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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 organization of commerce and management social responsibility of management and csr concept of social responsibility social responsibility social responsibility - concept corporate social responsibility

Responsibility towards the workers is _______.

  1. Fair wage

  2. Fair deal

  3. Right kind of working conditions

  4. All of the above
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Explanation
Companies should provide a workplace environment that is safe, hygienic and humane and which upholds the dignity of employees. They should provide all employees with access to training and development of necessary skills for career advancement, on an equal and nondiscriminatory basis. They should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining of labour, have an effective grievance redressal system, should not employ child or forcedlabour and provide and maintain equality of opportunities without any discrimination on any grounds in recruitment and during employment.
Multiple choice organization of commerce and management social responsibility of management and csr concept of social responsibility social responsibility social responsibility - concept corporate social responsibility

Fairness in employment practices centers on ____________________.

  1. Hiring no family members or friends.

  2. Giving people equal rewards for accomplishing the same tasks.

  3. Obeying equal employment opportunity legislation.

  4. Avoiding conflicts of interest.
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Explanation

It is essential to reward people equally for accomplishing the same task.If people are not rewarded equally for the same task performed by the people then it will amount to bias which is an unethical act. People should e rewarded equally for same task irrespective of their caste, gender, etc.

Multiple choice history the industrial revolution industrialization and the growth of democracy china: two different phases industrial revolution industrial revolution and its effects

Which of the following best explains the condition of the average American worker during the 1920 s?

  1. Recent legislation provided safer working conditions and a federally-mandated minimum wage law.

  2. Steadily climbing wages through the decade enabled most workers to easily afford both a home and an automobile.

  3. The postwar recession lingered through the decade. negatively affecting a worker's standard of living.

  4. The Federal government's favorable view of organized labor provided a higher standard of living than experienced in previous decades.

  5. Despite a higher standard of living. wages rose very slowly during the decade.
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Explanation

Recent legislation provided safer working conditions and a federally-mandated minimum wage law best explains the condition of the average American worker during the 1920s.

Multiple choice history the industrial age and change of life of people industries and impact impact of industrial revolution industrial revolution and social change the age canal and great engineers industrial revolution and its effects india's contemporary economic condition the industrial revolution

What was the nature of the work that a scavenger has to do in a factory in early nineteenth-century Britain?

  1. The scavenger has to start the machine daily

  2. The scavenger has to take the brush and sweep under the wheels

  3. The scavenger has to make the other factory workers work properly

  4. None of the above
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Explanation

Scavengers were typically children tasked with crawling under moving machinery to clean up cotton waste, which was extremely dangerous work.

Multiple choice history the industrial age and change of life of people industries and impact impact of industrial revolution industrial revolution and social change the age canal and great engineers industrial revolution and its effects india's contemporary economic condition the industrial revolution

Which of the following is true regarding life in a factory in the early nineteenth century?

  1. People had to work very long hours for low wages.

  2. It was normal for people to work 10 to 12 hours six days a week.

  3. Usually factory workers got Sunday off to allow them to go to church.

  4. All of the above
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Explanation

Early 19th-century factory life was characterized by long hours, low wages, and very limited time off, making all the listed statements accurate descriptions of the period.

Multiple choice history the industrial age and change of life of people industries and impact impact of industrial revolution industrial revolution and social change the age canal and great engineers industrial revolution and its effects india's contemporary economic condition the industrial revolution

According to the 1833 Factory Act children, aged 9-13 were limited to _____ hours work per day.

  1. Seven

  2. Eight

  3. Nine

  4. Ten
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Explanation

The 1833 Factory Act limited children aged 9 to 13 to a maximum of 9 hours of work per day.

Multiple choice history the industrial age and change of life of people industries and impact impact of industrial revolution industrial revolution and social change the age canal and great engineers industrial revolution and its effects india's contemporary economic condition the industrial revolution

According to the 1844 Factory Act, children aged 9-13 were limited to _______ work per day.

  1. Five and a half hours

  2. Six and a half hours

  3. Seven and a half hours

  4. Eight and a half hours
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Explanation

The 1844 Factory Act further reduced the working hours for children aged 9 to 13 to six and a half hours per day.

Multiple choice history the industrial age and change of life of people industries and impact impact of industrial revolution industrial revolution and social change the age canal and great engineers industrial revolution and its effects india's contemporary economic condition the industrial revolution

According to the 1844 Factory Act, 14-18 years old and women were limited to _____ hours work per day.

  1. nine

  2. ten

  3. eleven

  4. twelve
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Explanation

The 1844 Factory Act limited the working hours for women and young people aged 14 to 18 to 12 hours per day.

Multiple choice history the industrial age and change of life of people industries and impact impact of industrial revolution industrial revolution and social change the age canal and great engineers industrial revolution and its effects india's contemporary economic condition the industrial revolution

According to the 1833 Factory Act children, aged 14-18 were limited to _____ hours work per day.

  1. 9

  2. 10

  3. 11

  4. 12
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The 1833 Factory Act limited the work of young people aged 14 to 18 to a maximum of 12 hours per day.

Multiple choice history the industrial age and change of life of people industries and impact impact of industrial revolution industrial revolution and social change the age canal and great engineers industrial revolution and its effects india's contemporary economic condition the industrial revolution

The 1867 Factory Extension Act extended the previous factory acts to all places of industry employing ___________.

  1. more than 30 workers

  2. more than 50 workers

  3. more than 70 workers

  4. more than 100 workers
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The 1867 Factory Extension Act expanded the scope of factory legislation to include smaller workshops, specifically those employing 50 or more workers.

Multiple choice history the industrial age and change of life of people industries and impact impact of industrial revolution industrial revolution and social change the age canal and great engineers industrial revolution and its effects india's contemporary economic condition the industrial revolution

Which act limited the 14-18 years old and women to work 10 hours per day?

  1. 1833 Factory Act

  2. 1842 Mines Act

  3. 1844 Factory Act

  4. 1847 Factory Act
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Explanation

The 1847 Factory Act, also known as the Ten Hours Act, limited the working hours for women and young persons aged 14 to 18 to 10 hours per day.

Multiple choice history the industrial age and change of life of people industries and impact impact of industrial revolution industrial revolution and social change the age canal and great engineers industrial revolution and its effects india's contemporary economic condition the industrial revolution

Which act was passed to give protection to children from the exploitation in England?

  1. Factory Act

  2. Workers Act

  3. Labour Act

  4. Mill Act
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Explanation
In 1833 the Government passed a Factory Act to improve conditions for children working in factories. Young children were working very long hours in workplaces where conditions were often terrible. The basic act was as follows:
  • no child workers under nine years of age
  • employers must have an age certificate for their child workers
  • children of 9-13 years to work no more than nine hours a day
  • children of 13-18 years to work no more than 12 hours a day
  • children are not to work at night
  • two hours schooling each day for children
  • four factory inspectors appointed to enforce the law
Multiple choice history the industrial age and change of life of people industries and impact impact of industrial revolution industrial revolution and social change the age canal and great engineers industrial revolution and its effects india's contemporary economic condition the industrial revolution

1833 Factory Act made illegal for children under _______ years of age to be employed in the textile factories.

  1. 6

  2. 9

  3. 10

  4. 12
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The 1833 Factory Act prohibited the employment of children under the age of 9 in textile factories.

Multiple choice social science employment: growth, informalisation and other issues employment - trends and structure workers and employment sources of income

Wages means ________________.

  1. Income

  2. Revenue

  3. All emoluments earned by an employee while on duty or on leave in accordance with the conditions of employment

  4. Tax
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Explanation

In labor economics and industrial relations, wages are defined as the total remuneration paid to an employee for their services, including basic pay, allowances, and other benefits.

Multiple choice social science employment: growth, informalisation and other issues employment - trends and structure workers and employment sources of income

Industrial Democracy means ___________________.

  1. Labour participation in management

  2. Establishing trade unions for labours

  3. Government of labours

  4. Nationalisation of Industries
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Explanation

Industrial democracy refers to the arrangement where employees are given a voice and participate in the decision-making processes of the organization.