Under the provisions of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, in matters of fixation and revision of minimum wages, the Central Advisory Board is to advise to which of the following authority?

Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 came into force on 15^th March, 1948.
2. The State-Central Government has the power to appoint a central advisory board for the purpose of advising the Central and State Governments in the matters of the fixation and revision of minimum rates of wages.
3. The minimum rate of wages includes only cost of living allowance.
4. The minimum rates of wages may be fixed by the hour, day, month.

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 correct in context of Minimum Wages Act, 1948?
1. The minimum rate of wages will be fixed or revised by the appropriate government in respect of scheduled employment sunder Section 3.
2. Cost of living allowance includes basic wages.
3. The government has the power to appoint an advisory board for the matter of fixing and revising minimum rates of wages.
4. One-third members of the Central Advisory Board will be independent.

A

1, 2 and 3

B

Both 2 and 3

C

Both 1 and 3

D

All of the above

Which of the following is correct in context of Minimum Wages Act, 1948?
1. In case an employee whose minimum rate of wages is fixed under this act, works overtime, the employer is bound to pay the money for the extra hours devoted by the employee.
2. In case an employee is involved in two or more classes of work, he shall be paid on the piece basis.
3. If an employee is employed on piece work for which minimum time rate and not a minimum piece rate has been fixed under this act, the employer shall pay to such employee wages at not less than the minimum time rate.

A

Both 1 and 3

B

Both 2

C

Both 3

D

Both 1 and 2

Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. In case an employee whose minimum rate of wages is fixed under this Act, works overtime, the employer need not pay the money for the extra hours devoted by the employee.
2. If an employee whose minimum rate of wages has been fixed under this Act, works for a less number of hours than the requisite number of hours on a given day, he shall be entitled to receive wages in respect ofwork done by him on that day as ifhe had worked for a full normal working day.
3. In case an employee is involved in two or more classes of work, he shall be paid on the basis of pieces involved.
4. If an employee is employed on piece work for which minimum time rate and not a minimum piece rate has been fixed under this Act, the employer shall pay to such employee wages at not less than the minimum time rate.

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

Consider the following for the Minimum Wages Act, 1948.
1. The appropriate government will have the power to fix the minimum rates of wages payable to employees employed in an employment specified in Part I or Part II of the Schedules.
2. The appropriate government will review and revise the minimum rate of wages after five years.
3. The appropriate government will fix the minimum rate of wages in any scheduled employment in which there are in the whole state less than one thousand employees engaged in such employment.
Which of the following statement given above is/are correct?

A

Both 1 and 2

B

Only 1

C

Only 2

D

All of the above

Under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, which one of the following is not a prescribed wages period for fixation of minimum rate of wages?

A

By the hour

B

By the day

C

By the week

D

By the month

Which of the following is correct in context of Inter-state Workmen Regulation Act, 1979?
1. An inter-state migrant workman shall be paid twice than the wages fixed under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948.
2. Wages payable to an inter-state migrant workman/under this section shall be paid in 'cash' only.
3. The contractor is bound to pay every inter-state migrant workman at the time of recruitment, a displacement allowance equal to 50% of the monthly wages payable to him or ninety-five rupees.

A

Only 2

B

Only 3

C

Both 1 and 3

D

All of the above

Which of the following statements are true/ false for the Contract Labour Act, 1970?
1. The Chief Labour Commissioner is the ex-officio of the Central Advisory Board.
2. A canteen needs to be provided wherein contract labour numbering 100 or more is ordinarily employed.
3. Workman is defined under Section 2(i) of the Contract Labour Act, 1970.
4. Wages are defined under the clause (vi) of section 2 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936.

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

What would be the maximum representation of the independent members in the Central Advisory Board constituted under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948?

A

One-third

B

One-half

C

Two-third

D

One-fourth

Who among the following can be appointed as the authority to hear and decide any claims arising out of deductions form wages or delay in payment of wages under the Payment of Wages Act, 1936?
1. Any Commissioner for Employees Compensation Act
2. Any regional labour commissioner appointed by the Central Government
3. Any assistant labour commissioner appointed by the Central Government
4. Any assistant labour commissioner appointed by the State Government with atleast two years of experinece.
5. A Judge of a Civil Court.

A

2, 3, 4 and 5

B

1, 3, 4 and 5

C

1, 2, 4 and 5

D

1, 2, 3 and 4