UPSC EPFO 2020
INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS
&
LABOUR
LAWS
Trade unions are the principal schools in which
the workers learn the lesson of _______ and
______.
a) Spirit of combination & class - consciousness
b) Social evils and exploitation
c) Self - reliance and solidarity
d) None of the above
Which of the following is NOT one of the three major assumptions
that underpin the concept of a 'contract of employment'
a) that the relationship between employer and employee is an
individual one, made between two parties of equal bargaining
strength
b) that there is an imbalance of power between the two parties
c) it consists of a promise to work (or be available for work) for
which payment is promised
d) since there has been a free exchange of promises, the two
parties have reciprocal, but different rights and obligations
Which of the following is NOT one of the three major assumptions
that underpin the concept of a 'contract of employment'
a) that the relationship between employer and employee is an
individual one, made between two parties of equal bargaining
strength
b) that there is an imbalance of power between the two parties
c) it consists of a promise to work (or be available for work) for
which payment is promised
d) since there has been a free exchange of promises, the two parties
have reciprocal, but different rights and obligations
First National Commission on Labour (NCL)
submitted its report in the year:
a) 1969
b) 1958
c) 1999
d) 1947
Second National Commission on Labour (NCL)
submitted its report in which year and under
whose chairmanship?
a) 1999, Ravindra Varma
b) 2000, Ravindra Varma
c) 1998, B.P. Wadia
d) None of the above
The Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 protects
the interest of workers in contingencies such as —
I. Sickness
II. Maternity,
III. Temporary or permanent physical disablement,
IV. Death due to employment injury resulting in loss
of wages or earning capacity.
Select the correct answer form the codes given bellow:
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) I, III and IV
(D) I, II, III and IV
Which among the following was the first Labour
organization?
a) Mumbai Milhands Association
b) Working Men’s Club
c) Kamgar Hitavardhak Sabha
d) Social Service League
Who Among the following was the president of the first
session of All India Trade Union Congress?
a) Lala Lajpat Rai
b) S.C. Bose
c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
d) G.R. Kasle
AITUC was founded on 31 October
1920 with Lala Lajpat Rai as its first
president in Bombay by Lala Lajpat
Rai, Joseph Baptista, N. M. Joshi,
Diwan Chaman Lall and a few others
and, until 1945 when unions became
organised on party lines, it was the
primary trade union organisation in
India.
Who among the following could be regarded as the
first leader of the Indian workers?
a) Sasipada Banerjee
b) N.M. Lokhanday
c) B.P. Wadia
d) Lala Lajpat Rai
Narayan Meghaji Lokhande was a prominent colleague
of Mahatma Jyotirao Phule. Lokhande is acclaimed as
the Father of the Trade Union Movement in India.
From 1880 onwards, he took over the management of
Deenbandhu which was published from Bombay.
Along with Lokhande, Jyotirao also addressed the
meetings of the textile workers in Bombay.
It is significant that before Jyotirao and his colleagues
Bhalekar and Lokhande tried to organise the peasants
and the workers, no such attempt was made by any
organisation to redress their grievances.
Lokhande started the first labour association in India —
'Bombay Mill Hands Association'.
In which year did the labour movement
start in India?
a) 1875
b) 1918
c) 1939
d) 1945
In which year did the trade union
movement start in India?
a) 1975
b) 1939
c) 1935
d) 1918
The trade union movement were at a
disadvantage in an age when the __________
held the field.
a) Rege committee
b) First world war
c) Doctrine of Laissez faire
d) None of the above
Match the following periods of trade unions with respective years
1. Second world war A. 1939 - 1945
2. Post - independence period B. 1947 - to date
3. Social welfare period C. 1918 - 1924
4. Early trade union period D. 1875 - 1918
5. Left wing trade unionism period E. 1924 - 1934
6. Trade unions' unity period F. 1935 - 1938
a) 1-a, 2-b, 3-d, 4-c, 5-e, 6-f
b) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-e, 5-d, 6-f
c) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b, 4-d, 5-e, 6-f
d) 1-b, 2-c, 3-f, 4-e, 5-a, 6-d
1. Second world war A. 1939 - 1945
2. Post - independence period B. 1947 - to date
3. Social welfare period D. 1875 - 1918
4. Early trade union period C. 1918 - 1924
5. Left wing trade unionism period E. 1924 - 1934
6. Trade unions' unity period F. 1935 - 1938
ANSWER: a. 1-a, 2-b, 3-d, 4-c, 5-e, 6-f
Which were the two main factors responsible for the
slow and steady growth of the movement?
A. Slow and gradual proletarisation
B. Weakness & disability of the Indian working class
C. Illiteracy amongst the Indian working class
Select the correct code: -
a) A & C
b) B & C
c) A, B & C
d) A & B
Which were the two main factors responsible for the
slow and steady growth of the movement?
A. Slow and gradual proletarisation
B. Weakness & disability of the Indian working class
C. Illiteracy amongst the Indian working class
Select the correct code: -
a) A & C
b) B & C
c) A, B & C
d) A & B
Which year marked the regulation period
under the social welfare period?
a) 1875 - 1891
b) 1891 - 1917
c) 1917 - 1919
d) None of the above
Which year marked the regulation period
under the social welfare period?
a) 1875 - 1891
b) 1891 - 1917
c) 1917 - 1919
d) None of the above
Which year marked the regulation period
under the social welfare period?
a) 1875 - 1891
b) 1891 - 1917
c) 1917 - 1919
d) None of the above
