Industrial Relations and Labour Laws (IRLL) | Set 3
1. Which of the following statements about wage differentials is not true?
Correct : B. Social prejudices do not influence the wage differentials.
2. Which one of the following is not a principle of labour legislation?
Correct : D. Principle of Reasonable Standard of Living
3. Which of the following provides for recognition of trade unions at the central level?
Correct : C. Code of Discipline in Industry
4. An appeal from an Employment Tribunal decision is initially heard by:
Correct : D. The Employment Appeal Tribunal
5. An appeal can be made from a decision of an Employment Tribunal if:
Correct : D. There is a point of law involved
6. ACAS Codes of Practice:
Correct : D. Must be taken into account in relevant legal proceedings
7. Statutory instruments:
Correct : D. Have the same legal force as statutes
8. In relation to EU law, UK tribunals and courts can refer cases to:
Correct : D. The Court of Justice of the European Union
9. In ordinary unfair dismissal cases (i.e. where discrimination is not alleged) the final appeal court is:
Correct : B. The Supreme Court
10. The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service:
Correct : A. Is an independent publicly funded body
11. First National Commission on Labour (NCL) submitted its report in the year:
Correct : A. 1969
12. Second National Commission on Labour (NCL) submitted its report in which year and under whose chairmanship?
Correct : A. 1999, Ravindra Varma
13. International norms
Correct : D. were established after World War II by the United Nations.
14. Which of the following is a source of international law?
Correct : C. decisions of the United States Supreme Court
15. The International Labor Organization is headquartered in
Correct : B. Geneva, Switzerland
16. The International Labor Organization is agency of
Correct : D. United Nations
17. The International Labor Organization was formulated in
Correct : B. 1939
18. The International Labor Organization received Nobel Peace Prize in
Correct : B. 1969
19. Which of the following is not a strategic objective of decent work as defined by the International Labour Organization?
Correct : D. None of the Above
20. Full form of ILO is
Correct : A. International Labour Organization
21. The permanent secretariat of ILO is located in
Correct : A. Geneva,Switzerland
22. Which of the following statement is correct?
Correct : C. ILO Conventions are legally binding obligations on countries that ratify them.
23. What three considerations of the guidelines that must be followed by multinational corporations if neither home country nor host country provide complete guidance?
Correct : B. Human rights, welfare, justice
24. Which of the following cannot be said to be a factor influencing the growth of Labour
Legislations in India?
Correct : D. Caste System in India
25. Which one of the following recommended enactment of a wage legislation in India in order
to rectify the problems relating to payment of wages of industrial workers?
Correct : B. Royal Commission on Labour
26. Which one of the following is not a type of labour administration machinery in India?
Correct : B. Industrial Implementation Machinery
27. Which of the following statements is not correct?
Correct : A. India has ratified more than eighty Conventions of I.L.O.
28. Under which of the following categories the Shops and Commercial Establishment
Legislations can be included?
Correct : C. Working Conditions Legislations
29. From which of the following, representatives are not taken in tripartite bodies in India?
Correct : D. I.L.O.
30. Who was the Chairman of the National Commission on Rural Labour?
Correct : B. H. Hanumantappa
31. Who among the following advocated the principles of Labour Legislation?
Correct : C. R.K. Dash
32. Which of the following is not a regulative type of labour legislation?
Correct : A. Trade Unions Act, 1926
33. Which of the following is not a labour legislation?
Correct : C. Untouchability Abolition Act
34. In which year the two consultative machinery Indian Labour Conference and Standing Labour Committee were constituted in India?
Correct : B. 1942
35. The structure of I.L.O. includes
Correct : D. All the above
36. The basic postulates on which the ILO standards lie are
Correct : D. All the above
37. The International Organization of Employer’s (I.O.E) with headquarters in Genevas was formulated in
Correct : B. 1920
38. The code of discipline in industry was adopted by the Indian labourconference (tripantite) in
Correct : B. 1958
39. The constitution of India upholds the principle ‘Freedom of Association’ as a fundamental
right enunciated by I. L. O. convention in
Correct : B. Article 19(C)
40. The ongoing globalization in the country needs reforms in our labour laws. Which of the following forces oppose changes in the existing labour legislations?
Correct : D. Human Rights’ Commission
41. In USA collective bargaining mostly takes place at the
Correct : C. National level
42. In which among the following countries Productivity Bargaining was first used?
Correct : D. Germany
43. The purpose of granting recognition to trade unions in USA by NLRB is to
Correct : B. to participate in Government Bodies
44. The recent Industrial Relations problem at Maruti Udyog Ltd. at its Manesar Plant was concerned with
Correct : B. Contract labour
45. Which of the following statements is not correct in the light of present Industrial Relations
scenario in India?
Correct : A. Number of strikes is declining
46. __________________ refers to all types of relationship between all the parties concerned with
industry.
Correct : A. Industrial relations.
47. The scope of IR does not include
Correct : D. Employee and customer relation
48. Dominant aspects of industrial relations are
Correct : C. Both (A) and(B).
49. Which of the following factor affecting IR?
Correct : D. All of these.
50. Which of the following is not a part of the scope of industrial relations?
Correct : A. Labor relations
51. Main aspects of industrial relations are
Correct : D. All of these
52. Which of the following factors not affecting industrial relations?
Correct : A. Psychological factors
53. Which of the following is the approaches of industrial relation?
Correct : A. Gandhian approach
54. Which of the following National Level Federation was founded in 1920
Correct : B. AITUC
55. Collective bargaining was considered as apex of IR system is concerned with
Correct : D. All of these
56. Which of the following is an objective for IR?
Correct : D. None of these
57. The conflicts and dispute between employers and employees on any industrial matters are known as
Correct : A. Industrial disputes
58. The utility of non violence as the means of conflict resolution is the principle of
Correct : A. Gandhian approach
59. A______ strives to protect maintain and improve economic, social and vocational interest of their
members
Correct : C. Both A& B
60. The objectives of trade union include
Correct : D. All of these
61. What criteria are used to assess whether a trade union is independent?
Correct : B. Its background and the way it organizes and structures itself, including its finances.
62. Are collective agreements legally enforceable?
Correct : C. They are presumed not to be legally enforceable unless the parties agree otherwise.
63. Are employers obliged to provide information to trade union representatives for collective bargaining purposes?
Correct : C. Yes, if it is information that the employee representatives need to carry on collective bargaining.
64. Can an employer refuse to employ a trade union member because the employer regards them all as
troublemakers?
Correct : D. No, it would be unlawful.
65. What is the 'golden formula'?
Correct : C. A formula which says that statutory protection in tort can only happen when the action is in contemplation or furtherance of a trade dispute.
66. Is it legal for a trade union to call together its workers in one factory and decide on a strike based
on voting by raising hands?
Correct : A. No, because all ballots have to be secret.
67. Which of the following statement is true about an industrial dispute
Correct : D. The dispute may be between employer and government
68. Which of the following best explains the term 'union ballots'?
Correct : A. A ballot is the system by which union members vote for, e.g. industrial action.
69. Which of the following can a union do once it is 'recognized'?
Correct : B. Engage in collective bargaining with an employer
70. Which union is focused on making the skills of its members valuable and not easily replaceable in
organisations?
Correct : B. Occupational union
71. A union meant to protect the interests and rights of the non-manual employees is called a:
Correct : C. brown-collar union
72. The industrial peace is secured through voluntary_____and compulsory _____.
Correct : D. Negotiation and Adjudication
73. As per the Factories Act "Adult" means a person who has completed year of age.
[Sec 2(a)]
Correct : D. Eighteenth
74. As per Factories Act, "Child" means a person who has not completed his ..........Year of age. [Sec
2(c)]
Correct : B. Fifteenth
75. As per factories act which among the following are true in respect of the_______ definition of a
worker'? [Sec 2(1)] "Worker" means a person employed 1 Directly or by or through any agency (including a contractor 2 With or without the knowledge of the principal employer 3 Whether for remuneration or not 4 In any manufacturing process
Correct : D. 1,2,3 and4
76. As per Factories Act, 'Factory" means any premises in during the precincts thereof where on or more workers are working or were working on any day of the preceding 12 months, and in any part of which a manufacturing process is being carried out with the aid of power, or is ordinarily so carried on. [Sec 2(m)(i))
Correct : A. 10
77. Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act. 1952 is ____applied to establishments employing not less than
Correct : B. 20 employees
78. An employee whose salary at the time of joining does not exceed shall become member of the
provident fund under the Act.
Correct : C. Rs. 15000
79. Employee share of provident fund contribution is
Correct : A. 12%
80. An employee whose salary does not exceed is eligible or Bonus under the Payment of Bonus Act.
Correct : D. Rs. 21000
81. Layoff compensation is to be paid @ of average wages.
Correct : B. 50%
82. Which of the following is not included under the definition of wages given under the Payment of Wages Act, 1936?
Correct : D. Gratuity
83. Under which labour legislation in India, the provision of check-off has been accepted?
Correct : C. Payment of Wages Act, 1936
84. According to this Act, the maximum wage period or payment of wages to employees by employer should not exceed .
Correct : C. 30 days
85. The total amount of deductions from wages of employees should not exceed .
Correct : A. 50%
86. Fine should be recovered within days from the date on which fine were imposed.
Correct : C. 60 days
87. If there is willful removal or disregard by the workman of any safety guard or other device which he knew to have been provided for the purpose of securing safety of workman,
Correct : B. Employer is not liable to pay compensation
88. In case of fatal accident if the commissioner serves notice to the employer based on his source
Correct : D. If the employer is not liable, he shall in his statement indicate the grounds on which he disclaims liability.
89. Under Employees Compensation Act, 1923, which of the following are considered as dependent of deceased workman for the purpose of paying compensation?
(i) a minor brother or an unmarried sister or a widowed sister (ii) a widowed daughter-in-law (iii) a minor child of a pre-deceased son (iv) a minor child of a pre-deceased daughter where no parent of the child is alive (v) a paternal grandparent if no parent of the workman is alive;
Correct : D. i, ii, iii, iv & v
90. Under Employees Compensation Act, employer shall not be liable to pay compensation in respect of any injury which does not result in the total or partial disablement of the workman for a period exceeding ------- days;
Correct : B. 3
91. Under Employees Compensation Act, employer shall not be liable to pay compensation in respect of any injury not resulting in death or permanent total disablement caused by an accident
Correct : D. All the above
92. International Labor Organisation is an agency of _________.
Correct : D. United Nations
93. Headquarters of International Labour Organisation is located in ________
Correct : A. Geneva
94. The ongoing globalisation in the country needs reforms in our labour laws. The forces oppose changes in the existing labour legislations is _______________.
Correct : B. Labour and Trade Unions
95. Agency of United Nations which deals with international labour standards and providing social
protection and working opportunities is ______________.
Correct : D. International Labour Organisation
96. Labour Policy highlights ________
Correct : D. All of the above
97. Who among the following advocated the theory of full employment?
Correct : B. Keynes
98. Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act is the result of the ratification by India of which of the following Conventions of ILO?
Correct : B. Forced Labour Convention, 1930
99. Which of the following has not been implemented through any legislation at the national level?
Correct : D. None of the above
100. The composition of which of the following is similar to the structure of ILO?