MCQ on Industrial Relations

Question :83) _____________ is person appointed voluntarily if the dispute is not settled by conciliation

(a) Bidder
(b) Arbitrator
(c) Nominee
(d) Representative

Question :84) _________________ is another name of compulsory arbitration

(a) Adjudication
(b) Amortization
(c) Dissolution
(d) Fraction

Question :85) ______________ is the technique that has been adopted by unions and management to reconcile their conflicting interests

(a) Arbitration
(b) Collective bargaining
(c) Court intervention
(d) Social norms

Question :86) ___________ refers to mental and emotional involvement of a person in a group situation which encourages him to contribute to goals and share responsibilities in them

(a) Workers participation in management
(b) Rehabilitation
(c) Discipline
(d) None of the above

Question :87) __________ is a powerful weapon used by trade unions and their labour associations to get their demand accepted

(a) Strikes
(b) Lockout
(c) Picketing
(d) Gherao

Question :88) _____________ is a work stoppage in which an employer prevents employees from working

(a) Strike
(b) Gherao
(c) Picketing
(d) Lockout

Question :89) Work committee and joint consultation are the measures to encourage ___________ which will increase productivity and lead to greater effectiveness.

(a) Rehabilitation
(b) Workers participation in management
(c) Discipline
(d) Creativity

Question :90) __________is a consultive body comprising of 100 or more persons , which aims at giving greater participation to workers

(a) Advisory committee
(b) Managing committees
(c) Work committees
(d) None of these

Question :91) ___________ are the rules and regulations which govern the conditions of employment of workers

(a) Standing orders
(b) Policies
(c) Advice
(d) None of these

Question :92) ___________is an authority appointed by the government to mediate dispute between parties brought to his notice, enjoying the powers of a civil court

(a) Arbitrator
(b) Conciliation officer
(c) Disciplinarian
(d) None of these

Question :93) ___________is constituted if the conciliation proceedings fail to resolve a dispute by the government to investigate the dispute

(a) A court of enquiry
(b) A court of social justice
(c) A court of norms
(d) None of the above

Question :94) When the process of collective bargaining fails, then the role of third party comes to break the dead lock and this process is generally called

(a) Conciliation/mediation
(b) Arbitration
(c) Intervention
(d) None of the above

Question :95) ________ has been the highest level of democracy in industrial relations management and a privilege for the employees

(a) Board level participation
(b) Participation in management
(c) Participation in solving problems
(d) None of the above

Question :96) _________ involves making the workers share holders of the company by including them to buy equity shares

(a) Participation through ownership
(b) Participation in management
(c) Board level participation
(d) None of the above

Question :97) _________ are the bodies comprising representatives from employers and employers

(a) Management committees
(b) Joint councils and committees
(c) Discipline committees
(d) None of the above

Question :98) _____________ bring both the parties together and develop appropriate mutual understanding and brings about a mature responsible relationship

(a) Workers participation management
(b) Harmony and co-operation
(c) Following social norms and values
(d) None of the above

Question :99) In————- method workers participation in management invites suggestions and the reward is given for best suggestion

(a) Participation through management
(b) Participation through suggestion schemes
(c) Participation by complete control
(d) None of the above

Question :100) The person appointed by the government to settle the dispute presented in labour court is known as

(a) Presiding officer
(b) Officiate
(c) Substitute officer
(d) Arbitrator

Question :101) Which one of the settlement is not relevant here for disputes?

(a) Collective bargaining
(b) Compulsory adjudication
(c) Voluntary Arbitration
(d) Reference to civil court

Question :102) Reduction of labour force is called

(a) Termination
(b) Retrenchment
(c) Layoff
(d) Right sizing

Question :103) The decision given by Arbitrator is called

(a) Degree
(b) Sentence
(c) Award
(d) Reward

Question :104) In which five year plan removal of poverty received top priority

(a) Second
(b) Fourth
(c) Fifth
(d) Sixth

Question :105) Which of the following National Level Federation was established in 1921

(a) INTUC
(b) AITUC
(c) UTUC
(d) HMS

Question :106) Which of the following methods are used in industrial relations system

(a) Collective bargaining
(b) Discipline procedure
(c) Grievance redressal procedure
(d) All of the above

Question :107) Which of the following is not a objective of industrial relations

(a) To enhance economic status of workers
(b) To settle the disputes with workers neighbor
(c) To regular production by minimizing conflict
(d) To provide an opportunity to the worker to have a say in management decision making

Question :108) Which of the following is the exact meaning of ‘lockout’ according industrial dispute Act 1947

(a) Temporary closing of a place of employment
(b) Suspension of work
(c) Refusal by an employer to continue to employ any number of persons employed by him
(d) All of the above

Question :109) Which of the following is not a main purpose picketing

(a) To stop workers to go to work
(b) TO stop workers to take sick leaves
(c) To tell the public about the strike
(d) To persuade workers to take their union side

Question :110) In __________ the workers acquire complete control of management through election boards

(a) Workers participation in management
(b) Participation through complete control
(c) Participation through partial control
(d) None of the above

Question :111) ___________ refers to the deep commitment, almost obsession of an organization to quality

(a) Production management
(b) Human resource management
(c) Total quality management
(d) None of the above

Question :112) ____________is a body which is composed of members representing the central government , Trade union federation and employers organizations

(a) Tripartite bodies
(b) Bipartite bodies
(c) Management committees
(d) None of the above

Question :113) ___________is the international organization responsible for drawing up and overseeing international labor standards

(a) Indian labor congress
(b) Hind mazdoor Sabha
(c) International Labor Organization
(d) None of the above

Question :114) Which of the following statement is true about an industrial dispute

(a) The dispute may relate to employment
(b) The dispute may relate to non employment
(c) The dispute may between worker and worker
(d) The dispute may between employer and government

Question :115) Which of the following is not cause of industrial dispute

(a) Demand for pay and benefit hike
(b) Demand for hygienic and safe working conditions
(c) Demand for better labor welfare
(d) None of the above

Question :116) When employees resort to unauthorized strike in violation of the labor contract agreement it is called

(a) Pen down
(b) Tools- down
(c) Sit in Strike
(d) Wild cat strike

Question :117) The strike organized to express solidarity with the striking employees in the same organization, industry or region is called

(a) Hunger strike
(b) Sympathy strike
(c) Tool down strike
(d) All of the above

Question :118) Which of the following dispute settlers cannot make a binding decision

(a) Arbitrator
(b) Adjudicator
(c) Conciliator
(d) Industrial tribunal member

Question :119) “One party gains at the expense of another” norm refers to which type of collective bargaining

(a) Distribute bargaining
(b) Integrative bargaining
(c) Centralized bargaining
(d) None of the above

Question :120) A union may claim recognition for an industry in a local area , if it has the membership of

(a) 10% of the workers in that industry
(b) 15% of the workers in that area
(c) 25% of the workers of that industry in that area
(d) 30% of the workers in similar industry

Question :121) Who among the following advocated the trusteeship theory of trade union

(a) N.M. Lokhande
(b) B.P. Wadia
(c) G.L.Nanda
(d) M.K. Gandhi

Question :122) A person is qualified to be chosen as a member of the executive or any other office bearer of the registered trade union if he attained the age of

(a) Fifteen years
(b) Eighteen Years
(c) Twenty one years
(d) Twenty five years

Question :123) Which of the following is method of union recognition

(a) Secret ballot
(b) Membership verification
(c) Check-off system
(d) All of the above

Question :124) Workers do join trade unions find out the incorrect reason out of the following

(a) To attain economic security
(b) To improve bargaining power
(c) To ventilate their grievances
(d) To satisfy their family needs

Question :125) The first to introduce the term collective bargaining

(a) Sydney & Beatrice web
(b) Samuel Gompers
(c) Clark kerr
(d) Robert Hoxie

Question :126) Recognition of trade union is made by the provision of

(a) Trade union Act 1926
(b) Industrial dispute Act 1947
(c) Code of discipline
(d) Factory Act of 1948

Question :127) Which is not a structure of Trade union of Industrial organization

(a) Craft Union
(b) General Union
(c) Industrial union
(d) Consumers Union

Question :128) A trade union should be registered as per the law must have

(a) 20% of the workers
(b) 150 workmen
(c) Minimum 17 persons
(d) None of the above

Question :129) Which of the following not a characteristic of trade union

(a) Voluntary Association
(b) Inter Mediary
(c) Common Goals
(d) Individual actions

Question :130) Employees join unions to fulfill their needs

(a) Social
(b) Economic
(c) Esteem
(d) All of these

Question :131) What should be the minimum number of persons required to register a trade union

(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 8
(d) 9

Question :132) Any communications and notices concerning registered trade union may be addressed to its

(a) Head office
(b) Government
(c) President
(d) None of the above

Question :133) Trade unions not only take care of wages and salaries of the workers but also provide valuable _________ and _____________ to the workers

(a) Notice, information
(b) Information, Advice
(c) Suggestion, Notice
(d) None of these

Question :134) ___________ are the bodies comprising representatives from employers and employees

(a) Management committees
(b) Joint councils and committees
(c) Discipline committees
(d) None of the above

Question :135) ___________________is the term used for the workers/employees who are the members of the trade unions or employee association

(a) Unorganized labour
(b) Organized labour
(c) Uneducated labour
(d) None of these

Question :136) Which of the following is not right of registered unions

(a) Right to employ anyone without consulting the management
(b) Right to collect membership fees within premises of the organization
(c) Right to raise issues with the management
(d) Right to discuss members grievances with employer

Question :137) ______________ is technique that has been adopted by unions and management to reconcile their conflicting interests

(a) Negotiation
(b) Collective bargaining
(c) Enforcement
(d) None of these

Question :138) __________ refers to the mental and emotional involvement of a person in a group situation which encourage him to contribute to goals and share responsibilities in them

(a) Workers participation in management
(b) Rehabilitation
(c) Discipline
(d) None of the above

Question :139) _____________is a powerful weapon used by Trade unions and other labour organizations to get their demands accepted

(a) Strikes
(b) Lockout
(c) Picketing
(d) Gherao

Question :140) When workers are dissuaded from work by stationing certain men at the factory gates such a step is known as

(a) Strike
(b) Lockout
(c) Picketing
(d) Gherao

Question :141) ___________ represent individual workers when they have a problem and also offer legal representation

(a) Socialism
(b) Trade Unionism
(c) Communalism
(d) None of these

Question :142) In ___________ union representatives discuss with management with the issues which affect people working in an organization

(a) Negotiation
(b) Beater
(c) Meeger
(d) None of these

Question :143) Which of the following is a hall mark of the hot stove approach to disciplinary action

(a) Provides warning
(b) Happiness immediately
(c) Give consistent consequences
(d) All of the above

Question :144) The causes for unsound functioning of Indian trade unions are

(a) Multiple union
(b) Intra union and inter union rivalry
(c) Category wise union
(d) All of the above

Question :145) ________________ refers to the relationship and trust between labor and management negotiators

(a) Collective bargaining
(b) Integrative bargaining
(c) Inter organizational bargaining
(d) Attitudinal structuring

Question :146) How many parties are involved in collective bargaining

(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 2
(d) 5

Question :147) ______________ is focused on workers educational and has established an Institute of Indian labor in Calcutta

(a) International Labor Organization
(b) National Front of Indian Trade Union
(c) World Trade organization
(d) None of the above

Question :148) The day to day operations of All India Trade Union Congress are carried out by the _____________ at the National and state levels

(a) Secretariat
(b) Department
(c) Cabinet
(d) None of these

Question :149) Negotiations and collective bargaining are the tools for _________ to accomplish the objectives

(a) NGO’s
(b) Social organization
(c) Government
(d) Trade union

Question :150) At present there are ___ central trade union organization in India

(a) 12
(b) 13
(c)14
(d) 15

Question :151) Which of the following are the main causes of indiscipline

(a) Wage differentials
(b) Unreasonable work assignment
(c) Nonpayment of bonus
(d) Any of the above

Question :152) Which of the following is not a reason for joining trade unions

(a) Great bargaining power
(b) Minimize discrimination
(c) Good contact with politicians
(d) Platform for self expression

Question :153) Business and uplift union are types of

(a) Revolutionary unions
(b) Reformist unions
(c) Political unions
(d) None of these

Question :154) Which section empowers the appropriate government to appoint a person to be registrar of trade unions

(a) Section3
(b) Section 4
(c) Section5
(d) Section9

Question :155) If the workers of different categories form into a union that union is called

(a) Industrial union
(b) General union
(c) Craft union
(d) None of these

Question :156) The center of Indian Trade Union (CITU) was organized in

(a) 1970
(b) 1980
(c) 1948
(d) 1990

Question :157) Registration and conciliation of trade union is governed by

(a) Trade unions Act, 1926
(b) The Industrial Disputes Act,1948
(c) The factories Act, 1948
(d) None of the above

Question :158) By which of the following methods workers participation can take place in management

(a) Staff or work councils
(b) Board level participation
(c) Joint councils and committees
(d) All of the above

Question :159) Which of the following are essential pre requisites of workers participation in management

(a) Free flow communication and information
(b) Mutual trust between parties
(c) Avoidance of participation of outside trade unions
(d) All of the above

Question :160) Which of the following are considered to be the bottle neck of workers participation in management

(a) Employers cannot think beyond their knowledge and skills
(b) Role of trade unions is not satisfactory
(c) Employers are unwilling to share power with workers representatives
(d) All of the above

Question :161) Which of the following are the basic objectives of code of discipline

(a) Maintain peace and order in industry
(b) Avoid work stoppage in industry
(c) Promote opinions from all levels of management and employment
(d) All of the above

Question :162) Which of the following approaches assumes that voluntary negotiations between employers and employees are a means of settling disputes

(a) Marxist approach
(b) Giri approach
(c) Gandhian approach
(d) System approach

Question :163) Trade union perform functions relating to

(a) Society
(b) Organization
(c) Members
(d) All of these

Question :164) Which of the following is not the most important aspect of process of collective bargaining

(a) Negotiations
(b) Confrontations
(c) Discussions
(d) Compromise

Question :165) Which of the following is not a principle of industrial relations policy

(a) The code of conduct
(b) The code of discipline
(c) Labor welfare
(d) None of these

Question :166) Which of the following matters are usually brought under collective bargaining

(a) Working conditions
(b) Labor welfare
(c) Organizational matters
(d) All of these

Question :167) The main aim of International Labor Organization(ILO) is to

(a) Promote rights at work
(b) Strengthen dialogue on work related issues
(c) Enhance social protection
(d) All of the above

Question :168) According to ——————— the main function of Trade unions is to raise the moral and intellectual standards of labor through reformatory measure.

(a) Abraham Linkon
(b) Lenin
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Bal Gangathar Thilak

Question :169) By which of the following methods workers participation can take place in management?

(a) Staff or work councils
(b) Board level participation
(c) Joint councils and committees
(d) All of these

Question :170) Industrial relations is a set of functional interdependence of all walks of life as it involves the issues related to

(a) Economic and occupational
(b) Social and physiological
(c) Technological and political
(d) All of the above

Question :171) Who of the following is not associated with the concept of industrial relations system

(a) Fredrick Taylor
(b) R.A Lester
(c) Dale Yoder
(d) Prof.Dunlop

Question :172) ______________ condemned the system of private ownership and believed in replacing existing social order

(a) Trade union
(b) Revolutionary Union
(c) Productive Union
(d) None of these

Question :173) Managerial associations are commonly referred to as _________ and registered under Trade unions Act 1926

(a) Workers Association
(b) Employers Association
(c) Officers Association
(d) None of these

Question :174) _________ are formal groups of employers set up to defend, represent or advice affiliated employers and to strengthen their position in society.

(a) Workers Association
(b) Employers Association
(c) Officers Association
(d) None of these

Question :175) Both employers and employee’s associations come under the purview of

(a) Trade union
(b) General union
(c) Industrial union
(d) Government

Question :176) Employer’s association came into existence as a result of the formation of _________ after the first world war

(a) Hind Mazdoor Sangh
(b) Indian labor Congress
(c) International labor Organization
(d) None of these

Question :177) Which of the following measures prove to be fruitful in improving industrial relations

(a) Strong and stable unions
(b) Workers participation in management
(c) Mutual Trust
(d) All of the above

Question :178) Which of the following cannot be categorized as the main aims of works committees

(a) Giving greater participation of workers
(b) Providing better opportunities outside the organization
(c) Generating co-operative atmosphere for negotiation between parties
(d) Ensuring close interaction between labor and management.

Question :179) ________ is a person appointed voluntarily if the dispute is not settled by conciliation

(a) Bidder
(b) Arbitrator
(c) Nominee
(d) Representative

Question :180) _________is focused on worker’s education and has established an institute of Indian labor in Calcutta

(a) International Labor Organization
(b) National Front of Indian Trade Union
(c) World Trade Organization
(d) None of the above

Question :181) The day to day operations of AITUC are carried out by the ______ at the national and state levels

(a) Secretariat
(b) Department
(c) Cabinet
(d) None of these

Question :182) Negotiations and collective bargaining are the tools for _________ to accomplish the objectives

(a) NGO’s
(b) Social Organization
(c) Government
(d) Trade Union

Question :183) The __________ consultative machinery comprises two parties via employees and employer

(a) Bipartite
(b) Tripartite
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of the above

Question :184) Which one of the following not a type of conflict

(a) Interest disputes
(b) Grievance disputes
(c) Recognition disputes
(d) None of these

Question :185) Which of the following is not true in case of causes of industrial conflicts

(a) Industrial factors
(b) Management attitude towards workers
(c) Government machinery
(d) None of the above

Question :186) In India ___________ arbitration is enforced because collective bargaining was not used for regulating wages and other conditions of employment

(a) Compulsory
(b) Mediation
(c) Conciliation
(d) Investigation

Question :187) Which of the following functions of trade unions are related to trade unions organizations

(a) To present and strengthen trade union democracy
(b) To improve financial position of trade unions
(c) To curb inter – union rivalry
(d) All of the above

Question :188) Workers committee is to be constituted in an industry which is employing- ________or more employees

(a) 75
(b) 90
(c) 100
(d) 804

Question :189) __________ is the term used for the workers or employees who are the members of trade unions or employee association

(a) Un-organized labor
(b) Organized labor
(c) Uneducated labor
(d) None of these

Question :190) Which of the following is not a part of primary strikes

(a) Sympathetic strikes
(b) Tools down- Pen down
(c) Stay away strikes
(d) Protest strikes

Question :191) _________ are the rules and regulations which govern the conditions of employment of workers

(a) Standing orders
(b) Policies
(c) Advice
(d) None of these

Question :192) Which area Industrial Relations does not cover

(a) Economic development
(b) Role of management, union and government
(c) Collective bargaining
(d) Machinery for resolution of industrial dispute

Question :193) __________ refers to the kind of rivalry present within the establishment as there is provision in law of being more than one union in a plant

(a) Intraunion rivalry
(b) Unionism
(c) Socialism
(d) None of these

Question :194) _________ are the bodies on which the representation is entirely of the employees

(a) Staff and work councils
(b) Management committee
(c) Mentors and councilors
(d) None of the above

Question :195) ________ is a sort of insurance covers to members to fight against irrational , arbitrary and illegal actions of employees

(a) Collective strength
(b) Industrial strength
(c) Social strength
(d) None of these

Question :196) It is one of the ______ function to protect labor against victimization and injustice

(a) Trade unions
(b) Social groups
(c) Government
(d) None of these

Question :197) The first organized trade union in India named as ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬_______ was formed in the year 1918

(a) Delhi labor union
(b) Bombay labor union
(c) Madras Labor Union
(d) None of these

Question :198) The main functions of __________is resolve the difference existing between the management and the workers

(a) Collective bargaining
(b) Co-operation
(c) Agitations
(d) None of the above

Question :199) Which of the following method had not been given a statutory form in India

(a) Conciliation
(b) Mediation
(c) Voluntary arbitration
(d) Adjudication

Question :200) The concept of unions came in to existence as a result of employees

(a) Problem of communication
(b) Dissatisfaction among workers
(c) Longing for belongingness
(d) Change in technology