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Which of the following statements are true/false?<br>1. Piece rate system is easy to calculate the wages under this method as it provides certainty of the amount of wage payment to the employee.<br>2. In time wage system, there is fixed wage because the wages are dependent on the units of pieces produced.<br>3. Time wage system is based on the fact that the workers are paid on the basis of amount of time they spend on the doing the particular job.<br>4. Piece rate system is based on the fact that workers are paid the wages on the basis of quantity and quality of work performed by them.

Correct Answer: 3, 4 are true and 2, 1 are false

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.

Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. A minimum rate of wages for the time spent by employees for the production of output is minimum time rate.
2. Minimum piece rate is the rate based on the quantity of the output employees have produced.
3. The guaranteed time rate is a minimum rate of remuneration to apply in the case of employees employed on piece work for the purpose of securing to such employees a minimum rate of wages on a time work basis.
4. A minimum rate of remuneration to apply in the case of employees employed on piece work for the purpose of securing to such employees a minimum rate of wages on a time work basis is overtime rate.

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.

An intelligent boy is doing a jigsaw with 275 pieces. Each day that he fits pieces together there are fewer pieces left, and it is reasonable to assume that he fits more pieces each day because the number left to sort out diminishes progressively. Hence he is able to fit an extra piece as each day goes by. On the first day he fits 20 pieces. How many days does it take for him to complete the puzzle ?

Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. Fair wage is above the minimum wage but below the living wage.
2. Living wage is the highest amount of wage proposed by the government.
3. Different states have fixed different minimum wages based on the skill set of the employees.
4. Fair wage works on the formula Equal Pay for Equal work.

Consider the following for Equal Remuneration Act, 1976.
1. The employer needs to pay his workers equal pay irrespective of their genders for performing the same work or work of a similar nature.
2. Only labour officer has the right of hearing for deciding complaints with regard to claims arising out of non-payment of wages at equal rates to men and women workers for the same work or work of a similar nature.
3. The employer cannot discriminate between men and women workers while recruiting them for the same work or work of a similar nature.
Which of the following statement given above is/are correct?

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
But what does this enthusiasm for voting actually _____________? One popular theory ____________ that poor people __________ because they are intimidated into doing so. Intimidation occurs for sure but why then, voters in places where there is no intimidation do so? Another theory is that people vote in return for _____________. But recent research across India _________ that those who spend the most do not always win elections and voters do not feel any obligation to vote for those handing out freebies. In fact, they often accept the goodies from allparties but vote for only one.
poor people __________ because they are intimidated into doing so.

In the following question, two statements are given each followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even ifthey seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements. Statement:
(I) Wages are determined by minimum wage legislation in each country.
(II) Increase in wage rate is the sign of growth in an economy. Conclusions:
(I) Average wage rate signifies the wealth of a country.
(II) Minimum wage legislation does not account wage imbalances.

A factory employs skilled workers, unskilled workers and clerks in the proportion 8 : 5 : 1, and the wages of a skilled worker, an unskilled worker and a clerk are in the ratio 5 : 2 : 3. When 20 unskilled workers are employed, the total daily wages of all amount to Rs 318. Total wages paid to each category of workers are

Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. Wages includes remuneration payable under any award or settlement between the parties or order of a court.
2. The employer needs to fix wage period for the payment of wages and this period shall not exceed two months.
3. Wages do not include travelling allowance or the value of any travelling concession.
4. In case of a person who is working in any railway factory or industrial or other establishment upon or in which more than one thousand persons are employed, the wages need to be paid by tenth of that month.