Labour And Social Welfare — Part 1 MCQs with Explanations

Welfare activities under labour welfare can be classified into intra-mural and extra-mural activities . Intra-mural activities are those welfare measures that are provided within the industrial establishment or factory premises and are directly related to the working conditions of employees. Housing accommodation is considered an intra-mural activity because it is provided by the employer, often near or within the industrial premises, to facilitate comfortable living conditions for the workers. Other options like fair price shops and vocational training for dependents are extra-mural activities as they occur outside the immediate workplace. Gratuity is a statutory terminal benefit and not classified under intra-mural or extra-mural welfare activities. Therefore, the correct answer is Housing accommodation, as it is an intra-mural welfare activity.

World War II is the correct answer to “Labour movement became a vigorous force in India after . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

All of the above is the correct answer to “Which of the following can labour welfare measures can be put under the category of intra-mural activities”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

All of the above is the correct answer to “Which of the following recommendations were made by National Commissionon Labour in 1969”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

INTUC, AITUC, HMS, UTUC is the correct answer to “Which of the following Central Labour Organisations voluntarily adopted the 'Inter Union Code of Conduct' in 1958”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

1886 is the correct answer to “The American Federation of Labour was established in the year”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

Jeremy Bernard Corbyn is the correct answer to “Who is the present leader of the Labour Party, UK”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

a craft union is the correct answer to “The Jamshedpur Labour Union is”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

Industrial Union is the correct answer to “The Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association is an example of”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

Edwill E. Witle is the correct answer to “"Labour legislation regards the individual as a worker, where as social legislation consider him primarily as a citizen."Who among the following made this distinction”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

Directorate General of Mines Safety is the correct answer to “Which one of the following authorities is a subordinate office under the ministry of labour in India”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

BMS is the correct answer to “Which of the following central organisations of labour was not a signatory to the Inter Union Code of Conduct, 1958”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

Wage Incentive Scheme is the correct answer to “. . . . . . . . is a managerial device of increasing a worker's productivity in the organisation.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

2(j) is the correct answer to “Which section of Mines Act, 1952 defines mines”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

management market is the correct answer to “In . . . . . . . ., there is a close relationship between the wage setting and the allocation of labour.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

5 is the correct answer to “How many women members should be present in the advisory committee set up by the government to provide inputs for the employment of women in establishments”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

Before seventh of every month is the correct answer to “According to Inter-state Migrant Workman Rules, 1980, in an establishment by a contractor where less than 1000 workmen are employed the wages need to be paid by when”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

Bagaram Tulpule is the correct answer to “The trade union leader who wrote the book Amidst Dust and Fume depicting his failure as the CEO of Durgapur Steel Plant is”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

All of these is the correct answer to “Which out of the following is/are reason(s) for the low efficacy of ILO? 1. The recommendations made by ILO just advisory notes. 2. The conventions are not binding unless the member countries ratify them. 3. There is no power with ILO to instruct the member countries to adopt its recommendations and conventions. 4. The local conditions of the member countries are a constraint.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

Policing theory is the correct answer to “Which of the following theory is based on the premise that a minimum standard of welfare is necessary”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

Factories Act, 1948 is the correct answer to “Which of the following laws is not related to Industrial Relations”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

seventy-five hours is the correct answer to “Under the power to make exempting orders of the Factories Act, 1948, the State Government can fix the maximum time of overtime work for any quarter is”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1 is the correct answer to “Match the provision given in List-I of the Factories Act, 1948 with the conditions relating to employment of workers given in List-II List-I List-II a. Cool drinking water 1. Five hundred or more workers b. Ambulance room 2. More than one hundred and fifty workers c. Shelter, rest rooms and lunch rooms 3. More than two hundred and fifty workers d. Welfare officer 4. More than five hundred workers”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

labour demand is the correct answer to “The firm's demand for labour is a . . . . . . . . demand.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

Both 1 and 4 are correct is the correct answer to “Which of the following statements are true relating to payment of equal pay for equal work both for men and women? 1. ILO adopted equal remuneration Convention No. 100 in 1951. 2. India ratified ILO's Equal Remuneration Convention No. 100 in the year 1956. 3. Provisions relating to equal pay for equal work for both men and women are provided under Article 42 of the Indian Constitution. 4. The Equal Remuneration Ordinance was promulgated on 26 th September, 1975.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

Rs. 4,05,000 is the correct answer to “The amount of gratuity payable to an employee retiring from services after completing 18 years of continuous service drawing his last wages of Rs. 39,000 per month will be”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

1, 2, 3 and 4 are true is the correct answer to “Which of the following statements are true/false? 1. Change theory of Trade Unions was propounded by Selig Perlman in 1928. 2. Industrial Democracy Theory of Trade Unions was given by Sidney and Beatrice Webb. 3. Protest theory of Trade Unions was given by Kerr, Dunlop and Myre. 4. Business theory of Trade Unions was propounded by Samuel Gompers.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

Living wage is the correct answer to “. . . . . . . . is the highest amount of wages proposed by the government, offering basic amenities of life and satisfying the social needs of a worker.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

Both 1 and 3 is the correct answer to “Consider the following for Equal Remuneration Act, 1976. 1. The employer needs to pay his workers equal pay irrespective of their genders for performing the same work or work of a similar nature. 2. Only labour officer has the right of hearing for deciding complaints with regard to claims arising out of non-payment of wages at equal rates to men and women workers for the same work or work of a similar nature. 3. The employer cannot discriminate between men and women workers while recruiting them for the same work or work of a similar nature. Which of the following statement given above is/are correct”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

Unemployment constitutes a danger to prosperity everywhere is the correct answer to “Which of the followingis not a principle of ILO basis Declaration of Philadelphia”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

It includes the cash value of any food concession is the correct answer to “According to the Employee's Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, which of the following is incorrect in context of basic wages”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

Comptroller and Auditor General of India is the correct answer to “Who among the following will audit the fund established under the Employee's Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

Provision of housing facilities is the correct answer to “Which of the following labour welfare measures can be put under the category of extra-mural activities”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

Any employed person who is under the age of fifteen years is the correct answer to “According to the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, no fine shall be imposed on who among the following”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

Social theory is the correct answer to “Which theory states that improving the condition of labour can be helpful in improving the overall condition of the society”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

Rs. 7,000 is the correct answer to “An employee working in an organisation draws a salary of Rs. 20,000 per month. What is the amount of bonus that he shall be paid at the minimum rate of 8.33% under the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not an interpretation of (A) is the correct answer to “Assertion (A) Trade unions have to change their own attitudes and activities to sustain themselves in future. Reason (R) Trade unions have to change their attitude from antagonism to understanding and from militancy to mutual cooperation.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

1, 3 and 4 is the correct answer to “Which of the following is correct in context of history of Labour Legislation in India? 1. The history of labour legislation in India can be traced back to the British era to safeguard the interest of British employees. 2. Industrial Disputes Actwas brought into force in the Pre-independent India. 3. Factories Act in the year 1883 aimed at making labour costlier in India. 4. Trade Disputes Act, 1929 laid down the provisions of restraining the rights of strike and lock outs.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

industry level is the correct answer to “Wage Boards fix wages for employees at”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.

a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1 is the correct answer to “Match the provisions given in List-I with the legislations they are covered given in List-II . List-I List-II a. Exempted employee 1. Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 b. Compulsory Insurance 2. Factories Act, 1948 c. Right of Workers 3. Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 d. Development Rebate 4. Employee's State Insurance Act, 1948”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Labour And Social Welfare.