Labor Reforms

Description: This quiz aims to assess your knowledge about Labor Reforms in India. Labor Reforms are changes made to labor laws and policies that govern the relationship between employers and employees. These reforms are intended to improve working conditions, protect workers' rights, and promote economic growth.
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Which of the following is NOT a key objective of labor reforms?

  1. Improving working conditions

  2. Protecting workers' rights

  3. Promoting economic growth

  4. Reducing government intervention in the labor market


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Labor reforms typically aim to achieve positive outcomes for workers and the economy, such as improved working conditions, protected workers' rights, and economic growth. Reducing government intervention in the labor market is not a common objective of labor reforms.

The Factories Act of 1948 was enacted to regulate working conditions in:

  1. Factories

  2. Mines

  3. Plantations

  4. Shops and Commercial Establishments


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Factories Act of 1948 is a comprehensive legislation that regulates working conditions in factories, including safety, health, welfare, and working hours of workers.

Which labor reform introduced the concept of minimum wages in India?

  1. The Minimum Wages Act of 1948

  2. The Payment of Wages Act of 1936

  3. The Industrial Disputes Act of 1947

  4. The Trade Unions Act of 1926


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Minimum Wages Act of 1948 was enacted to ensure that workers are paid a minimum wage that is sufficient to meet their basic needs and provide for a decent standard of living.

The Industrial Disputes Act of 1947 provides a framework for resolving:

  1. Industrial disputes

  2. Wage disputes

  3. Bonus disputes

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Industrial Disputes Act of 1947 is a comprehensive legislation that provides a framework for resolving industrial disputes, including disputes related to wages, bonus, and other terms and conditions of employment.

The Trade Unions Act of 1926 granted legal recognition to:

  1. Trade unions

  2. Employers' associations

  3. Industrial associations

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Trade Unions Act of 1926 granted legal recognition to trade unions, enabling them to function as legal entities and represent the interests of their members.

Which labor reform introduced the concept of social security in India?

  1. The Employees' State Insurance Act of 1948

  2. The Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act of 1952

  3. The Workmen's Compensation Act of 1923

  4. The Maternity Benefit Act of 1961


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Employees' State Insurance Act of 1948 introduced the concept of social security in India by providing medical benefits and cash allowances to employees during sickness, maternity, and disablement.

The Payment of Wages Act of 1936 regulates the:

  1. Payment of wages to workers

  2. Deductions from wages

  3. Time and mode of wage payment

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Payment of Wages Act of 1936 regulates the payment of wages to workers, including deductions from wages, time and mode of wage payment, and other related matters.

Which labor reform introduced the concept of gratuity in India?

  1. The Payment of Gratuity Act of 1972

  2. The Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act of 1952

  3. The Workmen's Compensation Act of 1923

  4. The Maternity Benefit Act of 1961


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Payment of Gratuity Act of 1972 introduced the concept of gratuity in India, which is a lump-sum payment made to employees upon retirement, resignation, or death.

The Maternity Benefit Act of 1961 provides maternity benefits to:

  1. Women workers in factories

  2. Women workers in mines

  3. Women workers in plantations

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Maternity Benefit Act of 1961 provides maternity benefits to women workers in factories, mines, plantations, and other establishments covered under the Act.

Which labor reform introduced the concept of bonus in India?

  1. The Payment of Bonus Act of 1965

  2. The Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act of 1952

  3. The Workmen's Compensation Act of 1923

  4. The Maternity Benefit Act of 1961


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Payment of Bonus Act of 1965 introduced the concept of bonus in India, which is a share of the profits of an establishment that is paid to employees as an incentive for their contribution to the success of the establishment.

The Contract Labor (Regulation and Abolition) Act of 1970 regulates the employment of:

  1. Contract labor

  2. Migrant labor

  3. Child labor

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Contract Labor (Regulation and Abolition) Act of 1970 regulates the employment of contract labor, which is labor supplied by a contractor to an establishment on a temporary basis.

Which labor reform introduced the concept of equal pay for equal work in India?

  1. The Equal Remuneration Act of 1976

  2. The Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act of 1952

  3. The Workmen's Compensation Act of 1923

  4. The Maternity Benefit Act of 1961


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Equal Remuneration Act of 1976 introduced the concept of equal pay for equal work in India, prohibiting discrimination in wages on the basis of gender.

The Child Labor (Prohibition and Regulation) Act of 1986 prohibits the employment of children in:

  1. Hazardous occupations

  2. Mines

  3. Factories

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Child Labor (Prohibition and Regulation) Act of 1986 prohibits the employment of children in hazardous occupations, mines, factories, and other specified establishments.

Which labor reform introduced the concept of provident fund in India?

  1. The Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act of 1952

  2. The Payment of Gratuity Act of 1972

  3. The Workmen's Compensation Act of 1923

  4. The Maternity Benefit Act of 1961


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act of 1952 introduced the concept of provident fund in India, which is a retirement benefit scheme where a portion of an employee's salary is contributed to a fund and is paid to the employee upon retirement.

The Workmen's Compensation Act of 1923 provides compensation to workers for:

  1. Injuries sustained during employment

  2. Occupational diseases

  3. Death resulting from employment-related accidents

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Workmen's Compensation Act of 1923 provides compensation to workers for injuries sustained during employment, occupational diseases, and death resulting from employment-related accidents.

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