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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 popular struggles and movements political science

The act which provides that equal wages should be paid for equal work ______________.

  1. Equal Wages Act

  2. Contract Labour Act

  3. No Discrimination in Salaries Act

  4. Labor Code on Wages Act
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 provides that equal wages should be paid to equal work. However, in almost all areas of work, from sports and cinema, to factories and fields, women are paid less than men, even when both so exactly the same work.Indian Parliament has enacted the equal remuneration act, 1976, to implement Art.39(d). The act provides for payment of equal remuneration to mend and women workers for the same work, or work of a similar nature and for the prevention of discrimination against recruitment of women and provides for the setting up of advisory committees to promote employment opportunities for a women. Provision is also made from appointment of officers for hearing and deciding complaints regarding contraventions of the provisions of the Act. Inspectors are to be appointed for the purpose of investigating whether the provisions of the Act are being compiled by the employer's.  Hence, Option A is correct. The rest f the acts mentioned do not specifically deal with this provision, nor are devised in the Indian Constitution, hence, incorrect.

Multiple choice business organisation functions and qualities of a manager leadership in decision-making meaning, definition and characteristics of leadership intro & meaning & importance & principles of directing

If your boss asks you to hurry up and finish your work but also decreases your pay for your mistakes, you would experience _________.

  1. intersender conflict

  2. intrasender conflict

  3. interrole conflict

  4. person-role conflict
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Intrasender conflict occurs when a single person (the boss) sends contradictory messages or demands, such as asking for speed while simultaneously penalizing errors.

Multiple choice economics employment: growth, informalisation and other issues unemployment and employment generation the short run fixed price analysis of the product market liquidity preference and profit

_____________ may be defined as the situation when all those persons who are willing to work at the prevailing wage rate are getting work and are employed.

  1. Disguised employment

  2. Full employment

  3. Voluntary employment

  4. Involuntary employment
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Full employment refers to the situation when all the people who are willing to work in the economy at a prevailing wage rate are getting work and are employed to produce the desired level of output in the economy. 

Multiple choice organization of commerce and management recruitment methods meaning, nature, methods and sources of recruitment meaning, sources and methods of recruitment meaning and definition of recruitment

The situation that arises when employees differ from each other in terms of age, gender, education etc is known as _________.

  1. diversity

  2. managing diversity

  3. disparate treatment

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

Diversity refers to the presence of differences within a given setting, such as age, gender, race, or education among employees.

Multiple choice organization of commerce and management recruitment methods meaning, nature, methods and sources of recruitment meaning, sources and methods of recruitment meaning and definition of recruitment

The formulation and implementation of policies and programmes related to wages, salary, and other forms of employees compensation is called _______.

  1. compensation

  2. supplementary compensation

  3. salary administration

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

Salary administration involves the systematic process of managing and implementing compensation policies, including wages and salaries, to ensure fairness and compliance.

Multiple choice social studies directive principles of state policy and fundamental duties directive principles and fundamental duties fundamental duties fundamental duties and directive principles

What is meant by bonded labour?

  1. It means the attempt by some region in political system.

  2. An agreement or an understanding between states to co-exist on the basis of non-aggression.

  3. The rights that are inherent in the man's social nature.

  4. A practice in which a person has to work for the money-lender.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Bonded labour is a practice where a labourer has to work for the money lender for the repayment of the loan or debt. It is a kind of pledge to provide service at the will, whims and desire of the money lender.

Multiple choice social studies directive principles of state policy and fundamental duties directive principles and fundamental duties fundamental duties fundamental duties and directive principles

Which of the following is/are listed among the Directive Principles in Part IV?
I. Equal pay for equal work.
II. Uniform civil code.
III. Small family norm
IV. Education through mother tongue at primary level.

  1. I, II and III

  2. I and II

  3. II and III

  4. I, II, III and IV
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Directive Principles of State Policy are listed in Part IV of the Constitution, they are fundamental in the governance of the Nation. Equal pay for equal work for men and women(article 39) and securing for all citizens a Uniform Civil Code(article 44) are Directive Principles.

Multiple choice economics economics of development and planning economics of planning objectives of economic planning in india major economic problems

Under the Apprentice Protsahan Yojana, _______ of the stipend payable to the apprentice would be reimbursed by the Government for the first ______ which is an incentive for the MSME Units to take in more apprentices. 

  1. 50%; 3 years

  2. 75%; 2 years

  3. 75%; 3 years

  4. 50%; 2 years
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Under the Apprentice Protsahan Yojana, 50% of the stipend payable to the apprentice would be reimbursed by the Government for the first 2 years which is an incentive for the MSME Units to take in more apprentices. Apprentice Protsahan Yojana was introduced for apprentice.

Multiple choice chemistry occurrence of carbon compounds in nature substances, objects and energy alternative fuels and energy sources alternative sources of energy

What is the effect of strike of unions in oil producing companies?

  1. decrease in price of oil

  2. cause an energy crisis.

  3. suspension of unions by Govt.

  4. increase in the selling of cars
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A strike by unions in an oil producing firm can definitely cause an energy crisis.

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

White-collar workers are _________.

  1. Working on machines and engaged in loading, unloading

  2. Clerical employees

  3. Mining labourers

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

White collar refers to employees whose job entails largely on clerical work such as in a office. It refers to the job of officials who performs managerial or professional work for the organisation and get a fixed salary as remuneration at the end of each month.

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.