Seventh Semester

LLB Paper Code: LLB 401

Subject: Labour Law-I
Unit 3: Industrial Disputes Act, 1946
MCQ Sample questions
1. Under which of the following legislations there is a provision called
‘protected workmen’?
(A) Trade Unions Act, 1926
(B) Industrial Employment
(Standing Orders) Act, 1946
(C) Factories Act, 1948
(D) Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Ans: Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

2. Which one of the following is not a machinery for settlement of Industrial

Disputes under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947?
(A) Conciliation Officer
(B) Board of Conciliation
(C) Collective Bargaining
(D) Labour Court

Ans: Collective Bargaining

3. Under which Schedule of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 Public Utility
Services have been listed out?
(A) 1st Schedule
(B) 2nd Schedule
(C) 3rd Schedule
(D) 4th Schedule
Ans: 1st Schedule

4.
4. Which of the following statements about the definition of industry as given in
the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 is not right?
(A) It means any business, trade, undertaking, manufacture or calling of
employers.
(B) It includes any calling, service, employment, handicraft or industrial
occupation or avocation of workmen.
(C) This definition has been revised in 1982 in a leading case of 1978.
(D) The revised definition has been implemented after due notification.

Ans: The revised definition has been implemented after due notification.

5. ‘First come last go and last come first go’ is the principle of
(A) Lay-off
(B) Closure
(C) Retrenchment
(D) Dismissal

Ans: Retrenchment

6. Which of the following is machinery for settlement of industrial disputes?

(A) Indian Labour Conference
(B) Joint Management Council
(C) Industrial Tribunal
(D) Standing Labour Committees

Ans: Industrial Tribunal

7. ‘Award’ under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 is

(a) Not interim determination of labour court
(b) Not arbitration award under Section 10A
(c) Not final determination of labour court
(d) Not final determination of arbitration award under section 10A
(A) All statements are true.
(B) (a) and (d) are true.
(C) (b) is true.
(D) All statements are wrong.

Ans: All statements are wrong.

8. Grievance redressal Machinery is given in
(A) Industrial Disputes Act
(B) Factories Act
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above

Ans; Industrial Disputes Act

9. The dispute of individual workman is deemed to be industrial dispute if the

dispute or difference is connected with or arising out of the following where no
other workman nor any union of workman is a party to the dispute.
(A) Grievance of an individual workman.
(B) Discharge of an individual workman.
(C) Dismissal of an individual workman.
(D) Discharge, dismissal, retrenchment or otherwise termination of services of
an individual workman.

Ans: Discharge, dismissal, retrenchment or otherwise termination of services of

an individual workman.

10. List of unfair labour practices on the part of the trade unions and employers
was included in
(A) Factories Act
(B) Industrial Dispute Act
(C) Trade union Act
(D) None of the above

Ans: Industrial Dispute Act

11. Match the following schedules under the I. D. Act, 1947

(a) I schedule               (i) conditions of service for change of which notice is to
be given
(b) II and III schedules (ii) Labour courts and Industrial Tribunals
(c) IV schedule             (iii) Industries which may be declared as public utility
services
(d) V schedule              (iv) Unfair labour practices
     
    (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(C) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(D) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)

Ans: C

12. Which of the following is an illegal industrial action as per law?

(A) Mutual Insurance
(B) Collective Bargaining
(C) Lock out
(D) Gherao

Ans: Strike

13.The provision of minimum of one year and maximum of three years of

operation under the Industrial Disputes Act is related to which of the following?

(A) Converted settlement

(B) Settlement
(C) Award
(D) None of the above

Ans: Award

14. Which Act provides for the appointment of conciliation officers and
adjudication authorities?

(A) The Factories Act, 1948

(B) The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
(C) The Trade Unions Act, 1926
(D) None of the above

Ans: The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

15. The special provisions relating to Lay-off, retrenchment and closure as
given under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 apply to those establishments
where at least

(A) 100 workers are employed.

(B) 50 workers are employed.
(C) 200 workers are employed.
(D) 500 workers are employed.

Ans: 100 workers are employed.

16.  Which of the following is not an industrial action in India?

(A) Strike
(B) Lockout
(C) Picketing
(D) Mass casual leave

Ans: Mass Casual leave

17. Which of the following is ‘true’ as per the provisions of the Industrial
Disputes Act?

An employer need not issue any “Notice of Change” in respect of 4th Schedule
of the Act.

(A) Where the change is affected in pursuance of any settlement.

(B) In respect of any matter specified in the schedule affecting workmen.
(C) In respect of conditions of service applicable to any workman.
(D) None of the above.

Ans: ) Where the change is affected in pursuance of any settlement.

18. In which year did the Industrial Dispute Act come into operation?

a. 1947
b. 1949
c. 1953
d. 1963
Ans:1947

19. Choose the correct objective of the Industrial Disputes Act.

a. To prevent illegal strikes

b. To promote measures for securing and preserving good relations between the
employers and the employees

c. To provide relief to workmen in matters of lay - offs,

retrenchment, wrongful dismissals

d. All of the above

Ans: all of the above

20. Power has been given to _______________ to require Works Committee to

be constituted in every industrial establishment employing 100 workmen or
more.

a. Appropriate Government
b. State Government
c. High Court
d. Board of Conciliation

Ans: Appropriate Government

21. Which permanent settlement machinery has been mentioned in the act
accountable for the speedy and amicable settlement of industrial disputes?

a. Adjudication
b. Conciliation
c. Arbitration
d. Appropriate government

Ans: Conciliation
22. ________ means an interim or a final determination of any industrial
dispute or of any question relating thereto by any labour court.

a. Banking Company
b. Closure
c. Award
d. Conciliation Proceeding

Ans: Award

23. How many members does a conciliation board consist of as per the
appropriate government?

a. Chairman and 2 or 4 other members

b. Chairman and 1 more member
c. Chairman and 5 or 6 other members
d. Chairman and 10 other members

Ans: Chairman and 2 or 4 other members

24. A person shall not be appointed as the presiding officer of a labour court
unless he has been the presiding officer under any provincial or state act for not
less than ____ years.

a. 2
b. 10
c. 5
d. 15

Ans: 5

25.  How many persons shall a national tribunal consist of which is to be

appointed by the central government?

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

Ans: 1

26. Which section in the industrial disputes act discusses about the
disqualifications of the presiding officers of labour courts?

a. 7A
b. 7B
c. 7C
d. 8

Ans: Section 7C

27. What is the required minimum age of the person to be appointed in the
office of the presiding officer of a labour court, Tribunal or National Tribunal?

a. 65 years
b. 60 years
c. 58 years
d. 50 years

Ans: 65 years

28. As per section 8, if a vacancy arises in the office of the presiding officer of a
labour court, Tribunal or National Tribunal or in the chairman's office in the
case of National Tribunal, the __________ and in any other office the
___________ shall appoint another person in accordance with the provisions of
this Act.

a. Central Government for both

b. Appropriate Government for both
c. Central Government; Appropriate Government
d. Appropriate Government; Central Government

Ans: Central Government; Appropriate Government

29. How many days of notice has to be given to the workman by the employer
in case of any changes to be made in the service conditions specified in the
fourth schedule?

a. 30 days
b. 15 days
c. 21 days
d. 45 days

Ans: 21 days

30. Which of the below mentioned is the duty of a conciliation officer?

a. The board shall submit its report within 2 months of the date on which the
dispute was referred to

b. The court shall inquire that matters referred to it and report thereon to the
appropriate government within a period of 6 months.

c. Where any industrial dispute exists or is apprehended, the conciliation officer

may, or where the dispute relates to a public utility service and a notice under
section 22 has been given shall hold the conciliation proceedings in the
prescribed manner.

Ans: Where any industrial dispute exists or is apprehended, the conciliation

officer may, or where the dispute relates to a public utility service and a notice
under section 22 has been given shall hold the conciliation proceedings in the
prescribed manner.

31. Where do the labour court, tribunal and national tribunals submit their
awards of the dispute?

a. Appropriate government
b. Central government
c. Employer
d. Conciliation
Ans: Appropriate government

32. What is the time period in which all the awards of the arbitration are to be
published from the date of its receipt by the appropriate government?

a. 30 days
b. 15 days
c. 7 days
d. 1 day

Ans: 30 days

33. If any declaration has been made in relation to an award under the provision
to sub - section (1), the appropriate government or the central government
within _______ days from the date of publication of the award under section 17,
make an order rejecting or modifying the award.

a. 6 months
b. 3 months
c. 90 days
d. 1 year

Ans: 90 days

34. If the date of operation is not mentioned in the awards, then according to
sub - section 1 or 3 when is the award put into effect?

a. One month after the date of enforcement

b. On the date of enforcement
c. One week after the day of enforcement
d. None of the above

Ans: On the date of enforcement

35. The arbitration award shall remain in operation for a period of _____ year as
mentioned in the act.

a. 1 year
b. 6 months
c. 24 months
d. None of the above

Ans: 1 year

36. Which section of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 defines industry?

a. Section 2(j)
b. Section 2 (h)
c. Section 2(rr)
d. Section 2(n)

Ans: Section 2(j)

37. What is the limitation period for submitting a report to the appropriate
Government for the conciliation officer?

a. 14 days
b. 1 month
c. 90 days
d. 45 days

Ans: 14 days

38. What is the limitation period of a court of enquiry to submit its report to
the appropriate Government?

a. 14 days
b. 1 month
c. 6 months
 d. 45 days

Ans: 6 months

39. How many members are there in a labour court?

a.1
b. 4
c. 5
d. 2

Ans: 1

40. Which section of the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 provides for labour court?

a. Section 3
b. Section 7 A
c. Section 7B
d. Section 7

Ans: Section 7

41.Which section discusses the reference making powers of the appropriate

Government?

a. Section 10
b. Section 9
c. Section 10A
d. Section 17

Ans: Section 10

42. Which section defines awards?

a. Section 2(b)
b. Section 2 (g)
c. Section 2(j)
d. Section 2 (h)

Ans: Section 2(b)

43. Who is a workman in reference to the

provisions of Section 2(s) of the Industrial
Disputes Act, 1947 ?
(A) A Police Officer
(B) General Manager
(C) prison employee
(D) None of the above

Ans: None of the above

44. In which land mark case was the triple test formulae laid down

a. Banaras Ice Factory Ltd. v. Its Workmen, AIR 1957 SC 168.

b. [3] Workmen of Dimakuchi Tea Estate v. Management of Dimakuchi Tea
Estate, AIR 1958.
c. [4] Management of Safdarjung Hospital v. Kuldip Singh Sethi, 1970 (1)
SCC 735.
d. Bangalore Water Supply and sewerage board vs A . Rajappa, 1978 AIR
548, 1978 SCR (3) 207

Ans: Bangalore Water Supply and sewerage board vs A . Rajappa, 1978

AIR 548, 1978 SCR (3) 207

45. What is the limitation period for submitting a report to the appropriate
Government for the following authorities?
A. 30 days
b. 2 months
c.14 days
c. 6 months

Ans: 2 months
46.Which section provides for works committee in the Industrial Dispute Act,
1947?

a. Section 3
b. Section 4
c. Section 5
d. Section 6

Ans: Section 3

47. Who appoints the presiding officer of labour court?

a. Parties
b. Appropriate Government
c. Employer
d. Conciliation officer

Ans: Appropriate Government

48. What is the name of the committee which is constituted under the Industrial
Dispute Act, 1947 to promote measures for securing peace and good relations
between employer and workmen?

a. Standing committee
b. Works committee
c. Court of enquiry
d. Trade union

Ans: Works committee

49. Which section of the Industrial Dispute Act, 197 provides for voluntary
arbitration by parties?
a. Section 10 A
b. Section 17
c. Section 7 C
d. Section 7 A

Ans: Section 10 A
50. Which of the following remedies lie against an award?

a. Writ Petition
b. Special Leave petition
c. Both of the above
d. None of the above

Ans: Both of the above