: ten days' average pay for every completed six months
Q.no: 30 As per section 25 F of ID Act , no workman employed in any industry who has been in continuous service for not less than one year under an employer shall be retrenched by that employer until the workman has been given -------------- notice in writing indicating the reasons for retrenchment and the period of notice has expired or the workman has been paid in lieu of such notice, wages for the period of the notice.
Choice A: fifteen days Choice B: one month's Choice C: two months Choice D: four months
Q.no: 31As per ID Act, a workman shall be deemed to be in continuous service under an
An "industrial dispute" means any dispute or difference
- between employers and workmen
- between employers and employers
- between workmen and workmen Choice A: 1 only Choice B: 1 and 2 only Choice C: 1 and 3 only Choice D: 1,2 and 3
Q.no: 36As per ID Act 1947, "----------------" means the temporary closing of a place of employment or the suspension of work, or the refusal by an employer to continue to employ any number of persons employed by him. [Sec 2(l)] Choice A: lay off Choice B: lock out Choice C: closure Choice D: retrenchment
Q.no: 37------------------ was enacted to make provisions for investigation and settlement of industrial disputes and for providing certain safeguards to the workers Choice A: The Industrial Disputes Act, 1946 Choice B: The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 Choice C: The Industrial Disputes Act, 1948 Choice D: The Industrial Disputes Act, 1949
Q.no: 38As per ID Act 1947,"--------------" means the failure, refusal or inability of an employer on account of shortage of coal, power or raw materials or the accumulation of stocks or the break-down of machinery or natural calamity or for any other connected reason to give employment to a workman whose name is borne on the muster-rolls of his industrial establishment and who has not been retrenched; [Sec 2 (kkk)] Choice A: lay-off Choice B: lock out
Choice C: closure Choice D: removal
Q.no: 39The Industrial Disputes Act came into force on the --------------------------. Choice A: first day of April, 1947 Choice B: first day of April, 1948 Choice C: first day of August, 1947 Choice D: first day of August, 1948
Q.no: 40Industrial Tribunals are established under the --------------------. Choice A: Industrial Tribunals Act Choice B: Industrial Disputes Act Choice C: Factories Act Choice D: Minimum Wages Act
Q.no: 41How many schedules are there under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947? Choice A: Four Choice B: Five Choice C: Six Choice D: Seven
Q.no: 42Wages under ID Act does not include [Sec 2(rr)] Choice A: Dearness Allowance Choice B: Travelling Concession Choice C: Bonus Choice D: Value of Medical Attendance
Q.no: 43In the case of any industrial establishment in which _____ or more workmen are employed or have been employed on any day in the preceding _____ months, the appropriate Government, may by general or special order require the employer to constitute a Works Committee. [Sec 3] Choice A: 100, 10
Q.no: 47The following are matters within the jurisdiction of Industrial Tribunals under Schedule III
Choice A: Wages including period and mode of payment. Choice B: Compensatory and other allowances. Choice C: Hours of work and rest Choice D: Leave with wages and holidays Choice E: Bonus , PF, Classification by grades.
Choice F : All of the above.
Q.no: 48The following matters are unfair labour practices on the part of employers and trade union of employers under Schedule V. Choice A: To interfere or coerce workmen in exercising their right to organize, form or join or assist a trade union for purpose of collective bargaining. Choice B: Threatening workmen with discharge or dismissal, if they join a trade union. Choice C: Threatening lockout or closure. Choice D: All the above.
Q.no: 49The following matters are unfair labour practices on the part of employers and trade union of employers under Schedule V. Choice A: An employer taking active interest in organizing a trade union of his workmen. Choice B: Establish employer sponsored trade unions. Choice C: Discharging or punishing workmen, joining or organizing a trade union. Choice D: Employer showing partiality or granting favour to one of the trade unions. Choice E: All the above.
MINIMUM WAGES ACT
Q.no: 50Minimum Wages Act received the assent of the Governor General of India in ----- Choice A: 1923 Choice B: 1936
Choice C: 1947 Choice D: 1948
Q.no: 51In so far as the Railway administrations are concerned the Minimum wages act applies to workers employed (either departmentally or through contractors) in which among the following?
- Construction and maintenance of Roads.
- Construction and maintenance of buildings.
- Ash pit cleaning.
- Loading and unloading in Goods sheds.
- Construction of road over bridges. Choice A: 3 and 4 only Choice B: 1 and 2 only Choice C: 3, 4 and 5 only Choice D: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
LABOUR LAWS - Payment of Wages Act 1936 RBE 216/2005 dated 20/12/ 2005
Q.no: 52Payment of Wages Act applies to wages payable to an employed person in respect of a wage period if such wages for that wage period do not exceed ------- ---------- or such other higher sum which, on the basis of figures of the Consumer Expenditure Survey published by the National Sample Survey Organisation, the Central Government may, after every five years, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify. Choice A: Rs 1500 per month Choice B: Rs 6500 per month Choice C: Rs 10000 per month Choice D: Rs 20000 per month
period. (Sec 8) Choice A: three per cent Choice B: five per cent Choice C: ten per cent Choice D: fifty per cent
Q.no: 57The Railways are required to submit Annual Return on the working of P.W. Act in the prescribed form to the Official concerned of the Central Industrial Relations Machinery under the Ministry of Labour not later than --------------- of the succeeding year.
Choice A: 15th February Choice B: 15th March Choice C: 15th April Choice D: 15th May
Q.no: 58------------- is an important piece of legislation which regulates the payment of wages to employees in the industrial and other establishments, who are in receipt of wages less than certain specified amounts. Choice A: The Payment of Wages Act, 1936 Choice B: The Minimum Wages Act 1948 Choice C: The Payment of Wages Act, 1948 Choice D: The Minimum Wages Act 1936
Q.no: 59Payment of Wages (Railways) Rules, pertains to the year ---------. Choice A: 1936 Choice B: 1938 Choice C: 1948 Choice D: 1988
Q.no: 60 --------------- seeks to ensure timely payment of wages without any un-authorized
deductions. Choice A: The Payment of Wages Act, 1936 Choice B: The Minimum Wages Act 1948 Choice C: The Payment of Wages Act, 1948 Choice D: The Minimum Wages Act 1936
Q.no: 61CIRM stands for Choice A: Central Industrial Relations Machinery Choice B: Central Institute of Railway Management Choice C: Central Industrial Regulatory Mechanism Choice D: Council for Industrial Relations Management
Employee's Compensation Act, 1923 (Workmen Comp. Act )
Q.no: 62Under the EC Act the compensation for death will be distributed by the ----------- to the dependents. ( Sec 8 ) Choice A: Employer Choice B: Commissioner Choice C: Labour Court Choice D: High Court
Q.no: 63Where permanent total disablement results from the injury an amount equal to ---------- per cent of the monthly wages of the injured employee multiplied by the relevant factor, or an amount of ------------- thousand rupees, whichever is more is payable under the EC Act. ( Sec 4(b )) Choice A: sixty, one lakh forty thousand Choice B: fifty, fifty Choice C: fifty, sixty Choice D: sixty, one lakh twenty thousand
Q.no: 64Where the monthly wages of a employee exceed Rs. ------, his monthly wages for the compensation under EC Act shall be deemed to be Rs. --------- only.
Choice B: ten ,one-tenth, ten Choice C: twelve ,one-tenth, ten Choice D: twelve ,one-eleventh, eleven
Q.no: 68The amount of compensation under EC Act where death results from an injury is an amount equal to ------------- of the monthly wages of the deceased employee multiplied by the relevant factor; or an amount of Rs.1,20,000/-, whichever is more. [Sec 4(a)]
Choice A: Forty Percentage Choice B: Thirty Percentage Choice C: Sixty Percentage Choice D: Fifty Percentage
Q.no: 69No payment of a lump sum as compensation under EC Act to -----------, shall be made otherwise than by deposit with the Commissioner, and no such payment made directly by an employer shall be deemed to be a payment of compensation [Sec 8] Choice A: the dependents Choice B: parents Choice C: a woman or a person under a legal disability Choice D: a person under a legal disability
Q.no: 70Which among the following statements are true?
1) Railwaymen engaged to supervise the work of the employee are also covered
under the provisions of the Employee's Compensation Act, 1923.
2) The wage ceiling for coverage under the Employee's Compensation Act has
been removed.
3) All persons employed in the hazardous employment are covered under the
E C Act. Choice A: None of them Choice B: All of them Choice C: 2 and 3 only
Choice D: 3 only
Q.no: 71If the injury of the employee results in his death, the employer shall, in addition to the compensation, deposit with the Commissioner a sum not less than Rs.--------- for payment of the same to the eldest surviving dependant of the employee towards the expenditure of the funeral of such employee or where the employee did not have a dependant or was not living with his dependant at the time of his death to the person who actually incurred such expenditure. [Sec 4(4)] Choice A: one thousand Choice B: five thousand Choice C: two thousand Choice D: two thousand and five hundred
Q.no: 72Appeal against the orders of the Commissioner under EC Act lies to --------- (Sec 30) Choice A: the Civil Court Choice B: the Labour Court Choice C: the Central Administrative Tribunal Choice D: the High Court
Q.no: 73Which among the following statements are true in regard to the appeals against the orders of the Commissioner under EC Act? (Sec 30)
1) No appeal by an employer shall lie unless the appellant has deposited with
the Commissioner the amount payable under the order appealed against.
- The appeal lie to the High Court.
- No appeal shall lie against any order unless a substantial question of law is involved in the appeal.
- The period of limitation for an appeal is sixty days. Choice A: All of them Choice B: 1,2 and 3 only Choice C: 2,3 and 4 only
