Industrial Relations Labour Laws Objective Set 2

QN1. In the beginning of industrial revolution, with regard to settlement of industrial disputes, the Government believed in :

(a) Direct interference

(b) Laissez faire policy

(c) Adjudication machinery

(d) Arbitration machinery

Answer

Answer: (a) Direct interference

QN2. Which of the following, according to section 2 (K) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, is not treated as Industrial Dispute?

(a) any dispute or difference between workmen and workmen

(b) any dispute or difference between employers and employers

(c) any dispute or difference between Central Govt. and State Govt.

(d) any dispute or difference between employers and workmen

Answer

Answer: (c) any dispute or difference between Central Govt. and State Govt.

QN3. Which of the following is not a part of Conciliation Machinery for the settlement of industrial dispute’s under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (as amended upto date)?

(a) Courts of Enquiry

(b) Industrial Tribunals

(c) Board of Conciliation

(d) Conciliation Offices

Answer

Answer: (a) Courts of Enquiry

QN4. Which of the following is not a part of Adjudication Machinery under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (as amended upto date)?

(a) Labour Courts

(b) Courts of Enquiry

(c) National Tribunals

(d) Industrial Tribunals

Answer

Answer: (c) National Tribunals

QN5. Which of the following is not a part of machinery for the settlement of industrial disputes under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (as amended upto date)?

(a) Compulsory Arbitration

(b) Conciliation Machinery

(c) Ad justification Machinery

(d) Voluntary Arbitration

Answer

Answer: (c) Ad justification Machinery

QN6. Which of the following is not the measure to prevent industrial disputes?

(a) Code of conduct

(b) Code of Discipline

(c) Collection Barging

(d) Voluntary arbitration

Answer

Answer: (d) Voluntary arbitration

QN7. Which of the following statements is not correct?

(a) Grievance redressal procedure need not have any prescribed time framework for redressed of grievances.

(b) Grievances redressal procedure should be acceptable to all.

(c) The official grievances handler should have undergone the desired training

(d) The Grievance redressal procedure should be reviewed from time to time.

Answer

Answer: (a) Grievance redressal procedure need not have any prescribed time framework for redressed of grievances.

QN8. The Grievance Committee should give its decision regarding the redressal of the grievance within (as per Model Grievance Procedure):

(a) 48 Hours

(b) 7 Days

(c) 3 Days

(d) 10 Days

Answer

Answer: (b) 7 Days

QN9. Which of the following is not an internal cause of indiscipline?

(a) Avoidance of Redressal Grievance (by the Management)

(b) Personal Factors

(c) High rate of inflation

(d) Lack of code of conduct

Answer

Answer: (c) High rate of inflation

QN10. Which of the following is not a step in the disciplinary process?

(a) Show-cause notice

(b) Dismissal

(c) Preliminary investigation

(d) Follow up

Answer

Answer: (b) Dismissal

QN11. Which of the following statements is not correct?

(a) Disciplinary action should be administered by the top management

(b) There should be normal attitude towards the employee after disciplinary action.

(c) Disciplinary action should be taken in private

(d) There is a need of consistency in the administration of disciplinary action.

Answer

Answer: (a) Disciplinary action should be administered by the top management

QN12. Which of the following statements, as per trade union Act, 1926, is not relevant with regard to trade union?

(a) A trade may be formed for regulating relations between employers and employers.

(b) A trade may be formed for regulating relations between workmen and workmen

(c) A trade may be formed for regulating relations between workmen and employers

(d) A trade union may be formed for lifting restrictive conditions on the conduct of any trade or business.

Answer

Answer: (b) A trade may be formed for regulating relations between workmen and workmen

QN13. Function of the trade union do not include:

(a) Fraternal functions

(b) Intra-mural functions

(c) Ancillary functions

(d) Technological functions

Answer

Answer: (d) Technological functions

QN14. Trade union do not play the role of :

(a) Liaisons maker

(b) Disseminator of information

(c) Legal advisor

(d) Change agent

(e) Arbitrator

Answer

Answer: (e) Arbitrator

QN15. All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) was formed in:

(a) 1915

(b) 1920

(c) 1925

(d) 1942

Answer

Answer: (b) 1920

QN16. Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) was formed in :

(a) 1945

(b) 1955

(c) 1960

(d) 1962

Answer

Answer: (b) 1955

QN17. ‘ Labour Movement’ is started by:

(a) Workers themselves

(b) Government

(c) Employees

(d) Outsiders like philanthropist etc.

Answer

Answer: (a) Workers themselves

QN18. The Trade Unions Act was passed in :

(a) 1921

(b) 1926

(c) 1936

(d) 1947

Answer

Answer: (b) 1926

QN19. Which section of the Trade Unions Act, 1926 defines the term “Trade Union”?

(a) Section 2(h)

(b) Section 2(k)

(c) Section 1(c)

(d) Section 1 (l)

Answer

Answer: (b) Section 2(k)

QN20. Which is not one of the characteristics of a trade union?

(a) Every registered trade union is a statutory body

(b) Every registered trade union has a perpetual succession

(c) Every registered trade union has a common seal

(d) Every registered trade union is a body corporate

Answer

Answer: (d) Every registered trade union is a body corporate

QN21. Under the provision of the Trade Unions Act, which of the following statements is not correct?

(a) The minimum numbers required to form a trade union is seven

(b) Getting a trade union registered is mandatory

(c) Employers can also form their trade unions

(d) Section 5 of the Trade Union Act, 1926 requires that every application for registration must

be sent to the Registrar of Trade Unions

Answer

Answer: (c) Employers can also form their trade unions

QN22. The institutions of Work Committees was provided in the year:

(a) 1942

(b) 1947

(c) 1952

(d) 1953

Answer

Answer: (b) 1947

QN23. Which of the following is not true in the case of the 1975-Scheme of Workers’ Participation in

Industries:

(a) Has no legal sanction

(b) Provides that the Shop Council should be set up at floor levels

(c) Provides that the Joint Council should be set up at Plant Level

(d) Does not provide for its implementation through executive action

Answer

Answer: (d) Does not provide for its implementation through executive action

QN24. Which of the following statements is not true in the case of the 1983- Scheme of Workers’ Participation?

in Management?

(a) The Scheme is applicable to all public sector undertakings

(b) A few enterprises have implemented the Scheme at Board level

(c) The Scheme has no legislative backing

(d) The State Governments and Private Sector enterprises have also been asked to implement the

Scheme

Answer

Answer: (b) A few enterprises have implemented the Scheme at Board level

QN25. Which of the following statements with regard to the Scheme for appointing Workers’ representative in the Board of Management, is not true?

(a) It provides for a workers’ representative in the Board of Management

(b) It is from of the panel of names of three persons submitted by the recognized Union that only one person is selected by appropriate authorities for nomination as Director

(c) A person for being eligible for nomination should have attained the age of at least 40 years

(d) Such a person should have a minimum of 5 years’ service in the undertaking

Answer

Answer: (c) A person for being eligible for nomination should have attained the age of at least 40 years

QN26. Which of the following is not a part of ‘Negotiation Stage’ of collective bargaining?

(a) Identifications of problem

(b) Collective Bargaining Agreement

(c) Contract Administration

(d) Negotiations Agreement

Answer

Answer: (c) Contract Administration

QN27. Which of the following is not a part of ‘Preparation for Negotiations’ in connection with collective bargaining?

(a) Constitution of Negotiating Teams

(b) Collective bargaining Agreement

(c) Data Collection

(d) Bargaining Power

Answer

Answer: (d) Bargaining Power

QN28. Which of the following is not a part of ‘Negotiations of Agreement’ in connection with collective

bargaining?

(a) Haggling bargaining

(b) Intermittent bargaining

(c) Boulwarism bargaining

(d) Continuous bargaining

Answer

Answer: (d) Continuous bargaining

QN29. Which of the following is not one of the causes for limited success of collective bargaining in India?

(a) Weak and multiplicity of unions

(b) Inadequate support from the management for collective bargaining

(c) Difficult accessibility of adjudication

(d) Lack of strong efforts from the Government

Answer

Answer: (a) Weak and multiplicity of unions

QN30. Which of the following is not a role of collective bargaining?

(a) Promoter of industrial peace

(b) Spokes person of employers

(c) Bargainer

(d) Believer in the policy of ‘give and take’

Answer

Answer: (c) Bargainer

QN31. Which of the following is not a feature of collective bargaining?

(a) It is a static and rigid process

(b) It is a group action

(c) It is s continuous process

(d) It is an advanced form of human relations

Answer

Answer: (a) It is a static and rigid process

QN32. Which of the following is not the objective of industrial relations?

(a) To promote general welfare of the employees

(b) To enhance labour turnover

(c) To improve productivity of the organization

(d) To improve industrial democracy through WPM

Answer

Answer: (b) To enhance labour turnover

QN33. Which of the following sections of the Trade Unions (Amendment) Act, 1947 (though not enforced) permits the registered Trade Union whose recognition is withdrawn under sub-section (3) of section 28 G to make an application for re-recognition after six months from the date of withdrawal of recognition?

(a) Section 28 H

(b) Section 28 D

(c) Section 28 G

(d) Section 28 I

Answer

Answer: (c) Section 28 G

QN34. Which of the following is not a pre-requisite to collective bargaining?

(a) Freedom of Association

(b) Registration of Trade Unions

(c) Recognition of Trade Unions

(d) Strong and stable Trade Unions

Answer

Answer: (d) Strong and stable Trade Unions

QN35. The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, applies to every industrial establishment employing:

(a) 50 and more workmen

(b) 100 or more workmen

(c) 20 or more workmen

(d) 10 or more workmen

Answer

Answer: (b) 100 or more workmen

QN36. The Minimum Wages Act was passed in:

(a) 1936

(b) 1948

(c) 1952

(d) 1947

Answer

Answer: (b) 1948

QN37. The Employees State Insurance Act was passed in :

(a) 1948

(b) 1947

(c) 1952

(d) 1951

Answer

Answer: (a) 1948

QN38. The payment of Wages Act, 1936 deals with:

(a) Fixation of minimum wage

(b) Permissible deduction from the wages

(c) Minimum Leave the employee can avail

(d) Payment of Gratuity at the time of retirement

Answer

Answer: (a) Fixation of minimum wage

QN39. The Employees Provident Fund & Misc Provisions Act was passed in:

(a) 1952

(b) 1948

(c) 1947

(d) 1972

Answer

Answer: (a) 1952

QN40. Lock-out is declared by:

(a) Trade Unions

(b) Government

(c) Management

(d) Political parties

Answer

Answer: (c) Management