Labour and Social Welfare MCQs with Answers 2027

Q641

Under the provisions of the Maternity Benefits Act, 1961 every woman employee who joins duty after delivery of a child shall be entitled to nursing breaks until the child attains the age of

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Q642

Open question

Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. The Trade Union Movement was by the workers and labour movement was for the workers.
2. The trade unions are an outcome of industrial relations and work towards raising the status of labours.
3. The organised labour is not the member of any Trade Union but are the members of Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO).
4. Trade Union movement conveys a higher degree of consciousness amongst the workers than conveyed by labour movement.

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Q643

Open question

What is the minimum number of days an employee should have served in an accounting year to be entitled for receiving bonus under the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965?

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Q644

Open question

Which of the following is incorrect for regulative legislations?

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Q645

Open question

An organisation receive 23 lakh applications for 200 posts. Which of the following interpretation(s) is/are most likely?

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Q646

Open question

Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. In case an employee whose minimum rate of wages is fixed under this Act, works overtime, the employer need not pay the money for the extra hours devoted by the employee.
2. If an employee whose minimum rate of wages has been fixed under this Act, works for a less number of hours than the requisite number of hours on a given day, he shall be entitled to receive wages in respect of work done by him on that day as ifhe had worked for a full normal working day.
3. In case an employee is involved in two or more classes of work, he shall be paid on the basis of pieces involved.
4. If an employee is employed on piece work for which minimum time rate and not a minimum piece rate has been fixed under this Act, the employer shall pay to such employee wages at not less than the minimum time rate.

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Q647

Open question

Welfare implies welfare of man, his family and his community'. Which of the following concepts explains this?

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Q648

Open question

Under which of the following is gratuity payable?

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Q649

Open question

The first Craft Union was organised by shoemakers in Philadelphia, USA in the year

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Q650

Open question

Which among the following is not a determinant of supply of labour?

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Q651

Open question

. . . . . . . . refers to differences in wages between workers with different skills in the same industry or between those with comparable skills in different industries or localities.

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Q652

Open question

The Payment of Wages Act, 1936, mandates the employer to preserve the register having records the employees for how many years?

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Q653

Open question

Supply-demand framework predicts that termination of any ambitious project depresses a particular segment of labour market. This type of prediction is an example of

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Q654

Open question

Statement I Time wage system is suitable when workers are new and learning the jobs.
Statemment II Piece wage system is suitable where quality and workmanship are not very important.

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Q655

Open question

An employee is employed in an industry on a wage of rupees eight thousand and five hundred per month, which is fixed as the minimum wage as a scheduled employment by the appropriate government. What is the amount of bonus he shall be entitled to, if it is to be paid at the minimum rate of 8.33% by the employer under the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965?

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Q656

Open question

Who among the following is the first Indian to become the President of the International Labour Conference?

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Q657

Open question

The supply of labour for the entire economy depends upon

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Q658

Open question

In case an employer fails to submit the amount of gratuity within the prescribed time, the collecting authority has the power to recover the same at what compound interest?

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Q659

Open question

In which country the Labour Court is bifurcated into a bureau of judgement and a bureau of conciliation?

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Q660

Open question

Match the following with their correct sections of the Factories Act, 1948.

List-I	List-II
a. Adolscent	1. 2(d)
b. Adult	2. 2(a)
c. Cost of living index	3. 2(aa)
d. Child	4. 2(bb)

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