Minimum Wages Act MCQs Set-1

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1. The Preamble of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 primarily declares that the Act is enacted to:

a. regulate payment of bonus in all establishments

b. provide for fixing minimum rates of wages in certain employments

c. regulate industrial disputes between employers and employees

d. provide for social security benefits to all workers

2. The Minimum Wages Act was enacted as:

a. Act No. 1 of 1948

b. Act No. 10 of 1948

c. Act No. 11 of 1948

d. Act No. 15 of 1948

3. The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 received the assent reflected by the Act date on:

a. 26th January, 1948

b. 15th March, 1948

c. 1st April, 1948

d. 15th August, 1948

4. Which of the following statements is correct under the Preamble of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948?

a. The Act provides for fixation of uniform wages in all employments.

b. The Act was enacted because it was considered expedient to provide for fixing minimum rates of wages in certain employments.

c. The Act applies only to factories employing more than one hundred workers.

d. The Act was enacted to regulate payment of equal remuneration.

5. Section 1 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 deals with:

a. Definitions

b. Short title and extent

c. Fixation of minimum rates of wages

d. Advisory Boards

6. An employer contends that the legislation applicable to his establishment is called the "Minimum Wage Act, 1948". Under Section 1, which of the following is legally correct?

a. The Act may be called the Minimum Wage Act, 1948.

b. The Act may be called the Minimum Wages Act, 1948.

c. The Act shall be called the Wages Act, 1948.

d. The Act has no statutory short title.

7. Section 1 provides that the territorial extent of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 is:

a. the whole of India

b. only the States specified by the Central Government

c. the whole of India except Union Territories

d. such areas as may be notified by the appropriate Government

8. Which of the following statements is correct under Section 1?

a. The Act may be called the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 and extends to the whole of India.

b. The Act shall be called the Minimum Wage Act, 1948 and extends only to notified areas.

c. The Act may be called the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 but extends only to such States as may be notified.

d. The Act has no statutory short title though it extends to the whole of India.

9. Section 2 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 deals with:

a. Fixation and revision of minimum wages

b. Interpretation and definitions

c. Hours of work

d. Claims arising out of payment of wages

10. Under Section 2, a person who has completed fourteen years of age but has not completed eighteen years of age is:

a. a child

b. an adult

c. an adolescent

d. a minor employee

11. A person has completed exactly eighteen years of age. Under Section 2, such person is:

a. a child

b. an adolescent

c. neither an adolescent nor an adult

d. an adult

12. Under Section 2, a person who has not completed fourteen years of age is:

a. an adolescent

b. an adult

c. a child

d. a young person

13. A scheduled employment is carried on under the authority of the Central Government. Which Government is the "appropriate Government" under Section 2?

a. The State Government where the employment is situated

b. The Central Government

c. Either the Central Government or the State Government

d. The Government notified by the employer

14. Which of the following scheduled employments falls within the jurisdiction of the Central Government as the appropriate Government under Section 2?

a. A scheduled employment carried on by or under the authority of the Central Government

b. A scheduled employment not connected with the Central Government, railway administration, mine, oilfield, major port or corporation established by a Central Act

c. Every scheduled employment within a State

d. Every employment employing more than one hundred workers

15. A scheduled employment is neither carried on by or under the authority of the Central Government nor related to a railway administration, mine, oilfield, major port or corporation established by a Central Act. Which is the appropriate Government under Section 2?

a. The Central Government

b. The State Government

c. Both the Central and State Governments jointly

d. Such authority as may be prescribed

16. Which of the following statements is correct under Section 2?

a. An adolescent is a person who has completed fourteen years but not eighteen years of age, an adult is a person who has completed eighteen years of age, a child is a person who has not completed fourteen years of age, and the Central Government is the appropriate Government for scheduled employments specified in clause (b)(i).

b. An adolescent is a person below fourteen years of age and an adult is a person above twenty-one years of age.

c. The State Government is the appropriate Government for every scheduled employment without exception.

d. A child is a person who has not completed eighteen years of age.

17. Section 2(c) of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 defines:

a. Cost of living index number

b. Competent authority

c. Employer

d. Employee

18. Under Section 2(c), the "competent authority" is appointed by:

a. the Central Government only

b. the State Government only

c. the appropriate Government by notification in the Official Gazette

d. the Advisory Board by notification

19. The primary function of the competent authority under Section 2(c) is to:

a. revise minimum rates of wages

b. ascertain from time to time the cost of living index number applicable to employees employed in the scheduled employments specified in the notification

c. inspect scheduled employments

d. hear claims regarding payment of wages

20. Section 2(d) defines "cost of living index number" as the index number:

a. notified by the employer every year

b. determined by the appropriate Government without notification

c. ascertained and declared by the competent authority by notification in the Official Gazette to be applicable to employees in the scheduled employment concerned

d. fixed by the Advisory Board

21. Under Section 2(e), an "employer" includes a person who employs one or more employees:

a. only directly and only on his own behalf

b. only through a contractor

c. whether directly or through another person, or whether on behalf of himself or any other person, in a scheduled employment in respect of which minimum rates of wages have been fixed under the Act

d. only if he employs more than ten employees

22. The inclusive definition of "employer" under Section 2(e) applies:

a. in every provision of the Act without exception

b. except in sub-section (3) of Section 26

c. only in Chapter II of the Act

d. only for factories

23. In a factory carrying on a scheduled employment for which minimum rates of wages have been fixed, who is treated as the employer under Section 2(e)?

a. The occupier alone

b. Any person named as manager under clause (f) of sub-section (1) of Section 7 of the Factories Act, 1948

c. The senior-most employee

d. The Inspector appointed under the Act

24. In a scheduled employment under the control of a Government in India, where no person or authority has been appointed for the supervision and control of employees, who is treated as the employer under Section 2(e)?

a. The District Magistrate

b. The Chief Secretary

c. The head of the department

d. The Labour Commissioner

25. In a scheduled employment under a local authority, where no person has been appointed for the supervision and control of employees, who is treated as the employer under Section 2(e)?

a. The Chairperson of the local authority

b. The chief executive officer of the local authority

c. The District Collector

d. The Labour Officer

26. In a scheduled employment falling under none of the special categories mentioned in Section 2(e), who is regarded as the employer?

a. The owner alone

b. Any person responsible to the owner for the supervision and control of the employees or for the payment of wages

c. The senior-most employee

d. The trade union representative

27. Which of the following statements is correct under Section 2?

a. The competent authority is appointed by the appropriate Government by notification in the Official Gazette; the cost of living index number is ascertained and declared by such authority by notification in the Official Gazette; and the definition of employer includes the persons specified in clauses (i) to (iv), except for the purpose of Section 26(3).

b. The competent authority is appointed by the Advisory Board, and the employer always means only the owner of the establishment.

c. The cost of living index number is declared by the employer, and the competent authority is appointed by the local authority.

d. The inclusive definition of employer applies without any exception under the Act.

28. Section 2(f) of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 defines:

a. Scheduled employment

b. Wages

c. Prescribed

d. Employee

29. Under Section 2(f), the expression "prescribed" means:

a. prescribed by notification issued by the appropriate Government

b. prescribed by rules made under the Act

c. prescribed by the competent authority

d. prescribed by the Advisory Board

30. Under Section 2(g), "scheduled employment" means:

a. only an employment specified in the Schedule

b. an employment specified in the Schedule or any process or branch of work forming part of such employment

c. every employment notified by the Central Government

d. every industrial establishment employing ten or more persons

31. Under Section 2(h), which of the following is included within the meaning of "wages"?

a. House rent allowance

b. Employer's contribution to the Provident Fund

c. Travelling allowance

d. Gratuity payable on discharge

32. Under Section 2(h), remuneration constitutes "wages" only if:

a. it is capable of being expressed in terms of money and would be payable if the terms of the contract of employment, express or implied, were fulfilled

b. it is actually paid in cash every month

c. it is notified by the appropriate Government

d. it is payable only under a written contract

33. Which of the following is excluded from the definition of "wages" under Section 2(h)?

a. House rent allowance

b. Basic remuneration payable under the contract of employment

c. Employer's contribution to a Pension Fund or Provident Fund or under any scheme of social insurance

d. Remuneration for work done under the contract of employment

34. Which of the following is excluded from the definition of "wages" under Section 2(h)?

a. Value of house accommodation, supply of light, water and medical attendance

b. House rent allowance

c. Remuneration payable under the contract of employment

d. Cash wages payable for work done

35. Which of the following is excluded from the definition of "wages" under Section 2(h)?

a. Travelling allowance or the value of any travelling concession

b. House rent allowance

c. Remuneration payable under an implied contract

d. Wages for work done

36. Which of the following is excluded from the definition of "wages" under Section 2(h)?

a. Any sum paid to defray special expenses entailed by the nature of employment

b. House rent allowance

c. Cash remuneration payable under the contract of employment

d. Remuneration for work done

37. Which of the following is excluded from the definition of "wages" under Section 2(h)?

a. House rent allowance

b. Gratuity payable on discharge

c. Remuneration payable under an express contract

d. Cash remuneration for employment

38. An out-worker receives materials from a trader to stitch garments at home for sale in the trader's business. Under Section 2(i), such person:

a. is not an employee because the work is performed outside the employer's premises

b. is an employee if the work answers the statutory description of an out-worker

c. is an independent contractor in every case

d. is an employee only if appointed in writing

39. Under Section 2(i), the appropriate Government may:

a. declare any person to be an employee

b. declare any employer to be an employee

c. declare any scheduled employment to be a factory

d. declare any gratuity to be wages

40. Which of the following persons is expressly excluded from the definition of "employee" under Section 2(i)?

a. An out-worker

b. A skilled worker employed for hire or reward

c. A member of the Armed Forces of the Union

d. An employee declared to be an employee by the appropriate Government

41. Which of the following statements is correct under Section 2?

a. "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under the Act; "scheduled employment" includes an employment specified in the Schedule and any process or branch of such employment; "wages" include house rent allowance but exclude the items specified in clauses (i) to (v); and "employee" includes an eligible out-worker and a person declared to be an employee by the appropriate Government but excludes a member of the Armed Forces of the Union.

b. "Wages" include gratuity payable on discharge and employer's contribution to the Provident Fund.

c. "Scheduled employment" means only an employment expressly specified in the Schedule and never includes any process or branch thereof.

d. Every member of the Armed Forces of the Union is an employee under the Act.

42. Section 3 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 deals with:

a. Procedure for appointment of Inspectors

b. Fixing of minimum rates of wages

c. Composition of Advisory Boards

d. Claims arising out of payment of wages

43. Under Section 3(1), the appropriate Government is required to:

a. only revise minimum rates of wages

b. only fix minimum rates of wages

c. fix minimum rates of wages and review and revise them in the manner provided under the Act

d. merely recommend minimum rates of wages

44. Under Section 3(1)(a), the appropriate Government shall fix minimum rates of wages payable to employees employed in:

a. every employment in India

b. only employments specified in Part I of the Schedule

c. employments specified in Part I or Part II of the Schedule and employments added to either Part by notification under Section 27

d. only employments notified annually by the Central Government

45. The proviso to Section 3(1)(a) empowers the appropriate Government, in respect of employments specified in Part II of the Schedule, to:

a. fix minimum rates only for the whole State

b. fix different minimum rates for a part of the State or for any specified class or classes of such employment in the whole State or part thereof instead of fixing them for the whole State

c. exempt any Part II employment from the Act

d. delegate the power of fixation to employers

46. Under Section 3(1)(b), the interval between two reviews of minimum rates of wages by the appropriate Government:

a. shall not exceed five years

b. shall be exactly five years

c. shall not exceed three years

d. is not subject to any statutory limit

47. The appropriate Government failed to review the minimum rates of wages within five years. What is the legal consequence under the proviso to Section 3(1)(b)?

a. The existing minimum rates automatically lapse.

b. The Government loses its power to review and revise the rates thereafter.

c. The Government may still review and revise the minimum rates after the expiry of five years, and until such revision, the existing minimum rates continue in force.

d. Fresh minimum rates can be fixed only by the Central Government.

48. Which of the following statements is correct under Section 3?

a. The appropriate Government shall fix minimum rates of wages for employments specified in Part I or Part II of the Schedule and those added under Section 27, may fix separate rates for Part II employments for a part of the State or specified classes thereof, shall review the rates at intervals not exceeding five years, and failure to review within five years does not extinguish its power to review thereafter; the existing rates continue until revised.

b. The appropriate Government must review minimum rates exactly every five years, failing which the rates cease to have effect.

c. Separate rates for Part II employments may be fixed only with the approval of the Advisory Board.

d. The power to fix minimum rates extends only to employments specified in Part I of the Schedule.

49. Section 3(1A) of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 empowers the appropriate Government to:

a. exempt every scheduled employment from fixation of minimum wages

b. refrain from fixing minimum rates of wages in certain scheduled employments subject to the statutory conditions

c. revise minimum wages without review

d. fix only overtime rates

50. Under Section 3(1A), the appropriate Government may refrain from fixing minimum rates of wages in respect of a scheduled employment where:

a. less than 500 employees are engaged in the whole State

b. less than 1,000 employees are engaged in the whole State

c. less than 1,500 employees are engaged in the whole State

d. the employment is seasonal

51. The appropriate Government had refrained from fixing minimum rates of wages because only 950 employees were engaged in a scheduled employment in the whole State. Subsequently, after an inquiry, it finds that the number has increased to 1,000. Under Section 3(1A), it:

a. may continue to refrain from fixing minimum rates

b. shall fix minimum rates of wages as soon as may be after such finding

c. shall first wait for five years before fixing minimum rates

d. may fix minimum rates only with the approval of the Advisory Board

52. Under Section 3(1A), the finding that the number of employees has risen to one thousand or more is to be arrived at:

a. solely on the basis of the employer's declaration

b. after such inquiry as the appropriate Government may make or cause to be made

c. only on the recommendation of the Central Government

d. only after publication of a notification in the Official Gazette

53. Under Section 3(2), which of the following is NOT one of the kinds of minimum rates that the appropriate Government may fix?

a. Minimum time rate

b. Minimum piece rate

c. Guaranteed time rate

d. Productivity bonus rate

54. A worker is employed on piece-rate basis. To ensure that the worker receives at least the minimum wages on a time-work basis, the appropriate Government may fix:

a. a minimum piece rate

b. a guaranteed time rate

c. an overtime rate

d. a special allowance

55. Under Section 3(2), the rate fixed in substitution for the minimum rate otherwise applicable in respect of overtime work is known as:

a. minimum time rate

b. guaranteed time rate

c. overtime rate

d. minimum piece rate

56. Which of the following statements is correct under Section 3?

a. The appropriate Government may refrain from fixing minimum rates where fewer than 1,000 employees are engaged in the scheduled employment in the whole State, but upon finding after such inquiry as it may make or cause to be made that the number has risen to 1,000 or more, it shall fix minimum rates as soon as may be thereafter; it may also fix minimum time rate, minimum piece rate, guaranteed time rate and overtime rate.

b. The appropriate Government may permanently refuse to fix minimum rates whenever fewer than 1,500 employees are engaged in the whole State.

c. Guaranteed time rate applies only to employees engaged on time-work basis.

d. Section 3 authorises fixation only of minimum time rate and minimum piece rate.

57. Section 3(2A) of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 deals with:

a. Wage periods

b. Effect of pending industrial dispute proceedings or awards on fixation or revision of minimum wages

c. Overtime rates

d. Advisory Committees

58. A notification revising minimum rates of wages is issued during the pendency of an industrial dispute relating to the rates of wages payable to certain employees before a Tribunal under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. Under Section 3(2A), the revised minimum rates:

a. apply immediately to those employees

b. do not apply to those employees during the pendency of the proceeding and the operation of the award

c. permanently cease to have effect

d. apply only with the approval of the Tribunal

59. A notification fixing minimum rates of wages is issued while an award relating to wages is already in operation. Under Section 3(2A), the notification:

a. overrides the award immediately

b. does not apply to the concerned employees during the period of operation of the award

c. automatically cancels the award

d. applies only to future employees

60. A pending proceeding relates to the rates of wages payable to all employees in a scheduled employment. During such period, the appropriate Government:

a. may freely fix or revise minimum rates of wages

b. may revise but not fix minimum rates

c. shall not fix or revise minimum rates of wages in respect of that employment during that period

d. may fix minimum rates only with the Tribunal's consent

61. Under Section 3(3)(a), different minimum rates of wages may be fixed on the basis of:

a. only different scheduled employments

b. only different localities

c. different scheduled employments, different classes of work in the same scheduled employment, adults, adolescents, children and apprentices, and different localities

d. only the financial capacity of the employer

62. Under Section 3(3)(b), minimum rates of wages may be fixed:

a. only by the day or the month

b. only by the hour

c. by the hour, day, month or such other larger wage-period as may be prescribed

d. only by such wage-period as the employer determines

63. Where minimum rates of wages are fixed by the day or by the month, Section 3(3)(b) permits:

a. indication of the manner of calculating wages for a month or for a day, as the case may be

b. fixation of wages only in lump sum

c. determination of wages solely by the employer

d. omission of any method of calculation

64. Under the proviso to Section 3(3), where wage-periods have been fixed under Section 4 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936:

a. the appropriate Government may ignore those wage-periods

b. minimum wages shall be fixed in accordance with those wage-periods

c. wage-periods under the Minimum Wages Act prevail automatically

d. the employer may choose any wage-period

65. Which of the following statements is correct under Section 3?

a. During the pendency of specified wage disputes or operation of the relevant award, notifications fixing or revising minimum wages do not apply to the concerned employees, and where the dispute or award relates to all employees in the scheduled employment, no fixation or revision shall be made during that period; different minimum rates may be fixed on the bases specified in Section 3(3)(a), wages may be fixed for the prescribed wage-periods under Section 3(3)(b), and where wage-periods are fixed under Section 4 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, minimum wages shall be fixed accordingly.

b. Every notification revising minimum wages overrides all pending industrial disputes and awards immediately.

c. Different minimum rates may be fixed only for different localities.

d. Minimum wages may be fixed only by the month.

66. Section 4 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 deals with:

a. Procedure for fixing minimum wages

b. Minimum rate of wages

c. Composition of Advisory Board

d. Claims arising out of payment of wages

67. Under Section 4(1), any minimum rate of wages fixed or revised under Section 3 may consist of:

a. only a basic rate of wages

b. only a cost of living allowance

c. any of the combinations specified in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii)

d. only an all-inclusive rate

68. Under Section 4(1)(i), a minimum rate of wages may consist of:

a. a basic rate of wages and a special allowance adjusted to accord as nearly as practicable with the variation in the cost of living index number

b. a basic rate of wages and bonus

c. a basic rate of wages and gratuity

d. only a special allowance

69. Under Section 4(1)(i), the intervals and manner of adjustment of the special allowance are:

a. prescribed by the employer

b. determined by the competent authority

c. directed by the appropriate Government

d. fixed by the Advisory Board

70. Under Section 4(1)(ii), a minimum rate of wages may consist of:

a. only a basic rate of wages

b. a basic rate of wages with or without the cost of living allowance, together with the cash value of concessions in respect of supplies of essential commodities at concession rates where so authorised

c. only the cash value of concessions

d. a basic rate of wages and overtime wages

71. Which of the following correctly describes the all-inclusive rate under Section 4(1)(iii)?

a. It includes only the basic rate of wages.

b. It includes the basic rate of wages and bonus.

c. It includes the basic rate of wages, the cost of living allowance and the cash value of concessions, if any.

d. It includes only the cost of living allowance.

72. The cash value of concessions referred to in Section 4(1)(ii) relates to concessions in respect of:

a. house rent

b. transport facilities

c. supplies of essential commodities at concession rates

d. medical facilities

73. Under Section 4(2), the cost of living allowance and the cash value of concessions shall be computed by:

a. the employer

b. the Advisory Board

c. the competent authority

d. the Labour Court

74. Under Section 4(2), the competent authority computes the cost of living allowance and the cash value of concessions:

a. at such intervals and in accordance with such directions as may be specified or given by the appropriate Government

b. annually in every case

c. whenever the employer so requests

d. at intervals fixed by the employees

75. Which of the following statements is correct under Section 4?

a. A minimum rate of wages may consist of a basic rate with a cost of living allowance, a basic rate with or without such allowance together with the cash value of authorised concessions in respect of essential commodities, or an all-inclusive rate; and the cost of living allowance and cash value of concessions are computed by the competent authority at such intervals and in accordance with such directions as may be specified or given by the appropriate Government.

b. A minimum rate of wages must always consist only of a basic rate of wages.

c. The employer computes the cost of living allowance and the cash value of concessions.

d. The all-inclusive rate excludes the cost of living allowance.

76. Section 5 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 deals with:

a. Advisory Board

b. Procedure for fixing and revising minimum wages

c. Minimum rate of wages

d. Hours of work

77. Under Section 5(1), while fixing minimum rates of wages for the first time or revising them, the appropriate Government shall:

a. adopt both the committee method and the notification method simultaneously

b. either appoint committees and sub-committees or publish proposals by notification in the Official Gazette

c. consult only the Advisory Board

d. issue a notification without following any procedure

78. Where the appropriate Government adopts the procedure under Section 5(1)(a), it may appoint committees and sub-committees:

a. only if approved by the Advisory Board

b. as many as it considers necessary to hold enquiries and advise it regarding fixation or revision of minimum wages

c. only one committee for the entire State

d. only for revision of minimum wages

79. Under Section 5(1)(b), the proposals for fixation or revision of minimum wages are required to be:

a. circulated privately to employers only

b. published by notification in the Official Gazette for the information of persons likely to be affected

c. sent only to trade unions

d. published in newspapers alone

80. Under Section 5(1)(b), the date specified for considering the proposals shall be:

a. not less than one month from the date of notification

b. not less than two months from the date of notification

c. exactly three months from the date of notification

d. within fifteen days from the date of notification

81. Before fixing or revising minimum rates of wages under Section 5(2), where the committee method under Section 5(1)(a) is adopted, the appropriate Government shall consider:

a. only the views of employers

b. the advice of the committee or committees appointed under Section 5(1)(a)

c. only the recommendations of the Advisory Board

d. only objections received from employees

82. Where the notification method under Section 5(1)(b) is adopted, the appropriate Government shall, before fixing or revising minimum wages, consider:

a. all representations received before the date specified in the notification

b. only representations of employers

c. only representations of employees

d. only the report of the Labour Commissioner

83. Under Section 5(2), the fixation or revision of minimum rates of wages is made by:

a. order of the competent authority

b. notification in the Official Gazette

c. recommendation of the Advisory Board

d. resolution of the Legislature

84. Unless the notification otherwise provides, a notification fixing or revising minimum rates of wages under Section 5(2) comes into force:

a. immediately on publication

b. after one month from its issue

c. on the expiry of three months from the date of its issue

d. after six months from its issue

85. Which of the following statements is correct under Section 5?

a. The appropriate Government may adopt either the committee method or the notification method; where the notification method is adopted for revision of minimum wages, consultation with the Advisory Board is mandatory; after considering the relevant advice or representations, it shall fix or revise the rates by notification in the Official Gazette, which comes into force on the expiry of three months from the date of issue unless otherwise provided.

b. The appropriate Government must always adopt both the committee method and the notification method simultaneously.

c. Consultation with the Advisory Board is mandatory in every case of fixation and revision.

d. Every notification fixing or revising minimum wages comes into force immediately upon publication.

86. Section 6 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 deals with:

a. Advisory committees and sub-committees

b. Central Advisory Board

c. Procedure for fixing minimum wages

d. Hours of work

87. Which of the following statements is correct under Section 6?

a. Section 6 continues to contain substantive provisions regarding advisory committees and sub-committees.

b. Section 6 was omitted by the Minimum Wages (Amendment) Act, 1957 (30 of 1957), section 5.

c. Section 6 was repealed by the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.

d. Section 6 empowers the appropriate Government to constitute advisory committees.

88. Section 7 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 deals with:

a. Central Advisory Board

b. Advisory Board

c. Composition of committees

d. Correction of errors

89. The Advisory Board appointed under Section 7 is constituted for the purpose of:

a. adjudicating industrial disputes

b. co-ordinating the work of committees and sub-committees appointed under Section 5 and advising the appropriate Government generally in the matter of fixing and revising minimum rates of wages

c. fixing minimum wages independently

d. conducting inspections under the Act

90. Which of the following statements is correct under Section 7?

a. The Advisory Board is appointed by the Central Government only.

b. The Advisory Board is appointed by the appropriate Government to co-ordinate the work of committees and sub-committees appointed under Section 5 and to advise it generally on fixation and revision of minimum rates of wages.

c. The Advisory Board fixes minimum wages by itself.

d. The Advisory Board hears claims regarding payment of wages.

91. Section 8 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 deals with:

a. Advisory Board

b. Central Advisory Board

c. Composition of committees

d. Correction of errors

92. Under Section 8(1), the Central Advisory Board is appointed by:

a. the appropriate Government

b. the Central Government

c. the State Government

d. the Labour Commissioner

93. The Central Advisory Board is constituted to:

a. advise only the Central Government

b. advise the Central and State Governments on fixation and revision of minimum rates of wages and other matters under the Act, and co-ordinate the work of the Advisory Boards

c. decide disputes relating to wages

d. revise minimum wages for scheduled employments

94. Under Section 8(2), the representatives of employers and employees on the Central Advisory Board shall be:

a. in such proportion as the Central Government determines

b. equal in number

c. twice the number of independent persons

d. nominated only from trade unions

95. Under Section 8(2), independent persons on the Central Advisory Board:

a. shall constitute one-half of the total membership

b. shall exceed one-third of the total membership

c. shall not exceed one-third of the total membership, and one of them shall be appointed Chairman by the Central Government

d. need not be represented on the Board

96. Which of the following statements is correct under Section 8?

a. The Central Advisory Board is appointed by the Central Government, advises the Central and State Governments and co-ordinates the work of the Advisory Boards; employers' and employees' representatives are equal in number, independent persons do not exceed one-third of the total membership, and one independent person is appointed Chairman by the Central Government.

b. The Central Advisory Board is appointed by the appropriate Government.

c. Independent persons must constitute at least one-half of the Board.

d. The Chairman may be any representative of the employers.

97. Section 9 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 deals with:

a. Composition of committees, sub-committees and the Advisory Board

b. Central Advisory Board

c. Correction of errors

d. Inspectors

98. Under Section 9, the committees, sub-committees and the Advisory Board shall consist of:

a. only representatives of employers and employees

b. representatives of employers and employees in equal number, and independent persons not exceeding one-third of the total membership

c. only independent persons

d. representatives of employers, employees and Government officers in equal proportion

99. Under Section 9, the Chairman of a committee, sub-committee or the Advisory Board shall be:

a. the senior-most employer representative

b. the Labour Commissioner

c. one of the independent persons appointed by the appropriate Government

d. elected by the employee representatives

100. Which of the following statements is correct under Section 9?

a. Committees, sub-committees and the Advisory Board consist of equal numbers of employer and employee representatives, independent persons not exceeding one-third of the total membership, and one independent person is appointed Chairman by the appropriate Government.

b. Independent persons must always constitute one-half of the total membership.

c. The Chairman must be an employer representative.

d. Employer representatives must outnumber employee representatives.

101. Section 10 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 deals with:

a. Claims

b. Correction of errors

c. Advisory Board

d. Composition of committees

102. Under Section 10(1), the appropriate Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, correct:

a. only typographical errors in notifications

b. clerical or arithmetical mistakes in any order fixing or revising minimum rates of wages, or errors arising from any accidental slip or omission

c. policy decisions relating to minimum wages

d. errors in judicial orders

103. Under Section 10(1), the power to correct errors may be exercised:

a. only within thirty days of the order

b. only before the order comes into force

c. at any time

d. only with the prior approval of the Advisory Board

104. Under Section 10(2), every notification correcting an error shall:

a. be approved by the Central Advisory Board before issue

b. be placed before the Advisory Board for information as soon as may be after it is issued

c. be laid before Parliament

d. be published in two newspapers

105. Which of the following statements is correct under Section 10?

a. The appropriate Government may at any time correct clerical or arithmetical mistakes or errors arising from accidental slip or omission by notification in the Official Gazette, and every such notification shall, as soon as may be after its issue, be placed before the Advisory Board for information.

b. The appropriate Government may correct only clerical mistakes within thirty days.

c. The Advisory Board must approve every correction before it is notified.

d. Errors arising from accidental slip or omission cannot be corrected under the Act.

106. Section 11 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 deals with:

a. Payment of overtime

b. Wages in kind

c. Fixation of minimum wages

d. Claims

107. Under Section 11(1), the minimum wages payable under the Act shall be paid:

a. wholly in kind

b. partly in cash and partly in kind in every case

c. in cash

d. in cash only if the employee so demands

108. It has been the established custom in a scheduled employment to pay wages partly in kind. Under Section 11(2), the appropriate Government may authorise such payment only if:

a. the employer requests it

b. the employees unanimously consent

c. it is of the opinion that such authorisation is necessary in the circumstances of the case, by notification in the Official Gazette

d. the Advisory Board directs it

109. Under Section 11(2), where the statutory conditions are satisfied, the appropriate Government may authorise payment of minimum wages:

a. only wholly in kind

b. only partly in kind

c. either wholly or partly in kind

d. only in cash

110. Under Section 11(3), if the appropriate Government is of the opinion that provision should be made for the supply of essential commodities at concession rates, it may:

a. direct every employer to provide such supplies without notification

b. authorise the provision of such supplies at concession rates by notification in the Official Gazette

c. require payment of wages only in kind

d. authorise payment of bonus in lieu of such supplies

111. The cash value of wages in kind and of concessions in respect of supplies of essential commodities authorised under Section 11(2) and Section 11(3) shall be:

a. determined by the employer

b. estimated by the Advisory Board

c. estimated in the prescribed manner

d. fixed by the employee and employer through agreement

112. Which of the following statements is correct under Section 11?

a. Minimum wages shall be paid in cash; however, where payment wholly or partly in kind is customary and the appropriate Government considers it necessary, it may authorise such payment by notification in the Official Gazette; it may also authorise the supply of essential commodities at concession rates by notification, and the cash value of such wages in kind and concessions shall be estimated in the prescribed manner.

b. Minimum wages may always be paid wholly in kind without any notification.

c. The employer alone determines the cash value of wages in kind.

d. Supply of essential commodities at concession rates can be authorised only by the Central Government.

113. Section 12 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 deals with:

a. Wages in kind

b. Payment of minimum rates of wages

c. Normal working day

d. Overtime

114. Under Section 12(1), where a notification under Section 5 is in force in respect of a scheduled employment, the employer shall:

a. pay wages as mutually agreed with the employee

b. pay wages at a rate not less than the minimum rate of wages fixed by such notification for that class of employees in that employment

c. pay wages only if demanded by the employee

d. pay wages according to the prevailing market rate

115. Under Section 12(1), deductions from the minimum wages payable under the Act:

a. are completely prohibited in every case

b. may be made only if authorised, within such time and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed

c. may be made at the employer's discretion

d. may be made only with the approval of the Advisory Board

116. An employer pays an employee wages below the minimum rate fixed under a notification issued under Section 5, contending that the employee had consented to receive lower wages. Under Section 12(1), which of the following is correct?

a. The payment is valid because of the employee's consent.

b. The payment is valid if approved by the appropriate Government.

c. The employer is bound to pay wages at a rate not less than the minimum rate fixed by the notification.

d. The employer may pay below the minimum rate if no deductions are made.

117. Which of the following statements is correct under Section 12?

a. Where a notification under Section 5 is in force, the employer shall pay every employee wages at a rate not less than the minimum rate fixed for that class of employees in that employment, without any deductions except those authorised within the prescribed time and subject to the prescribed conditions; and nothing in Section 12 affects the provisions of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936.

b. Section 12 overrides the provisions of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936.

c. An employer may pay less than the notified minimum wages with the employee's consent.

d. Deductions from minimum wages are absolutely prohibited in every circumstance.

118. Section 13 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 deals with:

a. Overtime wages

b. Fixing hours for a normal working day, etc.

c. Wages in kind

d. Claims

119. Under Section 13(1)(a), the appropriate Government may:

a. fix the minimum rate of wages

b. fix the number of hours of work constituting a normal working day, inclusive of one or more specified intervals

c. reduce the number of working days in a week

d. determine the retirement age of employees

120. Under Section 13(1)(b), the appropriate Government may provide for:

a. compulsory weekly overtime

b. a day of rest in every period of seven days and payment of remuneration in respect of such day of rest

c. two days of rest every week in all employments

d. payment of bonus in lieu of a day of rest

121. Under Section 13(1)(c), an employee required to work on a day of rest is entitled to payment:

a. at the ordinary rate of wages

b. at any rate fixed by the employer

c. at a rate not less than the overtime rate

d. only if he works more than eight hours

122. Under Section 13(2), the provisions of sub-section (1) apply only to the prescribed extent and subject to prescribed conditions in respect of:

a. only employees engaged on urgent work

b. only employees whose employment is essentially intermittent

c. only employees engaged in preparatory work

d. the classes of employees specified in clauses (a) to (e) of sub-section (2)

123. Which of the following employees is covered by Section 13(2)?

a. An employee engaged on urgent work or in an emergency which could not have been foreseen or prevented

b. Every employee in a scheduled employment

c. Only apprentices

d. Only managerial employees

124. An employee is required to perform preparatory or complementary work which must necessarily be carried on outside the limits laid down for the general working in the employment concerned. Under Section 13(2), such employee falls under:

a. clause (a)

b. clause (b)

c. clause (c)

d. clause (e)

125. Which of the following employees is covered by Section 13(2)?

a. An employee whose employment is essentially intermittent

b. An employee receiving overtime wages

c. An employee working on probation

d. An employee paid on commission

126. Under Section 13(3), employment is "essentially intermittent" when:

a. it is declared by the employer

b. it is declared by the appropriate Government on the statutory ground that the employee's hours of duty normally include periods of inaction during which the employee is on duty but is not called upon to display either physical activity or sustained attention

c. the employee works less than eight hours daily

d. the work is seasonal

127. Which of the following statements is correct under Section 13?

a. The appropriate Government may fix the hours constituting a normal working day, provide for a weekly day of rest with remuneration, and payment at not less than the overtime rate for work on a day of rest; the provisions apply to the classes specified in Section 13(2) only to the prescribed extent and subject to prescribed conditions, and employment is essentially intermittent only when declared so by the appropriate Government on the ground specified in Section 13(3).

b. Every employee is automatically treated as engaged in essentially intermittent employment.

c. Work on a day of rest may be remunerated at less than the overtime rate.

d. The employer alone determines the normal working day under Section 13.

128. Section 14 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 deals with:

a. Normal working day

b. Overtime

c. Wages in kind

d. Claims

129. Under Section 14(1), an employee is entitled to overtime wages where:

a. he works on a weekly day of rest only

b. his minimum rate of wages is fixed by the hour, by the day or by such longer wage-period as may be prescribed, and he works in excess of the hours constituting a normal working day

c. he works on a public holiday

d. he completes one year of service

130. Under Section 14(1), overtime wages are payable:

a. at the overtime rate fixed under this Act only

b. at the overtime rate fixed under any law of the appropriate Government only

c. at whichever is higher of the overtime rate fixed under this Act or under any law of the appropriate Government for the time being in force

d. at twice the ordinary rate of wages in every case

131. Section 14(2) provides that nothing in the Minimum Wages Act shall prejudice the operation of:

a. Section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

b. Section 59 of the Factories Act, 1948

c. Section 4 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936

d. Section 12 of the Equal Remuneration Act

132. Which of the following statements is correct under Section 14?

a. An employee whose minimum rate of wages is fixed by the hour, day or such longer wage-period as may be prescribed is entitled to overtime for work beyond the normal working day at the higher of the overtime rate under this Act or under any law of the appropriate Government for the time being in force, and nothing in the Act prejudices the operation of Section 59 of the Factories Act, 1948 where applicable.

b. Overtime is always payable at twice the ordinary rate of wages under the Minimum Wages Act.

c. Section 14 overrides Section 59 of the Factories Act, 1948.

d. Overtime is payable only for work performed on a weekly day of rest.

133. Section 15 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 deals with:

a. Overtime

b. Wages of worker who works for less than normal working day

c. Wages in kind

d. Claims

134. Under Section 15, an employee whose minimum rate of wages has been fixed by the day and who works for less than the requisite number of hours constituting a normal working day shall:

a. be paid only for the actual hours worked

b. be entitled to wages as if he had worked for a full normal working day, save as otherwise provided

c. receive no wages for that day

d. receive overtime wages

135. Under the proviso to Section 15, an employee shall not be entitled to wages for a full normal working day where:

a. his failure to work is caused by his unwillingness to work and not by the omission of the employer to provide work

b. the employer fails to provide work

c. he works for more than the normal working day

d. he is employed on a weekly holiday

136. Under Section 15, wages for a full normal working day may also be denied:

a. whenever the employer considers it appropriate

b. in such other cases and circumstances as may be prescribed

c. only with the approval of the appropriate Government

d. only where the employee has worked for less than half a day

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