Protection of Workers' Rights

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What was sircilla tragedy?

Q. Why do foreign companies like Union Carbide set up factories in India?

1. Availability of cheap labour
2. Laws on safety and environment standards are lax
3. It is the only way to expand their business
4. All foreign companies care deeply for the Indian population

Q. The closing down of textile mills during the 1980s and 1990s was due to the _____.

1. increase in prices
2. increase in competition
3. decrease in prices
4. decrease in competition

Q. How can a factory cut production costs?

1. By collecting money from the employees.
2. By selling goods as soon as they are produced.
3. By paying low wages to the workers.
4. By making deals with other factories.

Q. Enforcement of law becomes important when the law seeks ___.

1. to protect the government
2. to protect the children
3. to protect the weak from the strong
4. to protect the specially abled

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Why is safety important?

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Which among the following is the special feature that distinguishes a pressure group from a political party?

1. Parties take political stances, while pressure groups do not bother about political issues.

2. Pressure groups are confined to a few people, while parties involve a larger number of people.

3. Pressure groups do not seek to get into power, while political parties do

4. Pressure groups do not seek to mobilize people, while parties do.

Q. Foreign companies set up factories in India because of ____.

1. strict tax laws in their country
2. having no space in their country
3. cheap labour
4. lenient environmental laws

Q. A law that allows workers to form trade unions is required ___.

1. to protect the workers' interests.
2. to represent the workers' interests.
3. to organise team meetings and outings.
4. Both a and b.

Q. What is the purpose of trade unions or trade associations?

1. All of the above
2. To address the workers' issues.
3. For better working conditions.
4. To demand fair wages.

Q. The Sachar Committee led by Justice Narendra Sachar examined the social, economic, and educational status of the Muslim community in India.

1. False
2. True

Q. The Right to Life is a ___.

1. fundamental duty
2. fundamental right
3. fundamental responsibility
4. fundamental law

Q. _______ requires the state to make provisions for securing just and human conditions of work and for material relief.

1. Article 19
2. Article 18
3. Article 15
4. Article 21

Q. A ___ represents the interests of workers when they are denied fair wages and decent working conditions .

1. worker's union
2. trade union
3. factory army
4. security guard

Q. It is the duty of the government to ensure that the ___ guaranteed under Article 21 of the constitution is not violated .

1. Right to Expression
2. Right to Work
3. Right to Education
4. Right to Life

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How do you prepare an income and expenditure statement?

Q. Which of the following is not an aspect of the Minimum Wages Act?

1. Labour protection
2. Quality standards
3. None of the above
4. Forming unions

Q. Why was the Minimum Wages Act passed?

1. To protect the employers from overpaying their employees
2. To protect the employees from getting underpaid by their employers
3. To prevent the exploitation of a worker's financial vulnerability
4. Solely to address the wage gap

Q. The poet wants to say that life is ____ anywhere.

1. Different
2. Common
3. Difficult
4. Comfortable

Q. Which of the following guarantee protection from bonded labour and fixed wage?

1. Right against Exploitation
2. Minimum Wages Act
3. Right to Safe Working Environment
4. The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act 1986

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Not For Profit Concerns Do Not Have A Profit Motive (True / False).

Q. Which of the following do not seek to make profit?

1. Businesspersons
2. Contractors
3. Private companies
4. Government

Q. The Indian law does not protect the interests of ______.

1. consumers
2. workers
3. producers
4. None of the above

Q. requires the State to make provisions to secure just and humane conditions for work.

1. Article 42
2. Article 21
3. Article 15
4. Article 19

Q. The Minimum Wages Act specifies that wages should not be _____ a specified minimum amount.

1. above
2. below
3. equal to
4. unequal to

Q. The Minimum Wages Act is required to ________.

1. protect consumers
2. protect suppliers
3. protect producers
4. protect workers

Q. ______ are most prone to accidents.

1. Schools
2. Construction sites
3. Power plants
4. Restaurants

Q. Which of the following guarantee protection from bonded labour and fixed wage?

1. Right against Exploitation
2. Minimum Wages Act
3. Right to Safe Working Environment
4. The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act 1986

Q. Right to water, health, and education are a part of the Right to Life.

1. True
2. False

Q. The arrival of the textile mill only increased the pressure on Bombay Housing. Explain