36. The Minimum Wages Act, 1948

351. Which section of the act provides for "Penalties for certain offences"?
a. Section 19
b. Section 20
c. Section 21
d. Section 22

352. Any Employer found guilty of paying less than Minimum rates of wages shall be punished with imprisonment upto ______ and/or fine which may extend upto _______.
a. 5 years; Rs. 50,000
b. 2 years; Rs. 2,000
c. 6 months; Rs. 500
d. 3 months; Rs. 50

353. Upon contravention of any provision of this act, for which no specific penalty has been provided, the employer shall be penalized upto an amount of Rs._______.
a. 50
b. 500
c. 5000
d. 50000

354. How shall an Employer deal with the undisbursed amount that was due to employee and could not be paid either due to death of employee before disbursement or his whereabouts not known?
a. The Employer shall retain such money
d. The Employer shall give it to employee's relatives
c. The Employer shall deposit the money with prescribed authority
d. The Employer shall donate such money on behalf of the employee

355. Which section of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 provides for exemption of employer from liability in certain cases?
a. Section 22
b. Section 23
c. Section 24
d. Section 25

356. If an employee willingly signs a contract with his employer for payment of wages less than fixed, would it contravene any provision of the act?
a. Yes
b. No

357. Does the State Government have the power to add any employment to the Schedule?
a. Yes
b. No

358. If the State Government intends to add a given employment to the Schedule, it shall be required to give a notice of not less than _________.
a. 1 year
b. 9 months
c. 6 months
d. 3 months

359. Identify Section 26 of the Act - 
a. Exemptions & Exceptions
b. Contracting Out
c. Power of the Central Government to give directions
d. Power of the Central Government to make rules

360. Identify Section 30 of the Act - 
a. Power of the Central Government to make rules
b. Power of the State Government to make rules
c. Power of the appropriate Government to make rules
d. Validation of fixation of certain minimum rates of wages

Answers to Labour Laws Questions 36 : 351 D, 352 C, 353 B, 354 C, 355 B, 356 A, 357 A, 358 D, 359 A, 360 C.

35. The Minimum Wages Act, 1948

341. If the Inspector, wishes to take a copy of any register maintained under this Act, believing it of evidence or information against any offence that he thinks has been created by the employer, can he take/seize such a copy or a part of the register?

a. Yes

b. No

342. Who is authorized to appoint an Authority to hear and decide on the claims arising under this Act, mentioned under the appropriate section?

a. Factory Inspector

b. Police Inspector

c. Appropriate Government

d. Collector

343. Can a Commissioner for Workmen's Compensation be appointed as an Authority to hear and decide on the claims?

a. Yes

b. No

344. Any officer of the Central Government exercising functions as a Labour Commissioner for any region can be appointed as an Authority to hear and decide on the claims.

a. Yes

b. No

345. Any officer of the State Government not below the rank of a Labour Commissioner can be appointed as an Authority to hear and decide on the claims.

a. Yes

b. No

346. Any officer with an experience as a presiding judge of a Civil court can be appointed as an Authority to hear and decide on the claims.

a. Yes

b. No

347.  The application for claims under this act should be presented within how many months of the Minimum Wages being payable?

a. 2 months

b. 4 months

c. 6 months

d. 12 months

348. Which section of the Act provides for "Claims"?

a. Section  19

b. Section 20

c. Section 21

d. Section 22

349. In case of claims where actual amount paid to the employee is less than the minimum wages, the total amount then payable, alongwith penalty should not exceed ____ times the amount of excess amount.

a. 3

b. 5

c. 8

d. 10

350. If any applicant files a false application against an employer, the authority may penalize the applicant with a fine not exceeding ______ payable to the employer.

a. Rs. 10

b. Rs. 50

c. Rs. 100

d. Rs. 500

Answers to Labour Laws Questions 35 : 341 A, 342 C, 343 A, 344 A, 345 A, 346 A, 347 C, 348 B, 349 D, 350 B.

34. The Minimum Wages Act, 1948

331. There is a scope for correction of errors mistakenly made while fixing or revising the minimum rates of wages in the act. Which section provides for the same?
a. Section 10
b. Section 11
c. Section 12
d. Section 13

332. Does the act allow to pay minimum wages in Kind?
a. Yes, if the appropriate government authorizes to do so.
b. No

333. Alongwith the rate of Minimum Wages, the appropriate government may also fix the working hours which shall be considered as a normal working day.
a. True
b. False

334. The payment for work on a day of rest shall not be less than overtime rate.
a. True
b. False

335. Which section of The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 provides for Fixing hours of normal working day?
a. Section 12
b. Section 13
c. Section 14
d. Section 15

336. Where an employee works for two or more classes of work, how shall he be paid?
a. Paid for the work he completes first
b. Paid for the work where he produces more output
c. Paid for the work with respect to time occupied in each work
d. Paid on average rate

337. Where the minimum wages are fixed on Time rate, Piece rated workers -
a. Shall be paid as per Piece rate only
b. Shall be paid on average rate
c. Shall be paid at rate not less than time rate
d. Shall not be paid at all

338. Which section of the Act specifies requirements for Maintenance of Registers and Records?
a. Section 16
b. Section 17
c. Section 18
d. Section 19

339. Which section of the act authorises the appropriate Government to appoint Inspectors?
a. Section 20
b. Section 19
c. Section 18
d. Section 17

340. What time can the Inspector enter the premises of any factory or workplace under his purview for the purpose of inspecting registers, records or notices?
a. During normal working hours of the workplace except lunch hours
b. During Day Time only
c. From 09:00 AM to 04:00 PM only
d. Any time

Answers to Labour Laws Questions 34 : 331 A, 332 A, 333 A, 334 A, 335 B, 336 C, 337 C, 338 C, 339 B, 340 D.

33. The Minimum Wages Act, 1948

321. The appropriate government shall review and revise the minimum wages, if necessary, within a period not exceeding ___.
a. 6 months
b. 1 year
c. 3 years
d. 5 years

322. Can the appropriate government refrain from fixing minimum rates of wages for a given scheduled employment in a state?
a. Yes
b. No

323. If for a given scheduled employment, the number of persons employed in a state are less than ___, the appropriate government may refrain from fixing the minimum rates of wages for that particular schedule employment.
a. 500
b. 1000
c. 1500
d. 3000

324. The fact that an employer may find it difficult to carry on his business on the basis of minimum wages is an irrelevant consideration in fixation of minimum wages.
a. True
b. False

325. Identify Section 5 of the Act -
a. Fixation of minimum rates of wages
b. Minimum rates of wages
c. Procedure for fixing and revising minimum wages
d. None of these

326. Who shall be appointed by the appropriate Government to co-ordinate the work of committees and sub-committees, apointed under Section 5 of the act?
a. Chief Inspector
b. Occupier of major Industry
c. Advisory Board
d. None of these

327. Over the Advisory Board, there shall also be a Central Advisory Board appointed by Central Government.
a. True
b. False

328. The Chairman of th Central Advisory Board shall be appointed by ___.
a. Central Government
b. Advisory Board
c. Chief Inspector
d. State Chief Minister

329. Number of Independent persons appointed in Advisory Board shall not exceed ___ of its total number.
a. 1/2
b. 1/3
c. 1/4
d. None of these

330. The Chairman of the committees/Advisory Board formed under this Act shall be one of the ___.
a. Employer's Representatives
b. Employee's Representatives
c. Independent Persons
d. None of these

Answers to Labour Laws Questions 33 : 321 D, 322 A, 323 B, 324 A, 325 C, 326 C, 327 A, 328 A, 329 B, 330 C.

32. The Minimum Wages Act, 1948

311. The Competent Authority is appointed by appropriate government to ascertain the ___ applicable to the employees employed in Scheduled employments specified.
a. Number of Paid Holidays
b. Cost of living index number
c. Tax Rules
d. Income ceiling limit

312. Employment in Oil mill is a scheduled employment.
a. True
b. False

313. Employment in public motor transport is a scheduled employment.
a. True
b. False

314. As per Section 2 (h) of the act, "HRA" is not included in wages.
a. True
b. False

315. As per Section 2 (h), the value of "house accommodation" is included in wages.
a. True
b. False

316. Identify Section 2 (g) of The Minimum Wages Act, 1948.
a. Child
b. Employer
c. Prescribed
d. Scheduled Employment

317. If any Gratuity is payable to an employee on discharge, would it be included in wages?
a. Yes
b. No

318. "Cost of living Indez number" is defined under which section of the act?
a. 2(b)
b. 2(c)
c. 2(d)
d. 2(e)

319. Which section of the act defines Employer
a. 2(d)
b. 2(e)
c. 2(r)
d. 2(g)

320. "Wages" is defined under which section of the act?
a. 2(g)
b. 2(h)
c. 2(i)
d. 2(j)

Answers to Labour Laws Questions 32 : 311 B, 312 A, 313 A, 314 B, 315 B, 316 D, 317 B, 318 C, 319 B, 320 B.