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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 dash and hyphen punctuation english

Surgeons, doctors and nurses; all went on strike to protest low wages.

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence.

  1. NO CHANGE

  2. Surgeons, doctors and nurses: all went on strike to protest low wages.

  3. Surgeons, doctors and nurses (all went on strike to protest low wages).

  4. Surgeons, doctors and nurses - all went on strike to protest low wages.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
According to general rule, the em dash is often used to resume a scattered subject in a sentence. Thus, the correct answer in the given sentence must be Option D.
Option A is incorrect. A semi colon is used to connect two independent clauses in a sentence.
Option B is incorrect. A colon is used to introduce a list of items in a sentence.
Option C is incorrect. A pair of parentheses is used to add additional information in a sentence.
Multiple choice

Work areas should be kept clean and tidy

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A clean and organized work area reduces the risk of accidents, spills, and cross-contamination. It is a fundamental expectation in any laboratory setting.

Multiple choice political science directive principles of state policy savings, investment, wealth, welfare and business cycle fundamental duties and directive principles fundamental duties and directive principles of state policy

Equal pay for equal work for both men and women is a part of ___________.

  1. Fundamental Right to equality

  2. Fundamental Right against exploitation

  3. Directive Principles of the State Policy

  4. Fundamental Duties
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Article 39 of Constitution of India have certain principles of policy to be followed by the state, including providing an adequate means of livelihood for all citizens, equal pay for equal work for men and women, proper working conditions, reduction of the concentration of wealth and means of production from the hands of a few, and distribution of community resources to subserve the common good.

Multiple choice business organisation principles and techniques of management 21st century modern management features of management coordination and management in the twenty - first century

Which of the following statements best describes 'Mental Revolution'?

  1. It implies change of attitude.

  2. The management and workers should not play the game of one-upmanship.

  3. Both management and workers required each other.

  4. Workers should be pain more wages.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Mental revolution implies change in the attitude of workers and management towards one another. Success of implementation of scientific management depends upon the mental revolution of management and workers coordinating their efforts for producing the largest possible surplus. 

Multiple choice elements of book keeping and accountancy accounting in business develop the understanding of recording of transactions in journal illustrations on journal entries types of journal entries meaning and classification of business transactions

In certain jobs, for example, hotels farms, hospitals, the employees are given the facility of residing in a house free of rent or they are given meals or clothes, water etc. A transfer of the proportionate amount is essential to salaries or wages account. Entry for this is ________________.

  1. Meals A/c Dr.

    Water A/c Dr.

    Apartment A/c Dr.

    To Salaries or Wages A/c

  2. Salaries or Wages A/c Dr

    To Meals A/c

    To water A/c

    To Apartment A/c

  3. Cash A/c Dr.

    To Meals A/c

    To Water A/c

    To Apartment A/c

  4. Meals A/c Dr.

    Water A/c Dr.

    Apartment A/c Dr.

    To Cash A/c
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

When employees receive benefits in kind, the cost is treated as part of their salary. Therefore, the Salaries/Wages account is debited, and the individual expense accounts (Meals, Water, Apartment) are credited to remove these costs from their respective expense categories.

Multiple choice commercial applications industrial relations, trade unions and social security need for an eco-friendly form of industrial development objectives, causes and methods towards industrial relations industrial pollution and degradation of environment

Maintaining good industrial relations is significant because it ________.

  1. Helps in an uninterrupted production

  2. Promotes Industrial Democracy

  3. Fosters Industrial Peace

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Industrial relations is concerned with the employer and the employee with their respective organization, at work or arising out of the working situation. Maintaining good industrial relations is significant because it:
a) Helps in an uninterrupted production
b) Promotes Industrial Democracy
c) Fosters Industrial Peace.
Multiple choice commercial applications industrial relations, trade unions and social security need for an eco-friendly form of industrial development objectives, causes and methods towards industrial relations industrial pollution and degradation of environment

Parties that are not involved in industrial relations are ______.

  1. Employees

  2. Customers

  3. Courts & Tribunals

  4. Employer Associations
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Parties that are not involved in industrial relations are customers. Industrial relations is concerned with the employer and the employee with their respective organization, at work or arising out of the working situation.Employees, courts and tribunals, employer associations- all are involved in industrial relations.

Multiple choice commercial applications industrial relations, trade unions and social security need for an eco-friendly form of industrial development objectives, causes and methods towards industrial relations industrial pollution and degradation of environment

Identify the effect(s) of bad Industrial Relations on customers from the following.

  1. Rise in prices

  2. Scarcity of goods

  3. Bad affect on quality of goods

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Industrial relations is concerned with the employer and the employee with their respective organization, at work or arising out of the working situation. Effects of bad Industrial Relations on employees are as follows:a) Rise in prices
b) Scarcity of goods c) Bad effect on quality of goods.
Multiple choice commercial applications industrial relations, trade unions and social security need for an eco-friendly form of industrial development objectives, causes and methods towards industrial relations industrial pollution and degradation of environment

Identify the effect(s) of bad Industrial Relations on employees from the following.

  1. Reduced level of productivity.

  2. Damage to machines and equipment.

  3. Adverse effect on development of companies.

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Industrial relations is concerned with the employer and the employee with their respective organization, at work or arising out of the working situation. Effects of bad Industrial Relations on employees are as follows:a) Reduced level of productivity.
b) Damage to machines and equipment.c) Adverse effect on development of companies.
Multiple choice commercial applications industrial relations, trade unions and social security need for an eco-friendly form of industrial development objectives, causes and methods towards industrial relations industrial pollution and degradation of environment

______ approach of industrial relations states that the authority rests solely with the management with no right to anyone to challenge it.

  1. Pluralist approach

  2. Unitary approach

  3. System approach

  4. Social action approach
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The unitary approach of industrial relations states that the authority rests solely with the management with no right to anyone to challenge it. The unitary approach is based on the assumption that the organization is an integrated group of people with single authority/ loyalty structure and a set of common values, interests and objectives shared by all members of the organization.

Multiple choice commercial applications industrial relations, trade unions and social security need for an eco-friendly form of industrial development objectives, causes and methods towards industrial relations industrial pollution and degradation of environment

Identify the effect(s) of bad Industrial Relations on Government from the following.

  1. Loss of revenue

  2. Lack of order in society

  3. Blame by different parties

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Industrial relations is concerned with the employer and the employee with their respective organization, at work or arising out of the working situation. Effects of bad Industrial Relations on employees are as follows:a) Loss of revenue
b) Lack of order in society c) Blame by different parties.
Multiple choice commercial applications industrial relations, trade unions and social security need for an eco-friendly form of industrial development objectives, causes and methods towards industrial relations industrial pollution and degradation of environment

The balance of power is not vested with any one group; rather, it is maintained between the parties to the industrial relations. This is the essence of the _________ of industrial relations.

  1. Pluralist approach

  2. System approach

  3. Unitary approach

  4. Social action approach
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The balance of power is not vested with any one group; rather, it is maintained between the parties to industrial relations. This is the essence of the pluralist approach of industrial relations. The pluralistic approach suggests that there is more than one source of power in the relationship between workers and business leaders. Unions are often a central component to the pluralistic approach that seeks a balance of power between leadership and employees.

Multiple choice commercial applications industrial relations, trade unions and social security need for an eco-friendly form of industrial development objectives, causes and methods towards industrial relations industrial pollution and degradation of environment

Socialization of industries by making the state itself a major employer helps in better industrial relations.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Socialization of industries by making the state itself a major employer helps in better industrial relations- this is a true statement. By socialization of industries, social ownership of the resources can be created which will help to improve the industrial relations.

Multiple choice commercial applications industrial relations, trade unions and social security need for an eco-friendly form of industrial development objectives, causes and methods towards industrial relations industrial pollution and degradation of environment

As per the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, for a monthly paid workman the average pay means the average of wages payable in _______ months.

  1. 3

  2. 6

  3. 12

  4. 9
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

As per the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, for a monthly paid workman the average pay means the average of wages payable in 3 months. Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 is applicable to whole of India. This act came into force from 1 April,1947. This act helps to regulate Indian labour law. It also looks after the concerns related to trade unions.