Q1. Which of the following Acts ensures that workers must get wages/salaries on time and without any unauthorized deductions?
a) Minimum Wages Act, 1948
b) Payment of Wages Act, 1936
c) Factories Act, 1948
d) Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
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Correct Answer: b) Payment of Wages Act, 1936
Explanation: The Payment of Wages Act, 1936 ensures that workers receive their wages on time and without unauthorized deductions. It mandates that wages must be paid in money rather than in kind.
Q2. The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 increased the paid maternity leave from:
a) 12 weeks to 20 weeks
b) 12 weeks to 24 weeks
c) 12 weeks to 26 weeks
d) 12 weeks to 28 weeks
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Correct Answer: c) 12 weeks to 26 weeks
Explanation: The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 increased the paid maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks to support working mothers.
Q3. The Code on Wages, 2019 amalgamates how many existing labour laws?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
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Correct Answer: c) 4
Explanation: The Code on Wages, 2019 amalgamates four existing labour laws: the Payment of Wages Act, 1936; the Minimum Wages Act, 1948; the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965; and the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976.
Q4. Which Act provides for the establishment of a National Database of Unorganized Workers (NDUW)?
a) Industrial Relations Code, 2020
b) Code on Social Security, 2020
c) Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020
d) e-SHRAM Portal
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Correct Answer: d) e-SHRAM Portal
Explanation: The e-SHRAM Portal, developed by the Ministry of Labour & Employment, aims to create a National Database of Unorganized Workers (NDUW) and provide them with social security benefits.
Q5. The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 amalgamates how many existing labour laws?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
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Correct Answer: b) 3
Explanation: The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 amalgamates three existing labour laws: the Trade Unions Act, 1926; the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946; and the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
Q6. Which Act mandates equal remuneration for men and women for the same work?
a) Minimum Wages Act, 1948
b) Payment of Wages Act, 1936
c) Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
d) Factories Act, 1948
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Correct Answer: c) Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
Explanation: The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 mandates that men and women should receive equal pay for equal work and prohibits discrimination in recruitment and service conditions.
Q7. The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 subsumes how many existing labour laws?
a) 10
b) 11
c) 12
d) 13
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Correct Answer: d) 13
Explanation: The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 subsumes 13 existing labour laws to provide a better and safer working environment for workers.
Q8. Which Act provides for the payment of gratuity to employees?
a) Payment of Wages Act, 1936
b) Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
c) Minimum Wages Act, 1948
d) Factories Act, 1948
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Correct Answer: b) Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
Explanation: The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 provides for the payment of gratuity to employees who have rendered continuous service for at least five years.
Q9. The Code on Social Security, 2020 includes provisions for which of the following benefits?
a) Insurance
b) Pension
c) Maternity benefits
d) All of the above
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Correct Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: The Code on Social Security, 2020 includes provisions for insurance, pension, gratuity, maternity benefits, and other social security benefits for workers.
Q10. Which Act was passed to address sexual harassment of women at the workplace?
a) Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
b) Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013
c) Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
d) Factories Act, 1948
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Correct Answer: b) Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013
Explanation: The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 was enacted to address and prevent sexual harassment of women at the workplace.