An employee engaged in an industrial establishment draws wages of ` 20,000 per month.

What is the amount of bonus he shall be entitled to, if it is to be paid at the rate of 9% by the
employer for an accounting year under the provisions of the payment of Bonus Act, 1965 ?

(1) Rupees Seven thousand five hundred sixty only

(2) Rupees Eighteen thousand only
(3) Rupees Eight thousand one hundred thirty only
(4) Rupees Ten thousand six hundred forty only

Answer( 1)

Recently the Government of India has enforced ‘the Ease of compliance to Maintain Registers under
various Labour Laws Rules, 2017’ for maintenance of combined registers provided
under various labour legislations. Which of the following legislations is not covered under
the above Rules ?

(1) Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 (2) Mines Act, 1952

(3) Factories Act, 1948 (4) Minimum Wages Act, 1948

Answer( 3)

For the first time in India, medical benefit as a non-cash benefit was provided under :

(1) Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (2) Employees State Insurance Act, 1948
(3) Factories Act, 1948 (4) Mines Act, 1952

Answer( 2)

Which of the following statements relating to the source of industrial disputes in the Indian
context is/are correct ?

(a) Disputes relating to the implementation of labour laws and regulations fall under the
category of ‘disputes concerning rights’.
(b) Disputes relating to standing orders fall under the category of ‘disputes concerning
rights.’
(c) Disputes concerning collective agreements and settlements fall under the category of
‘disputes concerning rights.’
Code :
(1) only (a) is correct. (2) only (a) and (b) are correct.
(3) only (b) and (c) are correct. (4) (a), (b) and (c) are correct.

Answer( 4)

What is yellow dog contract ?

(1) A contract where a union agrees to inform the employer about the possible direct
action of rival union.
(2) An unwritten contract with employer where a faction of the union acts as a whistle
blower.
(3) When the management demands and secures an agreement from the workman that
he would not join a union during the course of his employment; and if violates
would be susceptible to lose the employment.
(4) The contract signed by every employee to join a management promoted union.

Answer( 3)

Which of the following laydown Universal Ethical principles for multinationals ?

(a) The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights

(b) The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
(c) The Caux Roundtable Principles of Business
Code :
(1) (a) and (b) only (2) (b) and (c) only
(3) (a) and (c) only (4) (a), (b) and (c)

Answer( 4)

‘Volenti non fit injuria’ is the latin term for which of the following doctrines which
employers used to follow to reject claims of compensation for employment injury ?
(1) Doctrine of Assumed Risk.
(2) Doctrine of contributory Negligence.
(3) Doctrine of common employment and fellow servants’ responsibility.
(4) Doctrine of unknown person’s responsibility.

Answer( 1)

Under the power to make exempting orders of the Factories Act, 1948, the State Government
can fix the maximum time of overtime work for any quarter is :

(1) Fifty hours (2) Seventy five hours

(3) Sixty hours (4) Ninety hours

Answer( 2)

Match the following List - I with List - II :

List - I List - II
(a) Malaviya Committee (i) Minimum wages
(b) B. P. Adarkar Report (ii) Social security for unorganised labour
(c) D. Aykroid’s formula (iii) Labour welfare
(d) Arjun Sengupta Committee (iv) Employees’ State Insurance

Code :
 (a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(2) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(3) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(4) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)

Answer( 3)

Before the enactment of the Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and
Conditions of Service) Act, 1979 by the Union Government which of the following States
had an exclusive law relating to the migrant labour ?

(1) Odisha (2) Assam (3) Bihar (4) Tamilnadu

Answer( 1)

A situation, which is very serious, has arised and it warrants that the member of the Trade
Union be financially assisted. As per the Trade Unions Act, 1926, what is the maximum
quantum of benefit which a Trade Union can offer to its member out of the total gross
income in the year and the balance of the credit of the preceeding year :

(1) One tenth (2) One sixth

(3) One fourth (4) Half

Answer( 3)

The term ‘Blackleg’ refers to

(1) A worker who forcibly joins those who are on strike.

(2) A worker who continues to work when his/her co-workers in the establishment are
on strike.
(3) A worker who wears black shoes while on duty.
(4) A supervisor who forces a subordinate to join a strike.

Answer( 2)

As per an amendment of the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 in 2010 who among
the following have been included for getting medical benefits subject to payment of
contribution and such other conditions as may be prescribed by the Central government ?
a. An insured person who has attained the age of superannuation.
b. An insured person who retires under a Voluntary Retirement Scheme.
c. An insured person who takes premature retirement
d. The spouse of the insured person.

(1) c and d only (2) a, b and d only

(3) b, c and d only (4) a, b and c only
Answer( 3)

Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution deals with “Securing just and
humane conditions of work and maternity relief” ?
(1) Article 42 (2) Article 41
(3) Article 46 (4) Article 38

Answer( 1)

An establishment belonging to the manufacturing sector has employed fifty workers.

Identify, which of the following legislations shall be applicable to it :
(a) Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
(b) Industrial Employment (Standing Oders) Act, 1946
(c) Factories Act, 1948
(d) Payment of Wages Act, 1936
(e) Payment of Bonus Act, 1965

(1) (a), (b), (c) and (d) only

(2) (a), (b), (d) and (e) only
(3) (a), (b), (c) and (e) only
(4) (a), (c), (d) and (e) only

Answer( 4)

Under the provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, nursing breaks are to be
provided to every women who returns to duty after delivery of a child, until the child
attains the age of
(1) Eighteen months (2) Fifteen months
(3) Twelve months (4) Twenty four months

Answer( 2)

What is the full form of ‘UBC’ in the context of trade union movement in U.S.A. ?
(1) United Brotherhood of Carpenters
(2) Union of Building and Construction workers
(3) Union of Buffalo Construction Inc.
(4) United Brotherhood of construction workers

Answer( 1)

Arrange the following developments that took place in the trade union movement in India
from the earliest to the latest.
(a) Formation of AITUC.
(b) Formation of Indian Trade Union Federation
(c) Formation of Red Trade Union Congress.
(1) (a), (c) and (b) (2) (a), (b) and (c)
(3) (c), (b) and (a) (4) (b), (a) and (c)

Answer( 3)

Each labour legislation, which has been enacted is based on certain underlying principles.
Match the legislation with underlying principle :

List – I. List – II
(Name of the Legislation) (Underlying Principle)

a. Mines Act, 1952. i. Principle of Regulation

b. Contract Labour (Regulation. ii. Principle of Protection
and Abolition) Act, 1970
c. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 iii. Principle of Social Justice
d. Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 iv. Principle of Social Security

Codes :
abcd
(1) ii iii i iv
(2) i ii iii iv
(3) iii i ii iv
(4) iv i iii ii

Answer( 1)

Which of the following core conventions of ILO was ratified by India ?

(1) Convention No. 87 (Freedom of Association and Right to Organize)
(2) Convention No. 98 (Right to Collective Bargaining)
(3) Convention No. 138 (Minimum Age Convention)
(4) Convention No. 105 (Abolition of Forced Labour)

Answer( 4)

Which of the following provisions are covered under the Contract Labour (Regulation and
Abolition) Act, 1970 ?
(a) Registration of principal employers
(b) Licensing of contractors
(c) Prohibition of employment of contract labour
(d) Regularisation of employment of contract labour

(1) (a), (b) and (d)

(2) (a), (b) and (c)
(3) (b), (c) and (d)
(4) (a), (c) and (d)

Answer( 2)