Multiple choice

An individual dispute becomes an industrial dispute when it is espoused by (i) a trade union (ii) the appreciable number of workmen (iii) falls under section 2A of the industrial Disputes Act. (iv) One fifth of the total work force in the concerned establishment

  1. (i). (iii) and (iv) are correct

  2. (ii) and (iii) are correct

  3. (i). (ii) and (iii) are correct

  4. only (iv) is correct
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Under the Industrial Disputes Act, an individual dispute becomes an industrial dispute when it is taken up by: (i) a trade union, OR (ii) an appreciable number of workmen (generally interpreted as a significant proportion), OR (iii) falls under Section 2A (individual disputes in public utility services treated as industrial disputes). Option (iv) (one-fifth) is not a statutory criterion. Therefore (i), (ii), and (iii) are correct.

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