Law and Social Justice

What does the right against exploitation say?

• Children below the age of 14 should not be employed in any hazardous jobs.

• Children below 14 cannot be sent to school

• Children below 14 can work in cracker factory

_____________ of the constitution guarantees the Right to Life.

• Article 22

• Article 21

• Article 20

What is the primary motive of all private enterprise?

• To serve the society by looking after the weaker sections of the society

• To serve the country by running schools free of cost

• to earn profit

What is not true about the role of the government on the issue of salary of the workers working in the private sector?

• Government makes laws to protect the workers whenever a worker wants

• Minimum Wages Act that makes certain that the workers are not poorly paid.

• The government frequently revises the minimum wages from time to time keeping in mind various aspects like inflation.

Children below ____________ years should not be employed.

• 10

• 15

• 14

How does the government ensure safety for the workers?

• through the Minimum wages Act

• good firefighting systems, alarms, emergency exits, etc. to reduce the number of casualties in accidents.

• to protect the workers' rights there are certain regulations that allow them to form unions.

why did the government enact the consumer protection act?

• to protect the interest of the companies

• to make provisions for the establishment of organisations to settle consumer disputes.

• to keep a check on the safety of the workers.

The monthly minimum wages have been fixed for every state which are updated now and then.

• True

• False

The customer cannot approach the court if the commodity purchased fails to meet the expected quality standards.

• True

• False

The disaster at Union Carbide was the result of following safety norms.

• True

• False