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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 elements of business fundamentals of business activities characteristics of vocational activities basis of classification of business activities classification of business

Blue-collar workers are ________.

  1. working on machines and engaged in loading, unloading

  2. clerical employees

  3. executive employees

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

The blue collar refers to a type of employment. Blue collar jobs are typically classified as involving manual labour and compensation by an hourly wage. Some fields that fall into this category include construction, manufacturing, maintenance and mining.

Multiple choice civics introduction to gst fundamentals of gst tax journal

When should a job-worker take registration?

  1. Always

  2. Only if his aggregate turnover exceeds the threshold limits specified under Section 22 of the CGST Act, 2017

  3. Never

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

As per Section 2(68) of the CGST Act, 2017, “Job work” means any treatment or process undertakes by a person on goods belonging to another registered person. 

The registered individual on whose goods (inputs or capital goods) job work is performed is called Principal as per section 143 of CGST Act. The registered principal may without the reward of tax sends inputs or capital goods to a Job worker for job work and if required from there then to another job worker.

 Once the conclusion of the job work principal shall either bring back the goods to the place of business or supply the same straight from the place of business/building of the Job worker. If input within 1 year and Capital goods within 3 years.

Thus, the correct option is B.

Multiple choice business economics and quantitative methods government budget and economy consumer's budget public finance indifference curve

In a wage system where an employee is paid a fixed amount irrespective of output is called ______.

  1. time rate system

  2. piece rate system

  3. time cum bonus system

  4. piece cum bonus rate system
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This can be explained with an example, if you get a monthly salary of Rs. $20,000$, the salary will not change depending on the output you produce it depends on time the person involves.
It will remain even if you produce 10 units or even 20 units. 

Multiple choice business economics and quantitative methods government budget and economy consumer's budget public finance indifference curve

In which of the wage payment system an employee will be least interested in enhancing output?

  1. Time rate system

  2. Piece rate system

  3. Bonus payment system

  4. Time cum piece rate system
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A piece rate system is wherein the worker is paid a amount equal to the number of units he/she produces. For example if a worker is paid Rs.20 per unit and the worker produces 10 units. The worker will get paid a total of Rs.200 for producing the 10 units. 

Multiple choice business economics and quantitative methods government budget and economy consumer's budget public finance indifference curve

In a wage system where an employee is paid according to output is called ________.

  1. time rate system

  2. piece rate system

  3. time cum bonus system

  4. piece cum bonus rate system
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A piece rate system is wherein the worker is paid a amount equal to the number of units he/she produces. For example if a worker is paid Rs.20 per unit and the worker produces 10 units. The worker will get paid a total of Rs.200 for producing the 10 units. 

Multiple choice economics economic reconstruction economics of planning objectives of economic planning in india major economic problems

The price given for labour is usually called salaries and wages.

  1. True

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

The labor helps in the production of goods and services by providing the required skills and knowledge. And in return for this input in the production process, they demand something in return in the form of monetary benefits. The money or price given to them is thus called salaries and wages.  

Multiple choice

When a worker gets hurt they receive this

  1. Workman's Relief

  2. Unemployment

  3. Pension

  4. Workman's Compensation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Workers' compensation is a form of insurance providing wage replacement and medical benefits to employees injured in the course of employment.

Multiple choice social science towards gender equality social aspects of gender and women's education position of women and major social evils women change the world

Women are given support in the field of technical and vocational education and training in ____________ trades.

  1. family-oriented

  2. self-oriented

  3. job-oriented

  4. none of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

There is still a big difference in the number of men and omen educated. Equal and free education to girls will reduce this imbalance. 

Multiple choice economics unemployment in india types of unemployment unemployment and measures to remove employment and unemployment in india - problems and policies

According to _________ measure, a person is said to be employed for the week even if he is employed only for a day during the week.

  1. usual status.

  2. current weekly status.

  3. current daily status.

  4. current yearly status.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Current weekly status is a approach used to measure unemployment under which the data of seven days preceding the date of survey is used; and a person is said to be employed if he or she is employed for at least one hour on any one day of the week in consideration.

Multiple choice economics ancient indian economic concepts goods, wealth and welfare major definitions of economics wealth, capital and money

Will the inputs and/or capital goods supplied from the job-worker's premises be considered for calculating the aggregate turnover of the job-worker?

  1. Yes

  2. No

  3. Partially true

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

Goods sent for job work remain the property of the principal; therefore, they are not included in the aggregate turnover of the job worker, who only provides a service.