Which of the following is correct in the context of Factories Act, 1948?<br>1. Safety Committee consists of equal number of representatives of workers and management.<br>2. Every factory wherein more than 500 workers are ordinarily employed needs to maintain an ambulance room.<br>3. A worker is eligible for overtime if he work for more than 48 hours in any week.<br>4. A child who has completed his fourteenth year or an adolescent shall not be required or allowed to work in any factory unless he has a certificate of fitness is granted in the custody of the manager of the factory.

Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. No child shall be employed or permitted to work, in any factory for more than four and a half hours in any day and during the night.
2. A child who has completed his eighteenth year or an adolescent shall not be required or allowed to work in any factory unless he has a certificate of fitness is granted in the custody of the manager of the factory.
3. The period of work of all children employed in a factory shall be limited to two shifts which shall not overlap or spread over more than five hours each.
4. No female child shall be required or allowed to work in any factory except between 8 A.M. and 7 P.M.

A

1, 3, 4 are true and 2 is false

B

1, 3 are true and 2, 4 are false

C

2, 4 are true and 1, 3 are false

D

3, 4 are true and 2, 1 are false

Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. Every worker who has worked fora period of 240 days or more in a factory during a calendar year shall be allowed during the subsequent calendar year, leave with wages.
2. A worker who has been allowed leave for not less than four days, in the case of an adult, and five days, in the case of a child shall, before his leave begins, be paid the wages due for the period of the leave allowed.
3. If a worker works in a factory works for more than nine hours in any day or for more than 40 hours in any week, he shall, in respect of overtime work, be entitled to wagesat the rate oftwicehis ordinary rate of wages.4. The periods of work of an adult worker in a factory shall be so arranged that inclusive of his intervals for rest, they shall not spread over more than eleven and a half hours in any day.

A

1, 4 are true and 2, 3 are false

B

1, 2 are true and 3, 4 are false

C

2, 4 are true and 1, 3 are false

D

3, 4 are true and 2, 1 are false

Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. Day is a period of twenty fours beginning from midnight.
2. A child who has completed his fourteenth year or an adolescent shall not be required or allowed to work in any factory unless he has a certificate of fitness is granted in the custody of the manager of the factory.
3. All doors and window frames and other wooden or metallic framework and shutters of a factory should be kept painted or varnished and the painting or varnishing shall be carried out atleast once in every period of four years.
4. The state government has the power to direct the Director General of Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes or any institution specialised in matters relating to standards of safety in hazardous processes.

A

1, 2, 3 and 4 are true

B

1, 3 are true and 2, 4 are false

C

1, 2 are true and 3, 4 are false

D

3, 4 are true and 2, 1 are false

Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. The factory needs to maintain a canteen wherein more than two hundred and fifty workers are ordinarily employed.
2. The Central government must prescribe standards of adequate and suitable facilities for washing.
3. The factory wherein 500 or more workers are ordinarily employed the occupier shall employ in the factory such number of welfare officers as may be prescribed.
4. The factories need to maintain adequate and suitable shelters or rest rooms and a suitable lunch room, with provision for drinking water where more than 100 workers are ordinarily employed.

A

1, 2, 3 and 4 are true

B

1, 3 are true and 2, 4 are false

C

2, 4 are true and 1, 3 are false

D

3, 4 are true and 2, 1 are false

Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. No adult worker should be required or allowed to work in a factory for more than 48 hours in any week.
2. A worker will be entitled to an overtime if he works for more than 42 hours in any week.
3. No adult worker shall be required or allowed to work in a factory for more than nine hours in any day.
4. The woman shall work in the factory between the hours of 7 A.M. and 8 P.M.

A

1, 4 are true and 2, 3 are false

B

1, 3 are true and 2, 4 are false

C

2, 4 are true and 1, 3 are false

D

3, 4 are true and 2, 1 are false

Which of the following is not the prescribed hours and periods of work for a child under the Child Labour (prohibition and regulation) Act, 1986?
1. No child shall work for more than three hours before he has had an interval forrest for half an hour in any day.
2. The period of work should be so arranged that, inclusive of his rest interval, it shall not spread over more than six hours in any day.
3. No child shall be permitted to work between 8 P.M. to 7 A.M.
4. No child shall be required or permitted to work overtime.

A

1 and 2

B

1 and 3

C

2 and 3

D

3 and 4

Which of the following is correct in the context of Factories Act, 1948?
1. The factories that have more than 150 workers should have provisions for cooling drinking water during hot weather conditions.
2. Any person who shall not spit in the spittoons shall be punishable with finenot exceeding five rupees.
3. No woman or child shall be employed in any part of a factory for pressing cotton in which a cotton-openeris at work.
4. Safety Officers need to be appointed in every factory where more than 1000 workers are working.

A

2, 3 and 4

B

Both 2 and 3

C

Both 1 and 3

D

1, 2 and 3

Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. No person shall be allowed to work in a mine on more than six days in any one week.
2. No adult employed above ground in a mine shall be required or allowed to work for more than nine hours in any day.
3. A person will not work for more than five hours continuously before he has had an interval forrest of atleast half an hour.
4. No adult employed below ground in a mine shall be allowed to work for more than eight hours in any day.

A

1, 2, 3 and 4 are true

B

1, 3 are true and 2, 4 are false

C

2, 4 are true and 1, 3 are false

D

3, 4 are true and 2, 1 are false

Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. Every factory where a hazardous process takes place shall set up a Safety Committee consisting of only representatives of workers.
2. The factories that have more than 250 workers should have provisions for cooling drinking water during hot weather conditions.
3. The factories need to set up creches where more than 10 women are employed.
4. Any person who shall not spit in the spittoons shall be punishable with fine not exceeding five rupees.

A

1, 4 are true and 2, 3 are false

B

1, 3 are true and 2, 4 are false

C

2, 4 are true and 1, 3 are false

D

3, 4 are true and 2, 1 are false

Which of the following is an obligation of the employer is as mentioned in the Factories Act?
1. Provide all benefits and facilities to the workers regarding annual leave, weekly holidays and extra wages for overtime, washing, first aid, canteens, creches, rest and lunch rooms.
2. Applicable to all workers.
3. To prevent haphazard growth of factories through the provisions related to the approval of plans before the creation of a factory.
4. To ensure adequate safety measures and to promote the health and welfare of the workers employed in factories.
Select the correct answer:

A

Only 3

B

Only 1

C

2, 3 and 4

D

All of the above