30 MCQ on Labour Legislations and Labour Welfare with answers
1. Which legislation in India regulates the payment of wages and working hours for industrial workers?
- A) Factories Act, 1948
- B) Payment of Wages Act, 1936
- C) Minimum Wages Act, 1948
- D) Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
- Answer: B) Payment of Wages Act, 1936
2. The Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948, provides social security in the form of:
- A) Maternity benefits
- B) Medical benefits
- C) Provident fund
- D) Gratuity
- Answer: B) Medical benefits
3. Which legislation in India ensures the welfare of women employees during and after pregnancy?
- A) Factories Act, 1948
- B) Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
- C) Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
- D) Employees' Provident Fund Act, 1952
- Answer: B) Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
4. The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946, is primarily concerned with:
- A) Provident fund
- B) Employment conditions
- C) Industrial relations
- D) Minimum wages
- Answer: C) Industrial relations
5. Which legislation governs the establishment and regulation of provident funds for employees in India?
- A) Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948
- B) Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
- C) Employees' Provident Fund Act, 1952
- D) Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970
- Answer: C) Employees' Provident Fund Act, 1952
6. The Trade Unions Act, 1926, provides for the registration and regulation of:
- A) Employers' associations
- B) Trade unions
- C) Collective bargaining agreements
- D) Industrial disputes
- Answer: B) Trade unions
7. Which legislation in India aims at regulating the employment of contract labor and ensuring their welfare?
- A) Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
- B) Factories Act, 1948
- C) Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970
- D) Minimum Wages Act, 1948
- Answer: C) Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970
8. The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976, prohibits discrimination in wages on the basis of:
- A) Gender
- B) Caste
- C) Religion
- D) All of the above
- Answer: D) All of the above
9. Which legislation in India deals with the resolution of industrial disputes through conciliation, arbitration, and adjudication?
- A) Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946
- B) Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
- C) Trade Unions Act, 1926
- D) Employees' Provident Fund Act, 1952
- Answer: B) Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
10. The main objective of the Factories Act, 1948, is to regulate:
- A) Employment conditions in factories
- B) Trade unions
- C) Provident funds
- D) Industrial disputes
- Answer: A) Employment conditions in factories
11. Which legislation mandates the payment of gratuity to employees in India for completing five years of continuous service?
- A) Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
- B) Employees' Provident Fund Act, 1952
- C) Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
- D) Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
- Answer: C) Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
12. The Apprentices Act, 1961, is concerned with the regulation and control of:
- A) Child labor
- B) Apprenticeship training
- C) Women labor
- D) Industrial safety
- Answer: B) Apprenticeship training
13. The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, aims to abolish:
- A) Child labor
- B) Forced labor
- C) Contract labor
- D) Bonded labor
- Answer: D) Bonded labor
14. Which legislation focuses on regulating the working conditions of employees in shops and commercial establishments?
- A) Factories Act, 1948
- B) Shops and Establishments Act
- C) Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946
- D) Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948
- Answer: B) Shops and Establishments Act
15. The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, mandates the payment of a bonus to employees based on:
- A) Productivity
- B) Profits
- C) Attendance
- D) All of the above
- Answer: D) All of the above
16. Which legislation in India mandates the provision of medical facilities, canteens, and restrooms for industrial workers?
- A) Employees' Provident Fund Act, 1952
- B) Factories Act, 1948
- C) Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946
- D) Payment of Bonus Act, 1965
- Answer: B) Factories Act, 1948
17. The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946, requires employers to define the terms and conditions of employment through:
- A) Employment contracts
- B) Collective bargaining
- C) Standing orders
- D) Arbitration agreements
- Answer: C) Standing orders
18. The Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) is a social security scheme governed by which legislation in India?
- A) Payment of Wages Act, 1936
- B) Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948
- C) Employees' Provident Fund Act, 1952
- D) Minimum Wages Act, 1948
- Answer: C) Employees' Provident Fund Act, 1952
19. The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, prohibits the employment of children below the age of:
- A) 10 years
- B) 12 years
- C) 14 years
- D) 16 years
- Answer: C) 14 years
20. Which legislation in India ensures the safety, health, and welfare of workers employed in hazardous processes?
- A) Factories Act, 1948
- B) Mines Act, 1952
- C) Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986
- D) Hazardous Processes (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1988
- Answer: D) Hazardous Processes (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1988
21. The Trade Union Act, 1926, defines a trade union as any combination of:
- A) Ten or more workers
- B) Fifty or more workers
- C) Two or more employers
- D) Three or more employees
- Answer: D) Three or more employees
22. The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, provides for maternity leave and other benefits for women employees for a maximum period of:
- A) 12 weeks
- B) 16 weeks
- C) 20 weeks
- D) 24 weeks
- Answer: C) 20 weeks
23. The Trade Unions Act, 1926, prohibits the registration of a trade union consisting of:
- A) Casual laborers
- B) Agricultural laborers
- C) Government employees
- D) All of the above
- Answer: C) Government employees
24. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), 2005, guarantees a minimum of how many days of employment in a financial year to rural households?
- A) 50 days
- B) 75 days
- C) 90 days
- D) 100 days
- Answer: D) 100 days
25. The Employees' State Insurance (ESI) scheme is administered by the:
- A) Ministry of Labour and Employment
- B) Employees' State Insurance Corporation
- C) Ministry of Finance
- D) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
- Answer: B) Employees' State Insurance Corporation
26. The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, provides for the establishment of:
- A) Grievance redressal committees
- B) Works committees
- C) Conciliation boards
- D) Employee councils
- Answer: B) Works committees
27. The term "Contract Labor" as defined in the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, refers to individuals:
- A) Employed through a contract
- B) Employed for a fixed term
- C) Employed by a contractor
- D) Employed in the private sector
- Answer: C) Employed by a contractor
28. The Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966, focuses on regulating the working conditions of:
- A) Agricultural workers
- B) Construction workers
- C) Beedi and cigar workers
- D) Factory workers
- Answer: C) Beedi and cigar workers
29. The Central Advisory Board is a key component under which Act to advise the Central Government on various matters related to labor welfare?
- A) Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946
- B) Employees' Provident Fund Act, 1952
- C) Factories Act, 1948
- D) Payment of Bonus Act, 1965
- Answer: C) Factories Act, 1948
30. The Plantations Labour Act, 1951, is applicable to workers employed in:
- A) Factories
- B) Mines
- C) Plantations
- D) Construction sites
- Answer: C) Plantations
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