3. The Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952

21.       Under the PF Act, 1952 “Insurance Fund” means ……………

A.      Unit Linked Insurance Plan

B.      Deposit Linked Insurance Fund

C.      Employees’ Group Accident Insurance

D.      Medical Insurance Fund

22.       The scheme defined under section 2(i-b) of the PF Act, 1952 is ……………..

A.      Pension Scheme

B.      Provident Fund Scheme

C.      Family Pension Scheme

D.      Insurance Scheme

23.       The section 2(i-a) of PF Act, 1952 defines………..

A.      Member

B.      Insurance

C.      Insurance Fund

D.      None of these

24.       The Insurance Scheme is framed under sub-section (1) of the Section ……… of the PF Act, 1952.

A.      8-A

B.      7-B

C.      6-C

D.      5-D

25.       The term “Member” is defined in the section ………… of the PF Act, 1952.

A.      2(j)

B.      2(u)

C.      2(m)

D.      2(p)

26.       Section 2(k-A) of the PF Act, 1952 defines …………..

A.      Occupier of the factory

B.      Pension Fund

C.      Establishment

D.      Pension Scheme

27.       The Employees’ Pension Fund is established under sub-section (2) of the section ………

A.      8-A

B.      7-A

C.      6-A

D.      5-A

28.       Section 2(kb) of the PF Act, 1952 defines ……….

A.      Recovery Amount

B.      Recovery Office

C.      Recover Officer

D.      Repayment Amount

29.       Section 2(ll) of the PF Act, 1952 defines …………

A.      Superannuation

B.      Annual Salary

C.      Scheme Policies

D.      Recovery

30.   The Employees’ Provident Funds Appellate Tribunal which is constituted under sec 7-D is defined under which section?

A.      2(j)

B.      2(k)

C.      2(l)

D.      2(m)

Answers to Labour Laws Questions 3: 21B, 22D, 23C, 24C, 25A, 26B, 27C, 28C, 29A, 30D

2. The Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952

11.       The term “Employer” is defined in the section ……….. of the PF Act.

A.      2(e)

B.      2(g)

C.      2(f)

D.      2(m)

12.       Can an agent, of the owner of a factory, be termed as an employer?

A.      Yes

B.      No

13.       The term “Employee” is defined in the section …… of the PF Act, 1952.

A.      2(ab)

B.      2(g)

C.      2(f)

D.      2(d)

14.       A person employed through a contractor will not be considered as an employee of the establishment.

A.      True

B.      False

15.       A person engaged as an apprentice under the Apprentices Act, 1961 will not be considered as an employee.

A.      True

B.      False

16.       The term “Exempted Employee” is defined under section ……. of the PF Act, 1952

A.      2 (gg)

B.      2(hh)

C.      2(ff)

D.      2(cc)

17.       An employee is said to be exempted if the exemption is granted under section………

A.      26

B.      17

C.      14

D.      20

18.       The term “Exempted Establishment” is defined under which section of the EPF Act, 1952?

A.      2(aaa)

B.      2(ee)

C.      2(j)

D.      2(fff)

19.       Section 2(g) of the PF Act defines ………………

A.      Non-Exemption

B.      Exemption

C.      Factory

D.      Exempted Job

20.   The term “Fund” is defined under section ………. of the PF Act, 1952

A.      2(i)

B.      2(h)

C.      2(k)

D.      None of these

Answers to Labour Laws Questions 2: 11A, 12A, 13C, 14B, 15A, 16C, 17B, 18D, 19C, 20B

1. The Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952

1.       PF act is applicable to an establishment engaged in any industry specified in ……...

A.      Schedule II

B.      Hazardous Industries List

C.      Schedule IX

D.      Schedule I

2.       Minimum ……….. persons must be employed in as establishment for the applicability of the PF act.

A.      15

B.      20

C.      35

D.      50

3.       The term “Appropriate Government” is defined in which section of the PF Act?

A.      Section 2(a)

B.       Section 2 (b)

C.      Section 2 (d)

D.      Section 2 (e)

4.       According to Section 2(a) which is the appropriate Government for a mine in a given state?

A.      State Government

B.      Central Government

C.      Both (A) and (B)

D.      None of these

5.       Section 2(aa) of the PF act defines the term ……………

A.      Basic Wages

B.      Authorized Officer

C.      Government

D.      None of these

6.       Deputy Provident Fund Commissioner is an authorized officer.

A.      True

B.      False

7.       The term “Basic Wages” is defined in which section of the Provident Fund Act?

A.      Section 2(g)

B.      Section 2(d)

C.      Section 2(b)

D.      None of these

8.       Bonus is part of Basic Wages as defined in the respective section in the PF Act.

A.      True

B.      False

9.       The term contribution is defined in the section ………

A.      Section 2-bb

B.      Section 2-bc

C.      Section 2-cc

D.      Section 2-c

10.   Section 2(d) of the Provident Fund Act defines ………

A.      Hazardous Process

B.      Employee

C.      Employment

D.      Controlled Industry

Answers to Labour Laws Questions 1: 1D, 2B, 3A, 4B, 5B, 6A, 7C, 8B, 9D, 10D