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Labour and Social Welfare
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Which of the following is not an objective of labour weltare?

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Under the provisions of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, for which of the following organisations, the Central Government is the appropriate government?
1. Railways and Air Transport
2. Port and Docks
3. Mines and Oilfields
4. Public Sector banks

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. . . . . . . . is the additional revenue the firm earns by employing one more unit of labour.

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Consider the following for the definition of principal employer under Inter-state Workmen Regulation Act, 1979.
1. It is the head of that office or department in any department of the government.
2. In a factory, the owner or occupier of the factory and where a person has been named as the manager of the factory under the Factories Act, 1948.
3. In a mine, the owner or agent of the mine and where a person has been named as the manager of the mine.
4. In any other establishment, any person responsible for the supervision and control of the establishment.

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Which section of Contract Labour (regulation and abolition) Act, 1970 defines 'contract labour'?

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Which theory considers labour welfare as a mandate of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of the organisation?

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Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. Demands for goods is directly proportional to the labour market.
2. Marginal productivity is the addition made to the total production by subtracting one worker from the existing labour force.
3. Demand for labour is dependent on the elasticity of demand for product produced by the labour.
4. At higher wages, the demand for labour will be higher.

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The nature of demand for labour is

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Match the following.
List-I List-II
a. Attendance bonus paid over an unbroken series of years 1. Pooja Bonus
b. Biannual payment of a month's salary for a long time which has become an implied condition of service 2. Profit-based Bonus
c. Payment of a lumpsum amount during Pooja time 3. Customary Bonus
d. An amount paid being linked with dividend 4. Contractual Bonus

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Assertion (A) Prior to the formation of International Labour Organisation, most of the legislations governing the working class in India were regressive in nature and aimed at serving the interest of Britishers.
Reason (R) India was a British colony.

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Which of the following theories state that a company provides good working conditions, services and amenities as a gesture of kindness towards the employees?

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In the recent times, there has been a paradigm shift from . . . . . . . . to . . . . . . . . which has played a major role in the declining of trade union movement in India.

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According to the Contract Labour (regulation and abolition) Act, 1970, what is the penalty if anyone willfully refuses to produce on the demand of an Inspector any register or other document?

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. . . . . . . . organised a conference of workers in Bombay and drew up a memorandum signed by 5300 to present to the commission.

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Consider the following for the principles of labour legislations.
1. Social equity legislations focus on ensuring social welfare of the workers.
2. The principle of social justice states that the employers and employees need to understand that they are two wheels of a cart and they cannot exist without each other.
3. An ILO convention is a law in the member countries.
Which of the following is correct?

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Who among the following can be appointed as the authority to hear and decide any claims arising out of deductions form wages or delay in payment of wages under the Payment of Wages Act, 1936?
1. Any Commissioner for Employees Compensation Act
2. Any regional labour commissioner appointed by the Central Government
3. Any assistant labour commissioner appointed by the Central Government
4. Any assistant labour commissioner appointed by the State Government with atleast two years of experinece.
5. A Judge of a Civil Court.

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What should be the minimum number of persons required to register a trade union?

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Which among the following statement is not true is relation to labour welfare?

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According to Factories Act, 1948, how many hours should an adult worker be allowed to work continuously in a day?

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According to the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, fine cannot be recovered from an employee after expiry of how many days?

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