MINIMUM WAGES ACT
TOP 10 MCQ
1. The Act prescribing minimum limit of wages in certain employment is known as:
(a) Payment of Wages Act, 1936
(b) Factories Act, 1948
(c) Minimum Wages Act, 1948
(d) Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986
2. Minimum Wages Act, 1948 requires ______ to fix minimum rates of wages in respect of employment specified in the schedule:
(a) Central Government
(b) State Government
(c) Local Administration
(d) Appropriate Government
3. “Adolescent” under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 means a person:
(a) Who has completed his fourteenth year of age but has not completed his eighteenth year
(b) Who has completed his tenth year of age but has not completed his eighteenth year
(c) Who has completed his fourteenth year of age but has not completed his twentieth year
(d) Who has completed his twelfth year of age but has not completed his twentieth year
4. “Adult” under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 means a person who has completed his ______ year of age:
(a) Fourteenth
(b) Eighteenth
(c) Twentieth
(d) Twenty-first
5. According to Minimum Wages Act, 1948, a “Child” means a person who has not completed his ______ year of age:
(a) 10th year of age
(b) 12th year of age
(c) 14th year of age
(d) 16th year of age
6. Which of the following is excluded from the definition of “Wages” under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948?
(a) House Rent Allowance
(b) Dearness Allowance
(c) Basic Salary
(d) All of the above
7. The number of hours for an adult which constitute a normal working day and the maximum limit with intervals of rest provided under the Minimum Wages Act and Rules made there under are:
(a) 6 hours and 9 hours respectively
(b) 9 hours and 12 hours respectively
(c) 8 hours and 10 hours respectively
(d) 6 hours and 12 hours respectively
8. Penalties for the offences under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 are covered under Section:
(a) 15
(b) 17
(c) 20
(d) 22
9. Which means the time during which an employee is at the disposal of the employer:
(a) Day
(b) Holiday
(c) Period of work
(d) Spread over
10. What is the time period of presentation of application under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948?
(a) 3 months
(b) 6 months
(c) 12 months
(d) 24 months
ANSWER KEY
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