310+ Industrial Relations and Labour Laws (IRLL) Solved MCQs

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51.	Pluralistic approach perceives ______ as legitimate representative of employee interests
A.	Trade unions
B.	Management
C.	Board of Directors
D.	None of the above
Answer» A. Trade unions

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52.	In Marxist approach, concerns with wage related disputes are
A.	Primary
B.	Secondary
C.	Tertiary
D.	Not considered
Answer» B. Secondary

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53.	For the Marxists, all strikes are
A.	Political
B.	Social
C.	Legislative
D.	None of the above
Answer» A. Political

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54.	Which of the following is (are) not acceptable to Marxists?
A.	Enterprise bargaining
B.	Employee participation
C.	Co-operative work culture
D.	All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above

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55.	Elton Mayo and his team believed in the positive nature of
A.	Managers
B.	Management
C.	Employees
D.	All of the above
Answer» C. Employees

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56.	Which of the following department has major interest in harmonious industrial relations
A.	HR
B.	Production
C.	Finance
D.	Marketing
Answer» A. HR

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57.	Characteristics of Industrial Relations do not include:
A.	Industrial Relations are outcome of employment relationship in an industrial enterprise.
B.	Industrial Relations promote the skills and methods of adjustment and co-operation with each other.
C.	Industrial Relations create complex rules and regulations to maintain cordial relations.
D.	Industrial Relations system creates an environment of distrust and conflict.
Answer» D. Industrial Relations system creates an environment of distrust and conflict.

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58.	Who are not the Actors of Industrial Relations?
A.	Workers and their organisations
B.	Employers and their organisations
C.	Community and cultural associations
D.	Government and the role of the State
Answer» C. Community and cultural associations

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59.	Which of the following trends in the employment relations in the new economic era is not correct?
A.	Declining stability and security
B.	Declining labour intensity
C.	No shift from contract of service to contract of service
D.	Declining mutual commitment
Answer» C. No shift from contract of service to contract of service

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60.	Assertion (A): Labour Welfare is relative to time and space. Reason (R): It shall be universal and perpetual.
A.	Assertion and Reason are right.
B.	Assertion is wrong and Reason is right.
C.	Both Assertion and Reason are wrong.
D.	Assertion is right but its explanation given in Reason is wrong.
Answer» A. Assertion and Reason are right.

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61.	Who are not the actors according to Dunlop’s framework of industrial relations system?
A.	Managers and their representatives
B.	Workers and their organisations
C.	Specialized government agencies
D.	Communities and their associations
Answer» D. Communities and their associations

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62.	According to whom ‘Conflict is necessary but it can be and needs to be managed and resolved’.
A.	Unitarists
B.	Pluralists
C.	Classicalists
D.	Modernists
Answer» A. Unitarists

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63.	Who has propounded the theory that “Industrial Conflict is a part of the broader social conflict between classes and used to explain fundamental historical process of change and development in human society”?
A.	Frank Tannenbaum
B.	Adam Smith
C.	Karl Marx
D.	G.D.H. Cole
Answer» C. Karl Marx

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64.	In which year the two consultative machinery Indian Labour Conference and Standing Labour Committee were constituted in India?
A.	1941
B.	1942
C.	1947
D.	1951
Answer» D. 1951

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65.	Identify the functions of Joint Management Council:
A.	Information sharing
B.	Consultative
C.	Administrative
D.	All the above
Answer» B. Consultative

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66.	By which amendment the provisions of Workers’ Participation in Management was incorporated in the Indian Constitution?
A.	41
B.	42
C.	43
D.	44
Answer» B. 42

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67.	WPM in which each party makes suggestions for improvement and the suggestions are acted upon is: -
A.	Informal Cooperation
B.	Advisory Cooperation
C.	Constructive Cooperation
D.	Joint Determination
Answer» C. Constructive Cooperation

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68.	WPM in which policy matters are jointly decided by the union and the employer is _____
A.	Informal Cooperation
B.	Advisory Cooperation
C.	Constructive Cooperation
D.	Joint Determination
Answer» D. Joint Determination

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69.	The ID Act of 1947 provides for _____ form of WPM.
A.	Works Committee
B.	Joint Management Councils
C.	Workers’ Representative
D.	None of the above
Answer» A. Works Committee

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70.	The tenure of a Joint Council is of ____ year(s).
A.	1
B.	2
C.	3
D.	5
Answer» B. 2

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71.	Who chooses the Vice Chairman of the Joint Council?
A.	Chairman of the Council
B.	Chairman with the approval of the workers’ representative
C.	Worker-members of the Council
D.	Appropriate Government
Answer» C. Worker-members of the Council

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72.	At the minimum the JC must meet atleast _____.
A.	Once a month
B.	Once every one and a half month
C.	Once every Quarter
D.	Once every six months
Answer» C. Once every Quarter

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73.	Unless explicitly mentioned in the decision agreement, the decisions taken by the UC must be implemented within _____ of the date when decision is taken.
A.	10 days
B.	14 days
C.	1 month
D.	40 days
Answer» C. 1 month

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74.	At the minimum the UC must meet atleast _____.
A.	Once a month
B.	Once every one and a half month
C.	Once every Quarter
D.	Once every six months
Answer» A. Once a month

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75.	The tenure of a Unit Council is of ____ year(s).
A.	1
B.	2
C.	3
D.	5
Answer» C. 3

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76.	A Plant Council must have atleastone woman employee representative if ____ percent of the total workforce are women.
A.	5
B.	10
C.	15
D.	20
Answer» C. 15

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77.	A plant council can have ____ members.
A.	6
B.	6-12
C.	6-18
D.	6-20
Answer» C. 6-18

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78.	The tenure of a Plant Council is of ____ year(s).
A.	1
B.	2
C.	3
D.	5
Answer» C. 3

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79.	At the minimum the PC must meet atleast _____.
A.	Once a month
B.	Once every one and a half month
C.	Once every Quarter
D.	Once every six months
Answer» C. Once every Quarter

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80.	A Shop Council has to be appointed for every industrial unit employing _____ or more workers.
A.	150
B.	200
C.	250
D.	500
Answer» D. 500

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81.	The maximum number of members that a Shop Council can have is ____.
A.	3
B.	6
C.	10
D.	12
Answer» D. 12

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82.	Tenure of an SC is of ____ year(s).
A.	1
B.	2
C.	3
D.	5
Answer» C. 3

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83.	At the minimum the SC must meet atleast _____.
A.	Once a month
B.	Once every one and a half month
C.	Once every Quarter
D.	Once every six months
Answer» A. Once a month

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84.	Which of the following is a minor punishment?
A.	Discharge
B.	Demotion
C.	Dismissal
D.	Punitive Suspension
Answer» D. Punitive Suspension

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85.	Which of the following is a major punishment?
A.	Written Reprimand
B.	Oral Reprimand
C.	Loss of Privileges
D.	Withholding of incentives
Answer» D. Withholding of incentives

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86.	The cardinal principle(s) of grievance settlement is/are: -
A.	Settlement at the lowest level
B.	Settlement as expeditiously as possible
C.	Settlement to the satisfaction of the aggrieves
D.	All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above

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87.	Which of the following is not a grievance resulting form management policy?
A.	Seniority
B.	Hostility towards a labor union
C.	Changes in schedules and/or procedures
D.	Lack of career planning
Answer» C. Changes in schedules and/or procedures

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88.	Boxes in which employees can drop their anonymous complaints are called _____
A.	Gripe Boxes
B.	Suggestion Boxes
C.	Gripe/Suggestion Boxes
D.	None of the Above
Answer» A. Gripe Boxes

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89.	Which act(s) talks about the settlement of grievances in the Indian industry?
A.	Factories Act
B.	Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act
C.	Industrial Disputes Act
D.	All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above

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90.	Which of the following does not constitute a grievance
A.	Discontent arising out of working hours
B.	Discontent arising out of matters related to pay
C.	Discontent arising out of violation of CB agreement
D.	Discontent arising out of outside sources
Answer» D. Discontent arising out of outside sources

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91.	Which of the following is not a feature of Collective Bargaining?
A.	Group Action
B.	Flexible
C.	Continuous
D.	Competitive
Answer» D. Competitive

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92.	__________ is the orthodox procedure of labor negotiations.
A.	Haggling Bargaining
B.	Boulwarism
C.	Continuous Bargaining
D.	None of the above
Answer» A. Haggling Bargaining

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93.	The presence of grievances among employees may cause
A.	indiscipline among them
B.	strain on the labor–management relations
C.	a decline in the employees’ performance and productivity
D.	all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above

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94.	Which of the following techniques permits the grievant (complainant) to remain anonymous?
A.	The exit interview
B.	The gripe-box system
C.	The opinion survey
D.	None of the above
Answer» B. The gripe-box system

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95.	The management should redress only those grievances that are
A.	real
B.	imaginary
C.	real or imaginary
D.	none of the above
Answer» C. real or imaginary

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96.	In which of the following methods are grievances ascertained at the time of employees quitting the organization?
A.	The exit interview method
B.	The gripe-box system
C.	The open-door policy
D.	Opinion surveys
Answer» A. The exit interview method

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97.	Which of the following is not a grievance concerned with supervision?
A.	A misunderstanding between the supervisor and the workers
B.	Rigidity in the interpretation of rules and regulations
C.	Ambiguous job instructions
D.	Violation and/or non-fulfillment of the terms of collective bargaining agreements
Answer» D. Violation and/or non-fulfillment of the terms of collective bargaining agreements

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98.	When workers are encouraged to meet the relevant manager in his office and to share their opinions, it is called
A.	an opinion survey
B.	the gripe-box system
C.	the open-door policy
D.	the exit interview method
Answer» C. the open-door policy

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99.	Find the odd man out among the following fundamental principles governing any grievance procedure.
A.	Settlement at the lowest level
B.	Settlement in favour of management
C.	Settlement as expeditiously as possible
D.	Settlement to the satisfaction of the aggrieved
Answer» B. Settlement in favour of management

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100.	India’s wage policy is based on ?
A.	Cost of Living
B.	Standard of living
C.	productivity
D.	None of these
Answer» A. Cost of Living

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310+ Industrial Relations and Labour Laws (IRLL) Solved MCQs

Pluralistic approach perceives ______ as legitimate representative of employee interests

In Marxist approach, concerns with wage related disputes are

For the Marxists, all strikes are

Which of the following is (are) not acceptable to Marxists?

Elton Mayo and his team believed in the positive nature of

Which of the following department has major interest in harmonious industrial relations

Characteristics of Industrial Relations do not include:

Who are not the Actors of Industrial Relations?

Which of the following trends in the employment relations in the new economic era is not correct?

Assertion (A): Labour Welfare is relative to time and space. Reason (R): It shall be universal and perpetual.

Who are not the actors according to Dunlop’s framework of industrial relations system?

According to whom ‘Conflict is necessary but it can be and needs to be managed and resolved’.

Who has propounded the theory that “Industrial Conflict is a part of the broader social conflict between classes and used to explain fundamental historical process of change and development in human society”?

In which year the two consultative machinery Indian Labour Conference and Standing Labour Committee were constituted in India?

Identify the functions of Joint Management Council:

By which amendment the provisions of Workers’ Participation in Management was incorporated in the Indian Constitution?

WPM in which each party makes suggestions for improvement and the suggestions are acted upon is: -

WPM in which policy matters are jointly decided by the union and the employer is _____

The ID Act of 1947 provides for _____ form of WPM.

The tenure of a Joint Council is of ____ year(s).

Who chooses the Vice Chairman of the Joint Council?

At the minimum the JC must meet atleast _____.

Unless explicitly mentioned in the decision agreement, the decisions taken by the UC must be implemented within _____ of the date when decision is taken.

At the minimum the UC must meet atleast _____.

The tenure of a Unit Council is of ____ year(s).

A Plant Council must have atleastone woman employee representative if ____ percent of the total workforce are women.

A plant council can have ____ members.

The tenure of a Plant Council is of ____ year(s).

At the minimum the PC must meet atleast _____.

A Shop Council has to be appointed for every industrial unit employing _____ or more workers.

The maximum number of members that a Shop Council can have is ____.

Tenure of an SC is of ____ year(s).

At the minimum the SC must meet atleast _____.

Which of the following is a minor punishment?

Which of the following is a major punishment?

The cardinal principle(s) of grievance settlement is/are: -

Which of the following is not a grievance resulting form management policy?

Boxes in which employees can drop their anonymous complaints are called _____

Which act(s) talks about the settlement of grievances in the Indian industry?

Which of the following does not constitute a grievance

Which of the following is not a feature of Collective Bargaining?

__________ is the orthodox procedure of labor negotiations.

The presence of grievances among employees may cause

Which of the following techniques permits the grievant (complainant) to remain anonymous?

The management should redress only those grievances that are

In which of the following methods are grievances ascertained at the time of employees quitting the organization?

Which of the following is not a grievance concerned with supervision?

When workers are encouraged to meet the relevant manager in his office and to share their opinions, it is called

Find the odd man out among the following fundamental principles governing any grievance procedure.

India’s wage policy is based on ?