SYMBIOSIS CENTRE FOR DISTANCE LEARNING (SCDL)

Subject: Industrial Relations and Labour Laws

Sample Questions:
Section I: Subjective Questions

1. What is the definition of 'wages' under the minimum wages Act, 1948?

2. What do you understand by 'Total disablement' under the Employees Compensation Act,
1923?

3. Which are the situation / circumstances under which gratuity is not payable / forfeited?

4. On which conditions can the model Grievance procedure be changed?

5. Maternity Benefits Act 1961 is applicable to which establishments? Can a woman

employee claim benefits under both ESI Act and Maternity benefits Act?

6. Under the Employees Compensation Act, 1923, in which cases or situation an employer
is not liable to pay compensation to the injured employee?

7. Which occupations existed in Ancient India?

8. Describe Conciliation.

Section II: Objective Questions

Multiple Choice Single Response

1. The system under which craftsmen worked with the members of their family in
their home and were paid on a piece-work basis was known as
1] Cottage or Putting-Out System
2] Serfdom Stage
3] Handicraft System
4] Agrarian Economy Stage
2. What is one of the essentials of a mediator
1] Must be impartial
2] Must see the interest of the government
3] Must see the interest of the employer
4] Must see the interest of the employee
3. Here workers are consulted on the matters of employee welfare such as work, safety
and health
1] Consultative importance
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2] collective bargaining
3] trade union
4] joint committee
4. Works committee cannot discuss the following:-
1] Drinking water facilities
2] Adjustment of festivals.
3] Wages and allowance
4] Sports activities
5. Joint Management Council deals with matters like employee welfare and
1] Apprenticeship scheme
2] Working conditions
3] Wages
4] Training and development
6. In public sector, most of the time goals are set through
1] Political means rather than internal process
2] Election
3] Secret Ballot
4] Open Ballot
7. Which concept views the institution as participative decision making between
employer and employee?
1] Industrial Relations concept
2] Marketing concept
3] Governmental concept
4] Industrial dispute concept
8. The officer appointed to present the case of the management before the enquiry
Officer relating to the charges leveled against the accused employee.
1] Presenting Officer
2] Judicial enquiry
3] Custom officer
4] Administrative officer
9. No women workers would be allowed to work after
1] 6 pm
2] 8 pm
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3] 7 pm
4] 9 pm
10. Newly joined employees covered under The Employees state Insurance Act
declaration forms in presented manner duly filled, will have to reach The
Employees state Insurance Act office within the following period:-
1] 7 days
2] 10 days.
3] 13 days.
4] 15 days.
Multiple Choice Multiple Response

11. Mediation can be made more effective and successful device if the following
measures are adopted
1] Mediation can work only in a climate of consent
2] The mediator must be an impartial and unprejudiced person, having influence on
the parties
3] Mediation should take place in a proper setting
4] It is not necessary that mediator has to be acceptable to both parties
12. A woman is not allowed to work in any establishment, during the first six weeks,
following the day of
1] her delivery
2] her miscarriage
3] termination of pregnancy
4] her conviction
13. What does an employer means in relation to establishment which is a factory?
1] The owner or occupier of the factory, including the agent
2] The legal representative of a deceased owner or the manager
3] Workmen
4] Union Leaders
14. Feudal society comprises of
1] Lords
2] Princes
3] Land Owning Classes
4] Workers and Employees
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15. ILO is organised around three sub-systems. They are:

1] International Labour conference
2] Governing body
3] International Labour Office
4] High Court
16. What are the principles of Domestic Enquiry?
1] Rule of Natural Justice must be observed.
2] Cross-examine any witness called by the prosecution.
3] Where rules are laid down, the procedure of such rules must be followed.
4] That the procedure by which the employee was terminated was fair
17. No young person would work on a dangerous machines unless the following steps
are taken:
1] He has been fully instructed on dangers of working on that machine
2] Has a diploma in technical operations
3] Has received training to work on the machines
4] He is under adequate supervisor of a person who has full knowledge and
experience.
18. What does the term “Establishment" include as per the wages act?
1] Tramway service, motor transport service engaged in carrying passengers or
goods, transport service in dock, wharf or jetty, mine, quarry, oil field plantation
etc.
2] Shops
3] Farming
4] agriculture
Fill in the Blanks
19. After the expiry of the notice period, if no settlement is reached the parties will be
free to resort to ______ action.
1] Direct
2] Indirect
3] Violent
4] Illegal
20. The conciliation procedure should be free of charge and _____ .
1] Expeditious
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2] Slow
3] Clear
4] Proper
21. Workers participate in management not as_______ but collectively as a group
through their representatives.
1] individuals
2] worker
3] employer
4] employees
22. If a company cannot pay statutory wages, it should as per supreme court order ___.
1] Pay as much as possible.
2] Retrench a part of employees
3] Close down
4] Take loans but pay minimum wages.
23. Payment of Gratuity Act is not applicable to ______ .
1] Jammu and Kashmir
2] Goa
3] Nainitaal
4] Union territories
24. The 3-tier system of adjudication are Labour Courts, Industrial Tribunals and ____ .
1] National Tribunal
2] Labour Tribunals
3] Industrial Courts
4] Supreme Court
25. What is the full form of DPG _____.
1] Directorate of public grievance
2] Directorate of private grievance
3] Directorate of personal grievance
4] Directorate of public gathering
26. Books of accounts and Register of members of a Registered Trade Union are open
to _____ for inspecting and scrutiny.
1] Directors of a company
2] Any member of union
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3] Any Shareholder
4] Any worker of the company
27. ______ has pointed out, Indian industrial relations is vested in terms of profits,
dividends, and wages to the determent of social ad national interest
1] Kudchedkar
2] Giri
3] Gandhi
4] Labour Minister
28. The ______ participating in collective bargaining process must be strong
democratic and enlightened.
1] Union
2] Officials
3] Employees
4] Employers
State True or False
29. Industrial relations is a science.

30. To restrain the outbreak of unnecessary strikes/lockouts, compensation and

forfeiture of wages for strike/lockouts should be provided.
31. A claim can be filed by a shareholder.

32. Wages include house-accommodation, supply of light, water, medical attendance

etc
33. Section 5 of The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 applies to such a person for sums
deductible from gross profits- to arrive at available surplus.
34. A mediator has to be acceptable to both the parties.

35. Collective bargaining is a continuous process

36. A canteen is compulsory in an organization where 200 or more workers are

working.
37. A Woman will not work in any establishment during the period for which she
receives maternity benefit.
38. The failure to give notice, however, does not disentitle the woman to the benefit of
the Act.
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Match the Following

39. 1] Closures 1] Permanent closing down of work

place of employment.
2] Workmen
2] Any person employed in industry to
3] Award
do skilled or unskilled tasks for wages
4] Strike
3] An interim or final determination of
any industrial tribunal and include
arbitration award

4] Cessation of work by a body of

person employed in an industry acting in
combination

5] Termination of services of workmen

by the employer

6] Termination of services on account of

continuous ill death.

40. 1] Gratuity 1] Is not included in wages

2] Competent Authority 2] Any Commissioner for workmen

compensation
3] Claim
3] Arises out of illegal deduction
4] Wages
4] Remuneration

5] Profit

6] Collective bargaining

41. 1] Participation 1] mental and emotional involvement

rather than mere physical presence.
2] Industrial Unrest
2] Industrial conflict is a struggle
3] Quality Circle
between two organized groups.
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4] Financial Participation 3] It consists of seven to ten people from

the same work area who meet regularly
to define, analyze, and solve quality and
related problems in their area.

4] Profit-linked pay

5] Strive to do error-free work.

6] Manage by prevention, not correction

42. 1] Conciliation machinery 1] Conciliation officer and conciliation

board
2] Conciliation Process
2] Is less formal
3] Arbitration
3] Requires the presence of both the
4] Mediation
parties for its proceedings

4] Is the ancient art of the peace-maker

5] Part of criminal law

6] Is a ancient handicraft