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Questions Related to industrial relations, trade unions and social security

The objectives of industrial relations are designed to ______.

  1. Establish and foster sound relationship between workers and management by safeguarding their interests.

  2. Socialise industrial activity by involving the government participation as an employer.

  3. Raise productivity in the organisation to curb the employee turnover and absenteeism.

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Industrial relations is concerned with the employer and the employee with their respective organization, at work or arising out of the working situation. The objectives of industrial relations are designed to:a) Establish and foster sound relationship between workers and management by safeguarding their interests.
b) Socialize industrial activity by involving the government participation as an employer.
c) Raise productivity in the organization to curb the employee turnover and absenteeism.

Industrial Relation is dynamic and developing socioeconomic process.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Industrial Relation is dynamic and developing in socioeconomic process- this is a true statement. Industrial relations is concerned with the employer and the employee with their respective organization, at work or arising out of the working situation. The objective of the industrial relations is to raise productivity in the organization to curb employees turnover.

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

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
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.

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


Correct Option: A
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.

As per the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 retrenchment does not include:
(1)Voluntary Retirement
(2)Retirement on reaching the age of superannuation
(3)Termination by non renewal of contract of employment
(4)Termination of employment on grounds of ill health.

  1. (1) and (2)

  2. (1) and (3)

  3. (2) and (3)

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

As per the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 retrenchment does not include -
(1)Voluntary Retirement
(2)Retirement on reaching the age of superannuation
(3)Termination by non renewal of contract of employment
(4)Termination of employment on grounds of ill health
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.

_______ is an act on the part of the employers to close down the place of work until the workers agree to resume the work on the terms and conditions specified by the employers.

  1. Gherao

  2. Lock-out

  3. Picketing

  4. General strike


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Lock-out is an act on the part of the employers to close down the place of work until the workers agree to resume the work on the terms and conditions specified by the employers. A lock-out can be defined s a temporary work stoppage due to labour disputes.

As per the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, an employer must give__________ days notice before changes in service condition.

  1. 7

  2. 14

  3. 21

  4. 28


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

As per the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, an employer must give 21 days notice before changes in service condition. 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.

As per the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 layoff can be declared for following reason (s):
1. Shortage of coal, power
2. Breakdown of machinery
3. Natural calamity
4. Shortage of raw material

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 1 and 3

  3. 2 and 3

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

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. As per the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 layoff can be declared for following reasons:
1. Shortage of coal, power
2. Breakdown of machinery
3. Natural calamity
4. Shortage of raw material.

Under _____ employees adopt go-slow tactics to put pressure on the employers.

  1. Sit Down Strike

  2. Sympathetic Strike

  3. Slow Down Strike

  4. Economic Strike


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Under slow-down strike employees adopt go-slow tactics to put pressure on the employers. Slow-down strike can be defined as a form of protests from the employees where the employees deliberately perform inefficiently to reduce the output of the firm.

_______ is paid to the workers who fulfill certain eligibility conditions like a minimum qualifying service period of five years.

  1. Pension

  2. Gratuity

  3. Salary

  4. Interest


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Gratuity is a type of after service payment to the employees who have fulfilled certain conditions of the job. According to the Payment of the Gratuity Act, 1972 the maximum amount of gratuity which can be paid to a employee is 10 lakh rupees of any establishment or corporate unit be it is private or public only after completion of a qualifying service of 5 years.