Exam Details
Subject | ||
Paper | ||
Exam / Course | ||
Department | ||
Organization | maharashtra public service commission | |
Position | labour_officer | |
Exam Date | 2009 | |
City, State | maharashtra, |
Question Paper
1 For the employment in the unorganised sector, who suggested a thirteen point action plan in August 2007
ILO
NCEUS
NSSO
CSO
2 Out of the following alternatives, which one is not the estimate of the unemployed?
Daily status approach
Usual status approach
Weekly status approach
Monthly status approach
3 In which year was the Planning Commission set up in India?
1947
1948
1951
1950
4 'SHG -Bank Linkage Programme' is a huge micro finance programme implemented by
IFCI
IDBI
NABARD
SIDBI
5 What is the purpose of the Prime Minister's New 15 Point Programme (2006)
To enhance the research activities
Welfare of minorities
Prevent the environmental degradation
Increase the agricultural productivity
6 Out of the following alternatives which statement is not correct
NABARD was established on the Shivraman Committee recommendations.
NABARD was established in 1982.
NABARD provides refinance facility.
NABARD was established on the recommendations of the Narasimhan Committee.
7 For the problems relating to the retrenchment of employees the Government of India set up a fund in 1992. That fund is known as .
Retrenchment Fund
National Security Fund
National Renewal Fund
National Welfare Fund
8 In which year was the first Industrial Policy resolution accepted by the Government of India for the development of the Industrial Sector?
1950
1948
1952
1954
9 Which is the organisation that helps in rehabilitation of sick industrial units in India?
Reserve Bank ofIndia
Industrial Development Bank of India
Industrial Finance Corporation of India
Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
10 To examine the country's financial system, which committee was formed by the Government in 1991
Dasgupta Committee
Raja Chelliah Committee
M. Narasimhan Committee
Rege Committee
11 Who formulates the monetary policy in India?
State Government
Central Government
Reserve Bank of India
Finance Commission
12 In which year was Employment Guarantee Scheme introduced in Maharashtra
1970
1978
1972
1975
13 In 1995, the GATT was converted into which organisation?
WTO
WOT
TRIPS
TRIMS
14 The Government set up SEBI in and made it a Statutory Body in
1986, 1990
1988,. 1992
1990, 1992
1992,. 1994
15 Real wages are the purchasing power of
Money wages
Minimum wages
Statutory minimum wages
Employers
16 Which is the supreme body of LL.O. that passes conventions and recommendations?
International Labour Conference
Governing Body
International Labour Institute
International Labour Office
17 According to Fair Wage Committee, the lower limit of the fair wages should be
Minimum wage
Living wage
Higher wage
None of these
18 Who propounded the Exploitation Theory of Wages which is known as 'The Theory of Surplus Value'
Adam Smith
Joseph Schumpeter
Karl Marx
David Ricardo
19 What was the period of work of the first Agricultural Labour Enquiry Committee of Government of India
1956 -57
1952 -53
1950 -51
1958 -59
20 The Chief Labour Commissioner's (Central) Organisation is also known as National Organisation Labour Organisation CSO Central Industrial Relations Machinery (CIRM)
21 Which is the first organised and oldest stock exchange in India?
Delhi
Calcutta
Bombay
Ahmedabad
22 Under the Constitution of India, Labour as a subject comes under
State list
Union list
Concurrent list
None of these
23 Sociology is primarily concerned with
Scientific study of biological aspects
Scientific study of historical aspects
Scientific study of man's behaviour in relationship to other groups and individuals
Scientific study of societies political behaviour
24 In Sociology, who propounded the 'Theory of Suicide'
Max Weber
Auguste Comte
Emile Durkheim
Ferdinand Tonnies
25 Who wrote the book 'Principles of Sociology'
Auguste Comte
Herbert Spencer
Lester Ward
Gabriel Tarde
26 According to A. Demongeon, three major groups of factors influence the pattern of settlement in rural areas. Find out the wrong group of factors from the following alternatives.
Influence of natural conditions
Influence of social conditions
Influence of agricultural economy
Influence of modernisation
27 The technical study of human population is referred to as what?
Population change
Density of population
Birth and Death rate
Demography
28 When was Integrated Rural Development Programme initiated for Rural Development
1972
1974
1970
1968
29 Where is Deccan Sugar Institute located?
Pune
Kolhapur
Ahmednagar
Nashik
30 Which committee submitted its final report to the Government of India in May 1973 to suggest measures to solve the unemployment problem in India?
Bhattacharya Committee
Bhagwati Committee
A.M. Khusro Committee
Ghosh Committee
31 By whom was scientitic management concept applied in industrial work?
Elton Mayo
M.L. Taylor
F.W. Taylor
D.C. Miller
32 In bureaucracy system
Decision making is hierarchical
Decisions are taken with emotions
Decisions are politically oriented
None of these
33 When the goal can be achieved or secured by one competitor only at a time, and he is declared the victor, then it is called as
Absolute competition
Relative competition
Personal competition
Impersonal competition
34 In what way does division of labour help to determine social relations at work?
Technical specialist
Manufacturing process
Mechanisation
Specialisation
35 Out of the following alternatives, which one is not a feature of social system?
Division of labour
Social authority structure
Social prestige
Productivity of labour
36 Out of the following alternatives, which one is not a structural feature of the Industrial Bureaucracy?
Line and Staff Organisation
The role structure of Industrial Bureaucracy
Authority System
Informal Social relationships
37 An Industrial Society is marked by
Caste System
Social Mobility
Primary Relations
None of the above
38 One of the indirect strains imposed by Industrial Technology is
Fatigue
Technological unemployment
Boredom
Monotony
39 By whom was the first labour welfare centre started in Bombay, Bengal and U.P. for improving working and living conditions of industrial workers?
British Government
Procedural Government
First Congress Ministry
Royal Commission
40 Where is the V.V. Gii-i National Labour Institute located?
Kanpur
Noida
Kolkata
Mumbai
41 The need of labour welfare offices to avoid social evils was suggested by
Rege Committee
Factories Act 1934
Whitley Commission
Trade Union Act 1926
42 Identify the first national federation of trade unions in India from the following alternatives.
INTUC
AITUC
BMS
HMS
43 Which trade union started publishing journal weekly 'Indian Worker'
HMS
BMS
AITUC
INTUC
44 How are the Central Trade Unions recognised by Governments for participation in national and international-level consultations on social and labour matters?
By secret ballot
By membership verification
By functions of trade unions
None of these
45 When was the Central Board for Workers Education established?
1960
1956
1958
1962
46 Who was the founder of 'Bombay Mill Hands Association'
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Narayan Meghaji Lokhande
B.P. Wadia
N.M. Joshi
47 Mr. G.D. Ambedkar was associated with which Trade Union?
Textile Labour Association
Mill Mazdoor Sabha
Sarva Shramik Sangh
Rashtriya Mill Mazdoor Sangh
48 What is the contribution of Robert Hoxie to the thf'ory of Trade Unionism?
Social relation
Control of work relatioship
Ideas of functional types of Trade Unions
Revolution of Trade Unions
49 Human Relations means
Motivating people in organisational settings to develop teamwork which accomplishes individual and organisational goals effectively
A study of individual behaviour within a group for achieving social objectives
Application of psychological theories
A study or biological relations
50 The central principle of organisation which derives from Theory-X is that of
Integration
Goals
Direction and control
None of these
51 The manifestations of organisational behaviour'is related to
organisational structure, management processes and technology
biological, physiological structure and personality
organisational dynamics, conflict change and adaptation
productivity, technology and personality
52 The central principle of organisation which derives from Theory-Y is that of
Direction
Integration
Control
Goals
53 The bank-wiring room study in Hawthorne experiment showed that a fair days work was determined by the following
Nature of supervision
Earnings
An unwritten code of conduct
Quality of supervision
54 of employee is often essential to highor productivity and greater human justification.
Attendance
Participation
Authority
Permanency
55 According to behavioural approach, situation includes
Physiological, cognitive and psychological processes
Immediate stimulus and environment
Responses of behaviour
Socio-centric values
56 What is the good result of 'employees morale'
Higher production
Higher profit
Better wages
Job satisfaction
57 The first experiment on workers morale and emphasis on human factor in business was carried out by
J.R.D. Tata
Jamshedji Tata
Robert Owen
F.W. Taylor
58 Job involvement is a type related to
Attitude
Value
Belief
Emotion
59 Which one of the following is an important source of stress at work?
Career Development
Training
Colleague
Evaluation
60 is known for his theory of the hierarchy of human needs.
Frederick Herzberg
Peter Drucker
John Garnett
Abraham Maslow
61 Who propounded 'Life Cycle Theory' of Leadership?
Reddin
Fiedler
Hersey Blanchard
Jolly
62 Herzberg's two factor theory has resulted in much more attention being paid to building
motivation
attitude
job satisfaction
None of these
63 The basic assumptions of Human Relations and Organisational Behaviour relates to
The nature of people and organisation
Technology and employees
External social system
Internal social system
64 Under the Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 which scheme is not operated through the Employees Provident Fund Organisation?
Employees Provident Funds Scheme, 1952
Employees Deposit-linked Insurance Scheme, 1976
Employees Pension Scheme, 1995
Employees Compensation Scheme, 1998
65 Under Standing Orders Act 1946, workers are entitled to get subsistence allowance at the rate of 50% for
first 50 days
first 75 days
first 90 days
first 100 days
66 The legislative provisions for lay-off and retrenchment compensation are contained in
Workmen Compensation Act, 1923
Payment of Wages Act, 1936
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952
67 The ILO Convention No. 81 relates to
Unemployment
Minimum Age (Industry)
Social Security
Labour Inspection
68 When did Contract Labour Act come into force?
10th February 1970
10th February 1971
1st February 1969
1st January 1971
69 Which Section empowers the Government to add Schedule under Minimum Wages Act, 1948
Section 22
Section 24
Section 27
Section 29
70 Who was the Chairman of the First National Commission on Labour?
Mr. G.D.H. Cole
Mr. v.v. Giri
Dr. P.B. Gajendragadkar
Mr. Gulzarilal Nanda
71 Employees State Insurance Act is the outcome of
Adarkar Plan
Gandhian Plan
Ela Bhatt's Plan
Bhandarkar Plan
72 During the past two decades, the employment in public sector industry is declining because of
less foreign investment
disinvestment in public sector
competition
lack of capital
73 In the 15 Session (1957) of the Indian Labour Conference, the standard working class family was taken as with consumption units to calculate the minimum wage.
two
three
four
five
74 Lockouts Year Number Workdays lost (average) 1999 387 16·16 2000 345 16·80 2001 302 18·20 2002 284 16·92 2003 297 27·05 2004 241 19·04 In which year were workdays lost due to lockouts the highest?
2003
2004
1999
2000
75 Which organisation publishes the Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial and AgriculturallRural workers
CBWE
Central Labour Service
EPFO
Labour Bureau
76 By which of the following pacts in 1931 were the conditions regarding the amendment in the law of salt accepted?
Pune Pact
Gandhi -Irwin Pact
Assam Pact
Tashkand Pact
77 In 1887 Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj established First Mahar School at
Alate
Radhanagari
Kagal
Mangaon
78 Under whose Presidentship was the First Session of the All India Trade Union Congress held at Mumbai in 1920
w.e. Baneljee
Surendra Nath Banelji
Lala Lajpat Rai
Mahatma Gandhi
79 Who has manifested the 'Vardha Policy' regarding education?
Dr. Radhakrishnan
Mahatma Phule
Mahatma Gandhi
VR. Shinde
80 Paper mill at Ballarpur lies in the district of
Nagpur Chandrapur Solapur Kolhapur 8l. Glass temple of Jains is in Bhadravati
Ashti
Aarvi Shirpur
82 Automatic weather stations are located in Maharashtra.
12
17
21
23
83 The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through which of the following states?
Orissa
Gujarat
West Bengal
Rajasthan
84 The Directive Principles of State Policy are included in Articles of the Constitution.
36to51
35to52
36 to 53
38to54
85 The is supposed to be the soul of the Indian Constitution.
Preamble
Fundamental Rights
Fundamental Duties
Directive Principles
86 Article of the Indian Constitution empowers the formation of Supreme Court.
120
124
214
240
87 Members of Legislative Council can submit their resignation to
Governor of State
Chief Minister
Chairman of Legislative Council
Chief Justice
88 In the event of a national emergency, the term of the Lok Sabha can be extended
For five more years
Indefinitely
By one year
By two years
89 commodities are domiAgricultural products Manufactured goods nant in the export of India since 1970 -71 Minerals Mineral fuels
90 How many service taxes were there in India in 2004 -05
81
181
102
105
91 What was the amount of deficit finance in the Eighth Five Year Plan
<2,560 Cr.
<42,000 Cr.
<16,570 Cr.
<27,760 Cr.
92 Which cost-push factor is responsible for inflation in India since 1973
Hike in oil prices
Fluctuation in output
Taxation
Administered prices
93 Which instrument is used to observe the distant objects like stars, planets etc.
Microscope Spectrometer
Astronomical Telescope None of these
94 In Bhopal in India, in 1984 accidental release of which poisonous gas killed nearly 4000 people
Ethyl isocyanate
Propyl isocyanate
Butyl isocyanate
Methyl isocyanate
95 Kipp's apparatus is used for preparation of S02 CO2 S02 CO2
96 is the winner film of 55Filmfare Award 2010.
3 Idiots
Paa
Kaminey
Delhi 6
97 Who works as the child marriage prevention officer in the villages of Maharashtra
Gram Sevak
Talathi
Police PatH
Kotwal
98 Who is the present Chief Justice of India?
S.H. Kapadia
KG. Balakrishnan
S.S. Sharma
Y.K Sabharwal
99 Which National Highway is limited to the area of Maharashtra
NH-03
NH-06
NH-50
NH-60
100 Which type of year was declared by Government in 2009 -10
Gram Prakalp Year
Gram Sabha Year
Gram Vikas Year
Gram Shikshan Year
101 Mr. Ramlal gave half of his property to his eldest son, half of the remaining to his second son and 1/3 of the rest to his daughter. The daughter's property was worth 15,500. What could be the total value of Mr. Ramlal's property?
1,50,000
93,000
1,86,000
1,46,500
102 A car covers the distance 180 km with the speed 90 kmlhr and returns at the speed 60 kmlhr. What is the average speed of the car during the journey? 75 kmlhr 72 kmlhr 70 kmlhr None of these
103 If FOREST 3428, FOSTER 3824 then ESTER 2284 2428 2824 2842
104 Find the number in the addition problem given below. 8 3 5 4 8 9 4 2 2 7
0
4
6
9
105 If a number of an alphabet is considered as its value, and product of BEAT is 200, then what is the product of BOAT?
600
500
400
300
106 Complete the alphabetical series. ABEF, GHKL, MNQR, STWX,
YZCD
CDGH
IJMN
OPST
107 If DO GO then GOD
x
x
x
108 Find the odd man out.
BYC
EFU
GHS
KLO
109 A person has a f 50 balance in his bank saving account. Following is the account of withdrawals done on various occasions along with balance: Amount Amount withdrawal balance f20 f30 f15 f15 f9 f6 f6 fO Total f50 f51 Then which of the following is correct?
Amount withdrawn and balance are always equal
Amount of balance is always more than amount withdrawn
Total balance and amount of withdrawl cannot be compared
All above statements are wrong
110 Which Venn diagram describes the given sets 7 Humans, living things, males 0 0 0 A
A B
B C
c QDo D
D
111 Which pair of numbers will replace the question marks 18,11,24, 13,30, 7,7
36, 15
15, ao
16,36
15, 36
112 If given structure is perpendicular to the plane, reflective surface as shown in the figure, then which figure is the reflection of it
113 Age of Ramesh is 2 years more than double the age of Suresh. Kalpana is 5 years older than Ramesh. Kalpana will be 30 years old after 5 years. How old is Suresh today?
9 years
10 years
25 years
22 years
114 How many times will the minute hand cross 10·30 pm the h our hand between 3·30 pm to
6
7
5
8
115 Anil, Sanjay, Sunil, Deepak, Mahesh, Prashant and Suresh are sitting in a row, Sunil is between Deepak and Anil, Mahesh is between Prashant and Suresh and Sanjay is between Deepak and Prashant. Anil and Suresh are at the two ends. Locate the place of Deepak.
Between Sunil and Sanjay
Between Anil and Sanjay
Between Sanjay and Mahesh
Between Sunil and Prashant
116 Study the diagram carefully and answer the question. The square stands for Football players, the triangle stands for Cricket players and the circle stands for Kabbadi players. 5 How many players play only Football and Cricket
6
10
8
117 Select alternative for the blank in the following series. BFDA, EIGD, JNLI, OSQN IMKH KOMJ QUSP
118 A person walks 7 kilometers towards the East. Then he turns to his left and walks a distance of 3 kilometers. Then he turns again and walks 5 km in south-west direction. How far is he from the starting point?
10km
12km
3km
8km
119 If in a code language 'CHENNAI' is written as then how will be written?
FGNJK
CDFGH
FCNFK
FIQRT
121 Which alphabet will be there in place of question mark? H D F R K G D V F I B Q B J tj
I
C
M
122 Identify the step that starts logical inconsistency; 1 100 paise 10 paise x 10 paise 1110 x 1110 11100 1 paisa 1 1 paisa
One
Two
Three
Four
123 Nitya attempted a test of 30 questions and 5 marks are given for each question. For each wrong answer 3 marks are cut from the total marks. If Nitya got 110 marks, in how many questions did she go wrong?
Six
Five
Four
Three
124 Shashi's height is 19 ems more than Arnie's height. The difference between Arnie's and Shashi's heights is 2 em less than the difference between Wily's and Shashi's heights. If Shashi is highest of all and her height is 174 em, then what is Wily's height?
155
157
174
153
125 Swadheen sold a game for <650 to the customer with <75 profit. Customer gave him two notes worth 500 each. Since Swadheen did not have a change he exchanged one note with his neighbour and got the change. He returned remaining amount to the customer. Mter some hours neighbour came with that note and showed him that it is fake. Because of this Swadheen returned 500 to him. Which of the following processes is appropriate to calculate the loss incurred in this transaction?
Add the amount returned to the customer and amount given to the neighbour and subtract profit from it
Subtract selling price from the addition of amount returned to the customer and given to the neighbour
Add amount given to the neighbour to the amount returned to the customer and subtract <150 from it
None of the above is appropriate
126 Where an arbitration agreement provides for a reference of the disputes to an even number of arbitrators, the agreement shall also provide for the appointment of another person known as
Additional judge
Umpire
Third umpire
Additional arbitrator
127 Award means
decision of the Labour Court only
decision given by National Tribunal only
only Arbitrator's decision
all mentioned above
128 Which term is defined under Section of Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946
Arbitration proceeding
Approved list
Approved union
Arbitrator's rights
129 Under which Section of Bombay Industrial Relations Act 1946 the term 'labour officer' is defined?
Section
Section 3
Section Section 7
130 Section 78 of Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946 deals with
Labour Court
High Court
Governor's Power
None of the above
131 The object of the Contract Labour (Abolition and Regulation) Act, 1970 is
to regulate contract labour
to abolish contract labour
to regulate and abolish contract labour in certain circumstances
None of the above
132 Workmen Compensation Act, 1923 provides compensation for
Death
Permanent total/partial disablement
Temporary total/partial disablement
Above all
133 The Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 provides for
Sickness benefit
Maternity benefit
Disablement benefit
All the above
134 The Payment of Wages Act, 1936 provides that 'wage-period' shall not exceed
7 days
10 days
15 days
one month
135 An employee shall be disqualified from receiving bonus, if he is dismissed from his service for
fraud
riotous or violent behaviour
theft or misappropriation of property
any of the above
136 The Bombay Shops and Establishments Act, 1948 provides for prohibition of women workers
to work on at late night
to work more than others
to work on holidays
All of the above
137 'Equal pay for Constitution. equal work' is provided under Article of the Indian
Article 38
Article 39
Article 14
Article 16
138 What are the benefits available to women workers under the Maternity Benefits Act, 1961
Payment of Maternity benefits
Medical Bonus
Leave and Nursing breaks
All of the above
139 Under the Child Labour (Prohibition Regulation) Act, 1986, a person who has not completed years of age is called a
7 years
12 years
14 years
18 years
140 Child Labour is prohibited under
Child Labour (Prohibition Regulation) Act, 1986
The Apprentices Act, 1961
The Factories Act, 1948
All of the above
141 Under which Section of Right to Information Act 2005, is the term "information" defined?
Sec.
Sec.
Sec.
Sec.
142 'Public authority' means any authority or body or institution of self-government established or constituted
by or under the Constitution
by any other law made by Parliament
by any other law made by State Legislature
All of the above
143 The objective of Right to Information Act, 2005
to secure access to information
to promote transparency and accountability in the working of public authority
to constitute Central and State Information Commissions
All of the above
144 The Central Information Commissioners, on the recommendation of Committee shall be appointed U/S 12 (Chapter III) of Right to Information Act 2005 by
the Prime Minister of India
the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha
Chief Justice of India
President of India
145 Right to life Right to equality 'Human Rights' includes Right to liberty All of the above
146 The chairperson of State Human Rights Commissi.on is appointed by
the Chief Minister
the Chief Justice of High Court
the Governor
the Chief Secretary
147 The National Human Rights Commission while inquiring into complaints, in respect of certain matters enjoys the powers of which of the following Courts?
Supreme Court
Civil Court
Consumer Court
Criminal Court
148 What is included in the definition of the term under Minimum Wages Act 1948
The value of any house accommodation
Home rent allowance
Value of the supply of light and water
Any travelling allowance
149 Under the Minimum Wages Act, wages includes
House Rent Allowance
Travelling Allowance
Gratuity
None of the above
150 Payment of Minimum Wages by the employer depends upon which of the following situations? (Under Minimum Wages Act 1948)
Profit made by the establishment
Financial condition of the establishment
Kind and size of industry
Does not depend upon any of the above mentioned things but becomes payable irrespective of all such situations
ILO
NCEUS
NSSO
CSO
2 Out of the following alternatives, which one is not the estimate of the unemployed?
Daily status approach
Usual status approach
Weekly status approach
Monthly status approach
3 In which year was the Planning Commission set up in India?
1947
1948
1951
1950
4 'SHG -Bank Linkage Programme' is a huge micro finance programme implemented by
IFCI
IDBI
NABARD
SIDBI
5 What is the purpose of the Prime Minister's New 15 Point Programme (2006)
To enhance the research activities
Welfare of minorities
Prevent the environmental degradation
Increase the agricultural productivity
6 Out of the following alternatives which statement is not correct
NABARD was established on the Shivraman Committee recommendations.
NABARD was established in 1982.
NABARD provides refinance facility.
NABARD was established on the recommendations of the Narasimhan Committee.
7 For the problems relating to the retrenchment of employees the Government of India set up a fund in 1992. That fund is known as .
Retrenchment Fund
National Security Fund
National Renewal Fund
National Welfare Fund
8 In which year was the first Industrial Policy resolution accepted by the Government of India for the development of the Industrial Sector?
1950
1948
1952
1954
9 Which is the organisation that helps in rehabilitation of sick industrial units in India?
Reserve Bank ofIndia
Industrial Development Bank of India
Industrial Finance Corporation of India
Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
10 To examine the country's financial system, which committee was formed by the Government in 1991
Dasgupta Committee
Raja Chelliah Committee
M. Narasimhan Committee
Rege Committee
11 Who formulates the monetary policy in India?
State Government
Central Government
Reserve Bank of India
Finance Commission
12 In which year was Employment Guarantee Scheme introduced in Maharashtra
1970
1978
1972
1975
13 In 1995, the GATT was converted into which organisation?
WTO
WOT
TRIPS
TRIMS
14 The Government set up SEBI in and made it a Statutory Body in
1986, 1990
1988,. 1992
1990, 1992
1992,. 1994
15 Real wages are the purchasing power of
Money wages
Minimum wages
Statutory minimum wages
Employers
16 Which is the supreme body of LL.O. that passes conventions and recommendations?
International Labour Conference
Governing Body
International Labour Institute
International Labour Office
17 According to Fair Wage Committee, the lower limit of the fair wages should be
Minimum wage
Living wage
Higher wage
None of these
18 Who propounded the Exploitation Theory of Wages which is known as 'The Theory of Surplus Value'
Adam Smith
Joseph Schumpeter
Karl Marx
David Ricardo
19 What was the period of work of the first Agricultural Labour Enquiry Committee of Government of India
1956 -57
1952 -53
1950 -51
1958 -59
20 The Chief Labour Commissioner's (Central) Organisation is also known as National Organisation Labour Organisation CSO Central Industrial Relations Machinery (CIRM)
21 Which is the first organised and oldest stock exchange in India?
Delhi
Calcutta
Bombay
Ahmedabad
22 Under the Constitution of India, Labour as a subject comes under
State list
Union list
Concurrent list
None of these
23 Sociology is primarily concerned with
Scientific study of biological aspects
Scientific study of historical aspects
Scientific study of man's behaviour in relationship to other groups and individuals
Scientific study of societies political behaviour
24 In Sociology, who propounded the 'Theory of Suicide'
Max Weber
Auguste Comte
Emile Durkheim
Ferdinand Tonnies
25 Who wrote the book 'Principles of Sociology'
Auguste Comte
Herbert Spencer
Lester Ward
Gabriel Tarde
26 According to A. Demongeon, three major groups of factors influence the pattern of settlement in rural areas. Find out the wrong group of factors from the following alternatives.
Influence of natural conditions
Influence of social conditions
Influence of agricultural economy
Influence of modernisation
27 The technical study of human population is referred to as what?
Population change
Density of population
Birth and Death rate
Demography
28 When was Integrated Rural Development Programme initiated for Rural Development
1972
1974
1970
1968
29 Where is Deccan Sugar Institute located?
Pune
Kolhapur
Ahmednagar
Nashik
30 Which committee submitted its final report to the Government of India in May 1973 to suggest measures to solve the unemployment problem in India?
Bhattacharya Committee
Bhagwati Committee
A.M. Khusro Committee
Ghosh Committee
31 By whom was scientitic management concept applied in industrial work?
Elton Mayo
M.L. Taylor
F.W. Taylor
D.C. Miller
32 In bureaucracy system
Decision making is hierarchical
Decisions are taken with emotions
Decisions are politically oriented
None of these
33 When the goal can be achieved or secured by one competitor only at a time, and he is declared the victor, then it is called as
Absolute competition
Relative competition
Personal competition
Impersonal competition
34 In what way does division of labour help to determine social relations at work?
Technical specialist
Manufacturing process
Mechanisation
Specialisation
35 Out of the following alternatives, which one is not a feature of social system?
Division of labour
Social authority structure
Social prestige
Productivity of labour
36 Out of the following alternatives, which one is not a structural feature of the Industrial Bureaucracy?
Line and Staff Organisation
The role structure of Industrial Bureaucracy
Authority System
Informal Social relationships
37 An Industrial Society is marked by
Caste System
Social Mobility
Primary Relations
None of the above
38 One of the indirect strains imposed by Industrial Technology is
Fatigue
Technological unemployment
Boredom
Monotony
39 By whom was the first labour welfare centre started in Bombay, Bengal and U.P. for improving working and living conditions of industrial workers?
British Government
Procedural Government
First Congress Ministry
Royal Commission
40 Where is the V.V. Gii-i National Labour Institute located?
Kanpur
Noida
Kolkata
Mumbai
41 The need of labour welfare offices to avoid social evils was suggested by
Rege Committee
Factories Act 1934
Whitley Commission
Trade Union Act 1926
42 Identify the first national federation of trade unions in India from the following alternatives.
INTUC
AITUC
BMS
HMS
43 Which trade union started publishing journal weekly 'Indian Worker'
HMS
BMS
AITUC
INTUC
44 How are the Central Trade Unions recognised by Governments for participation in national and international-level consultations on social and labour matters?
By secret ballot
By membership verification
By functions of trade unions
None of these
45 When was the Central Board for Workers Education established?
1960
1956
1958
1962
46 Who was the founder of 'Bombay Mill Hands Association'
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Narayan Meghaji Lokhande
B.P. Wadia
N.M. Joshi
47 Mr. G.D. Ambedkar was associated with which Trade Union?
Textile Labour Association
Mill Mazdoor Sabha
Sarva Shramik Sangh
Rashtriya Mill Mazdoor Sangh
48 What is the contribution of Robert Hoxie to the thf'ory of Trade Unionism?
Social relation
Control of work relatioship
Ideas of functional types of Trade Unions
Revolution of Trade Unions
49 Human Relations means
Motivating people in organisational settings to develop teamwork which accomplishes individual and organisational goals effectively
A study of individual behaviour within a group for achieving social objectives
Application of psychological theories
A study or biological relations
50 The central principle of organisation which derives from Theory-X is that of
Integration
Goals
Direction and control
None of these
51 The manifestations of organisational behaviour'is related to
organisational structure, management processes and technology
biological, physiological structure and personality
organisational dynamics, conflict change and adaptation
productivity, technology and personality
52 The central principle of organisation which derives from Theory-Y is that of
Direction
Integration
Control
Goals
53 The bank-wiring room study in Hawthorne experiment showed that a fair days work was determined by the following
Nature of supervision
Earnings
An unwritten code of conduct
Quality of supervision
54 of employee is often essential to highor productivity and greater human justification.
Attendance
Participation
Authority
Permanency
55 According to behavioural approach, situation includes
Physiological, cognitive and psychological processes
Immediate stimulus and environment
Responses of behaviour
Socio-centric values
56 What is the good result of 'employees morale'
Higher production
Higher profit
Better wages
Job satisfaction
57 The first experiment on workers morale and emphasis on human factor in business was carried out by
J.R.D. Tata
Jamshedji Tata
Robert Owen
F.W. Taylor
58 Job involvement is a type related to
Attitude
Value
Belief
Emotion
59 Which one of the following is an important source of stress at work?
Career Development
Training
Colleague
Evaluation
60 is known for his theory of the hierarchy of human needs.
Frederick Herzberg
Peter Drucker
John Garnett
Abraham Maslow
61 Who propounded 'Life Cycle Theory' of Leadership?
Reddin
Fiedler
Hersey Blanchard
Jolly
62 Herzberg's two factor theory has resulted in much more attention being paid to building
motivation
attitude
job satisfaction
None of these
63 The basic assumptions of Human Relations and Organisational Behaviour relates to
The nature of people and organisation
Technology and employees
External social system
Internal social system
64 Under the Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 which scheme is not operated through the Employees Provident Fund Organisation?
Employees Provident Funds Scheme, 1952
Employees Deposit-linked Insurance Scheme, 1976
Employees Pension Scheme, 1995
Employees Compensation Scheme, 1998
65 Under Standing Orders Act 1946, workers are entitled to get subsistence allowance at the rate of 50% for
first 50 days
first 75 days
first 90 days
first 100 days
66 The legislative provisions for lay-off and retrenchment compensation are contained in
Workmen Compensation Act, 1923
Payment of Wages Act, 1936
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952
67 The ILO Convention No. 81 relates to
Unemployment
Minimum Age (Industry)
Social Security
Labour Inspection
68 When did Contract Labour Act come into force?
10th February 1970
10th February 1971
1st February 1969
1st January 1971
69 Which Section empowers the Government to add Schedule under Minimum Wages Act, 1948
Section 22
Section 24
Section 27
Section 29
70 Who was the Chairman of the First National Commission on Labour?
Mr. G.D.H. Cole
Mr. v.v. Giri
Dr. P.B. Gajendragadkar
Mr. Gulzarilal Nanda
71 Employees State Insurance Act is the outcome of
Adarkar Plan
Gandhian Plan
Ela Bhatt's Plan
Bhandarkar Plan
72 During the past two decades, the employment in public sector industry is declining because of
less foreign investment
disinvestment in public sector
competition
lack of capital
73 In the 15 Session (1957) of the Indian Labour Conference, the standard working class family was taken as with consumption units to calculate the minimum wage.
two
three
four
five
74 Lockouts Year Number Workdays lost (average) 1999 387 16·16 2000 345 16·80 2001 302 18·20 2002 284 16·92 2003 297 27·05 2004 241 19·04 In which year were workdays lost due to lockouts the highest?
2003
2004
1999
2000
75 Which organisation publishes the Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial and AgriculturallRural workers
CBWE
Central Labour Service
EPFO
Labour Bureau
76 By which of the following pacts in 1931 were the conditions regarding the amendment in the law of salt accepted?
Pune Pact
Gandhi -Irwin Pact
Assam Pact
Tashkand Pact
77 In 1887 Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj established First Mahar School at
Alate
Radhanagari
Kagal
Mangaon
78 Under whose Presidentship was the First Session of the All India Trade Union Congress held at Mumbai in 1920
w.e. Baneljee
Surendra Nath Banelji
Lala Lajpat Rai
Mahatma Gandhi
79 Who has manifested the 'Vardha Policy' regarding education?
Dr. Radhakrishnan
Mahatma Phule
Mahatma Gandhi
VR. Shinde
80 Paper mill at Ballarpur lies in the district of
Nagpur Chandrapur Solapur Kolhapur 8l. Glass temple of Jains is in Bhadravati
Ashti
Aarvi Shirpur
82 Automatic weather stations are located in Maharashtra.
12
17
21
23
83 The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through which of the following states?
Orissa
Gujarat
West Bengal
Rajasthan
84 The Directive Principles of State Policy are included in Articles of the Constitution.
36to51
35to52
36 to 53
38to54
85 The is supposed to be the soul of the Indian Constitution.
Preamble
Fundamental Rights
Fundamental Duties
Directive Principles
86 Article of the Indian Constitution empowers the formation of Supreme Court.
120
124
214
240
87 Members of Legislative Council can submit their resignation to
Governor of State
Chief Minister
Chairman of Legislative Council
Chief Justice
88 In the event of a national emergency, the term of the Lok Sabha can be extended
For five more years
Indefinitely
By one year
By two years
89 commodities are domiAgricultural products Manufactured goods nant in the export of India since 1970 -71 Minerals Mineral fuels
90 How many service taxes were there in India in 2004 -05
81
181
102
105
91 What was the amount of deficit finance in the Eighth Five Year Plan
<2,560 Cr.
<42,000 Cr.
<16,570 Cr.
<27,760 Cr.
92 Which cost-push factor is responsible for inflation in India since 1973
Hike in oil prices
Fluctuation in output
Taxation
Administered prices
93 Which instrument is used to observe the distant objects like stars, planets etc.
Microscope Spectrometer
Astronomical Telescope None of these
94 In Bhopal in India, in 1984 accidental release of which poisonous gas killed nearly 4000 people
Ethyl isocyanate
Propyl isocyanate
Butyl isocyanate
Methyl isocyanate
95 Kipp's apparatus is used for preparation of S02 CO2 S02 CO2
96 is the winner film of 55Filmfare Award 2010.
3 Idiots
Paa
Kaminey
Delhi 6
97 Who works as the child marriage prevention officer in the villages of Maharashtra
Gram Sevak
Talathi
Police PatH
Kotwal
98 Who is the present Chief Justice of India?
S.H. Kapadia
KG. Balakrishnan
S.S. Sharma
Y.K Sabharwal
99 Which National Highway is limited to the area of Maharashtra
NH-03
NH-06
NH-50
NH-60
100 Which type of year was declared by Government in 2009 -10
Gram Prakalp Year
Gram Sabha Year
Gram Vikas Year
Gram Shikshan Year
101 Mr. Ramlal gave half of his property to his eldest son, half of the remaining to his second son and 1/3 of the rest to his daughter. The daughter's property was worth 15,500. What could be the total value of Mr. Ramlal's property?
1,50,000
93,000
1,86,000
1,46,500
102 A car covers the distance 180 km with the speed 90 kmlhr and returns at the speed 60 kmlhr. What is the average speed of the car during the journey? 75 kmlhr 72 kmlhr 70 kmlhr None of these
103 If FOREST 3428, FOSTER 3824 then ESTER 2284 2428 2824 2842
104 Find the number in the addition problem given below. 8 3 5 4 8 9 4 2 2 7
0
4
6
9
105 If a number of an alphabet is considered as its value, and product of BEAT is 200, then what is the product of BOAT?
600
500
400
300
106 Complete the alphabetical series. ABEF, GHKL, MNQR, STWX,
YZCD
CDGH
IJMN
OPST
107 If DO GO then GOD
x
x
x
108 Find the odd man out.
BYC
EFU
GHS
KLO
109 A person has a f 50 balance in his bank saving account. Following is the account of withdrawals done on various occasions along with balance: Amount Amount withdrawal balance f20 f30 f15 f15 f9 f6 f6 fO Total f50 f51 Then which of the following is correct?
Amount withdrawn and balance are always equal
Amount of balance is always more than amount withdrawn
Total balance and amount of withdrawl cannot be compared
All above statements are wrong
110 Which Venn diagram describes the given sets 7 Humans, living things, males 0 0 0 A
A B
B C
c QDo D
D
111 Which pair of numbers will replace the question marks 18,11,24, 13,30, 7,7
36, 15
15, ao
16,36
15, 36
112 If given structure is perpendicular to the plane, reflective surface as shown in the figure, then which figure is the reflection of it
113 Age of Ramesh is 2 years more than double the age of Suresh. Kalpana is 5 years older than Ramesh. Kalpana will be 30 years old after 5 years. How old is Suresh today?
9 years
10 years
25 years
22 years
114 How many times will the minute hand cross 10·30 pm the h our hand between 3·30 pm to
6
7
5
8
115 Anil, Sanjay, Sunil, Deepak, Mahesh, Prashant and Suresh are sitting in a row, Sunil is between Deepak and Anil, Mahesh is between Prashant and Suresh and Sanjay is between Deepak and Prashant. Anil and Suresh are at the two ends. Locate the place of Deepak.
Between Sunil and Sanjay
Between Anil and Sanjay
Between Sanjay and Mahesh
Between Sunil and Prashant
116 Study the diagram carefully and answer the question. The square stands for Football players, the triangle stands for Cricket players and the circle stands for Kabbadi players. 5 How many players play only Football and Cricket
6
10
8
117 Select alternative for the blank in the following series. BFDA, EIGD, JNLI, OSQN IMKH KOMJ QUSP
118 A person walks 7 kilometers towards the East. Then he turns to his left and walks a distance of 3 kilometers. Then he turns again and walks 5 km in south-west direction. How far is he from the starting point?
10km
12km
3km
8km
119 If in a code language 'CHENNAI' is written as then how will be written?
FGNJK
CDFGH
FCNFK
FIQRT
121 Which alphabet will be there in place of question mark? H D F R K G D V F I B Q B J tj
I
C
M
122 Identify the step that starts logical inconsistency; 1 100 paise 10 paise x 10 paise 1110 x 1110 11100 1 paisa 1 1 paisa
One
Two
Three
Four
123 Nitya attempted a test of 30 questions and 5 marks are given for each question. For each wrong answer 3 marks are cut from the total marks. If Nitya got 110 marks, in how many questions did she go wrong?
Six
Five
Four
Three
124 Shashi's height is 19 ems more than Arnie's height. The difference between Arnie's and Shashi's heights is 2 em less than the difference between Wily's and Shashi's heights. If Shashi is highest of all and her height is 174 em, then what is Wily's height?
155
157
174
153
125 Swadheen sold a game for <650 to the customer with <75 profit. Customer gave him two notes worth 500 each. Since Swadheen did not have a change he exchanged one note with his neighbour and got the change. He returned remaining amount to the customer. Mter some hours neighbour came with that note and showed him that it is fake. Because of this Swadheen returned 500 to him. Which of the following processes is appropriate to calculate the loss incurred in this transaction?
Add the amount returned to the customer and amount given to the neighbour and subtract profit from it
Subtract selling price from the addition of amount returned to the customer and given to the neighbour
Add amount given to the neighbour to the amount returned to the customer and subtract <150 from it
None of the above is appropriate
126 Where an arbitration agreement provides for a reference of the disputes to an even number of arbitrators, the agreement shall also provide for the appointment of another person known as
Additional judge
Umpire
Third umpire
Additional arbitrator
127 Award means
decision of the Labour Court only
decision given by National Tribunal only
only Arbitrator's decision
all mentioned above
128 Which term is defined under Section of Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946
Arbitration proceeding
Approved list
Approved union
Arbitrator's rights
129 Under which Section of Bombay Industrial Relations Act 1946 the term 'labour officer' is defined?
Section
Section 3
Section Section 7
130 Section 78 of Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946 deals with
Labour Court
High Court
Governor's Power
None of the above
131 The object of the Contract Labour (Abolition and Regulation) Act, 1970 is
to regulate contract labour
to abolish contract labour
to regulate and abolish contract labour in certain circumstances
None of the above
132 Workmen Compensation Act, 1923 provides compensation for
Death
Permanent total/partial disablement
Temporary total/partial disablement
Above all
133 The Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 provides for
Sickness benefit
Maternity benefit
Disablement benefit
All the above
134 The Payment of Wages Act, 1936 provides that 'wage-period' shall not exceed
7 days
10 days
15 days
one month
135 An employee shall be disqualified from receiving bonus, if he is dismissed from his service for
fraud
riotous or violent behaviour
theft or misappropriation of property
any of the above
136 The Bombay Shops and Establishments Act, 1948 provides for prohibition of women workers
to work on at late night
to work more than others
to work on holidays
All of the above
137 'Equal pay for Constitution. equal work' is provided under Article of the Indian
Article 38
Article 39
Article 14
Article 16
138 What are the benefits available to women workers under the Maternity Benefits Act, 1961
Payment of Maternity benefits
Medical Bonus
Leave and Nursing breaks
All of the above
139 Under the Child Labour (Prohibition Regulation) Act, 1986, a person who has not completed years of age is called a
7 years
12 years
14 years
18 years
140 Child Labour is prohibited under
Child Labour (Prohibition Regulation) Act, 1986
The Apprentices Act, 1961
The Factories Act, 1948
All of the above
141 Under which Section of Right to Information Act 2005, is the term "information" defined?
Sec.
Sec.
Sec.
Sec.
142 'Public authority' means any authority or body or institution of self-government established or constituted
by or under the Constitution
by any other law made by Parliament
by any other law made by State Legislature
All of the above
143 The objective of Right to Information Act, 2005
to secure access to information
to promote transparency and accountability in the working of public authority
to constitute Central and State Information Commissions
All of the above
144 The Central Information Commissioners, on the recommendation of Committee shall be appointed U/S 12 (Chapter III) of Right to Information Act 2005 by
the Prime Minister of India
the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha
Chief Justice of India
President of India
145 Right to life Right to equality 'Human Rights' includes Right to liberty All of the above
146 The chairperson of State Human Rights Commissi.on is appointed by
the Chief Minister
the Chief Justice of High Court
the Governor
the Chief Secretary
147 The National Human Rights Commission while inquiring into complaints, in respect of certain matters enjoys the powers of which of the following Courts?
Supreme Court
Civil Court
Consumer Court
Criminal Court
148 What is included in the definition of the term under Minimum Wages Act 1948
The value of any house accommodation
Home rent allowance
Value of the supply of light and water
Any travelling allowance
149 Under the Minimum Wages Act, wages includes
House Rent Allowance
Travelling Allowance
Gratuity
None of the above
150 Payment of Minimum Wages by the employer depends upon which of the following situations? (Under Minimum Wages Act 1948)
Profit made by the establishment
Financial condition of the establishment
Kind and size of industry
Does not depend upon any of the above mentioned things but becomes payable irrespective of all such situations
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