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Labour and Industrial Relations

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Labour and Industrial Relations involves the study of employment laws, workers unions, and workplace dynamics. This page features practice questions on critical topics such as equal pay, gratuity, overtime, and labor disputes. These questions are essential for law entrance exams and competitive tests.

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Labour and Industrial Relations Questions

Multiple choice

Although the manager agreed to a more flexible work schedule, he said that it must be posted on the bulletin board so that both management and labor will know what everyone is assigned to do.

  1. he said that it must be posted on the bulletin board so that both management and labor will know what everyone is

  2. he said it had to be posted on the bulletin board so that both management and labor knows what everyone is

  3. he said that they would have to post the assignments on the bulletin board so that management and labor knew what everyone was

  4. he said that the schedule would have to be posted on the bulletin board so that both management and labor would know what everyone was

  5. saying that the schedule had to be posted on the bulletin board so that both management and labor would know what everyone had been
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The original sentence is grammatically correct. It uses the future tense 'will know' to match the context of the manager's statement.

Multiple choice

The companies that give time concession to the employees for overtime logged by them are better than those that don't. This is a very fair practice and should even be made a legal mandate because it keeps the working hours of an individual constant. Failing to adhere to such policies spells injustice and harassment which should be defined as an offence in a court of law.

The given argument assumes that

  1. the hourly wage given to the employees who work overtime is not more than the regular wage

  2. there are no slow workers who work overtime because of failing to meet the deadlines given to them

  3. there is no existing law that makes it legal to demand a time concession to make up for overtime worked

  4. no employee avails of regular breaks and time-offs during the regular and extra hours of work
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

“Should even be made a legal mandate” necessarily assumes that no such law exists. If there is an existing law for time concession, the conclusion will be rendered void. Hence this is the right answer.

Multiple choice

A representative of the Women's Bureau of the United States Department of Labor contends that employers who offer benefits which permit that employees can balance home and work responsibilities better, realizing gains in attendance, recruiting, and retention.

  1. which permit that employees can balance home and work responsibilities better, realizing

  2. which permit employees balancing home and work responsibilities better will realize

  3. that permit employees to balance the responsibilities of home and work better will realize

  4. that permit employees a better balance between the responsibilities of home and work, thus realizing

  5. such that employees are permitted a balance between home and work responsibilities, and they will realize
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

'Which' and 'that' are never used together. Moreover, when we refer to something particular, we use 'that'. Consequence of an action is shown by the word 'thus'. Hence, option 3.

Multiple choice

Which of the following does not constitute in the course of employment?

  1. The servant’s act is expressly authorised by the master.

  2. The servant is doing something for the benefit of the master.

  3. The servant’s act is impliedly authorised by the master.

  4. The servant is doing the authorised act in an unauthorised manner.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Option (2) is correct: The act of servant for the benefit of his maser does not constitute in the course of employment.

Multiple choice

Child labour is prohibited in

  1. All employments

  2. Only hazardous industries

  3. All household work

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Child labour is prohibited in only hazardous industries under Article 24 and some other laws also.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a principle in deciding compensation /pay of Government employee?

  1. Equal pass for Equal work

  2. Pays higher than outside employment

  3. cost of living

  4. maintenance of efficiency
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Government compensation principles typically include equal pay for equal work, cost of living adjustments, and efficiency, but they do not aim to pay higher than outside employment, as this would be fiscally unsustainable.

Multiple choice

When 4 members of the Assembly of Russian Workers were dismissed at the Putilov Iron Works, the workers at St. Petersburg went on a strike. Which of the following were not their demands?

a. Allotment of independent houses instead of dormitories b. Reduction in the working time to eight hours c. Increase in wages d. Improvement in working conditions e. Workers to be allowed to keep families with them

  1. Only b, c and d

  2. Only a and e

  3. Only b and e

  4. Only a, b and e

  5. Only b, c and e
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option. These were not the demands of the striking workers.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct option for the given question.

Under piece rate system, payment of wages is made according to the

  1. time spent

  2. idle time

  3. volume of work done

  4. value of work done

  5. none of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The piece rate system is a method of wage payment where workers are paid based on the quantity of output they produce. It directly links remuneration to the volume of work completed rather than the time spent.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct option for the given question.

Which of the following methods of wage payment is most suitable, when the speed of production is beyond the control of worker?

  1. Time rate system

  2. Piece rate system

  3. Halsey premium method

  4. Rowan's premium method

  5. Taylor's piece rate
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

When the speed of production is determined by machines or assembly lines rather than the worker, the time rate system is the most appropriate method of wage payment.