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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 objectives, functions and problems and measures fortrade unions industrial relations, trade unions and social security commercial studies

Trade Union safeguards workers from becoming the victims of managements unilateral acts like ___________________.

  1. penal transfers

  2. suspensions

  3. dismissals

  4. all of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Trade union safeguards workers from becoming the victims of managements unilateral acts like-
a) penal transfers
b) suspensions
c) dismissals
Trade union is established for the specific purpose of advancing and protecting the interests of its members or workers in their working relationship.
Multiple choice poster writing english

Choose the option that may be included in a poster on the given topic:
Child labour

  1. Child labour can be defined as...

  2. Children are our future labour.

  3. What is child labour?

  4. Stop child labour today...build a bright tomorrow!
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Posters are placards displayed in public announcing and advertising something. The purpose of a poster is either to create social awareness or to advertise or even extend public invitations and display notices.
The correct answer is Option D. This poster here, is to create awareness against Child Labor. The posters have important information in persuasive language. Slogans make an important part of the posters. Details and formal language is avoided in a poster to retain compactness.
Options A, B and C are incorrect as they do not adhere to the format of poster making.

Multiple choice civics child rights child rights and women rights rights of children and women now meeta knows

According to _________________, a child below the age of fourteen years age, cannot be employed in any kind of labour.

  1. Child Labour Prohibition Act, 1986

  2. Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929

  3. Commissions for the Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005

  4. Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (Amendment) Act, 2006
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

As per Child Labour Prohibition Act of 1986, a "Child" is defined as any person below the age of 14 and the CLPR Act prohibits employment of a Child in any employment including as a domestic help. The practice deprives children of their childhood, and negatively affects their physical and mental development. 

Multiple choice civics child rights child rights and women rights rights of children and women now meeta knows

According to the child labour Prohibition Act 1986, which of the following are true?

  1. A child below the age of eighteen cannot be employed in any kind of labour.

  2. A child below the age of fourteen cannot be employed in any kind of labour.

  3. A child below the age of fourteen cannot be employed in any kind of labour unless the labour is paid.

  4. Both B and C
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Child Labour Prohibition Act, 1986 was enacted with the purpose of imposing complete prohibition on child labour. It recognises child as a person who is below the age of 14 years and employment of any such child in any kind of labour is made punishable under this Act. 


According to The Child Labour Prohibition Act, a child below the age of fourteen years, cannot be employed in any kind of labour. Any person who hires such children for labour is liable for imprisonment of one year or fine or both.

A situation where children stay out of school and engage in labour is a violation of ChildRights. Child labour is a violation of Human Rights. Whether the labour is paid or unpaid, it becomes child labour.

Multiple choice history the east and the west: era of exchanges east and west : trade exchanges in medieval period east and west : cultural exchanges in medieval period east asia in the middle ages

Which of the following were not the responsibilities of the Guilds?

  1. Determining the mode of sale

  2. Maintaining the quality of products

  3. Division of labour

  4. Rearing of animals
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Guilds were associations of artisans or merchants who controlled the practice of their craft in a particular town. They regulated prices, quality, and training, but they were not involved in the rearing of animals.

Multiple choice history the east and the west: era of exchanges east and west : trade exchanges in medieval period east and west : cultural exchanges in medieval period east asia in the middle ages

Which of the following were responsibilities of the Guilds?

  1. Framing labour laws

  2. Determining working hours

  3. Fixing of prices

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Guilds were responsible for regulating almost every aspect of their trade, including setting prices, determining working hours, and establishing standards for labor and product quality.

Multiple choice business studies insurance - introduction and importance concept, scope and social security in india concept of social security industrial relations, trade unions and social security

Which of the following would not ensure better labour relations?

  1. Proper rehabilitation of retrenched labour.

  2. Rational and pragmatic recruitment policy.

  3. Inadequate incentives for productivity of labour.

  4. Disincentives for failures.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Inadequate incentives for productivity of labour would not ensure better labour relations. Proper and adequate incentives for productivity of labor is to be provided in order to maintain a good labour relations which will help to facilitate smooth functioning of all other organizational activities.

Multiple choice political science child rights child rights and women rights rights of children and women human rights and uno

The correct meaning of bonded labour is ______________.

  1. Unforced labour for short time

  2. Forced labour on a life long basis

  3. Hazardous work

  4. Selling of human beings
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Bonded labor means forced labor as a pledge to the master as a repayment of debt. It involves the practice of exploitation of laborers who spend their whole life serving their masters for nothing. The constitution abolishes and makes bonded labor a punishable offense. 

Multiple choice historical tools and life of people in britain life in britain in the twentieth century history

People with _______ vouchers issued by the government could enter the UK.

  1. Wage

  2. Government

  3. Employment

  4. Immigration Voucher
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
  • As per the Commonwealth Immigrations Act of 1962, only those with employment vouchers issued by the government could enter the UK.
  • The employment vouchers indicated permission to work. The 1968 Commonwealth immigrations act further limited this right.
Multiple choice geography ideas of development study of population in tamil nadu population and migration human geography in tamil nadu

When are women paid for their work?

  1. When they work for their family members

  2. When they enter the labour market

  3. When they do hard work

  4. Whey they get high education
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Women are typically considered to be paid for their work when they participate in the formal labour market, as domestic or family-based work is often unpaid.

Multiple choice history socialism in europe and the russian revolution the russian revolution russian revolution the russian revolution

Which among the following is/are the main demands behind workers revolt in St. Petersburg?

  1. They demanded better pay

  2. Lesser working hours

  3. Improvement in working conditions

  4. All of above

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The workers' revolts in St. Petersburg, particularly during the 1905 revolution, were driven by poor working conditions, low pay, and long working hours.

Multiple choice book keeping and accountancy reserve and fund kinds of reserves secret reserve reserves

____________ is created to provide for claims of the workers due to accident, etc.

  1. General Reserve

  2. Worksmen Compensation Fund

  3. Investment Fund

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

Workmen Compensation is a type of insurance policy that safeguards an employee against any injury or death during the job time. The total cost of medical treatment and low wages are covered under Workmen Compensation Insurance Policy, in case the injury is caused during or due to employment. Workmen Compensation Fund is mandatory under the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 in India.