Law and Social Justice

Passing of laws are not enough. One must ensure

• enforcement of laws

• Inspection of work

  sites

• Punish those who violate laws

• All of the above

Right Against Exploitation

• permits owners to exploit their workers

• permits the workers to take a minimum wage

• is not an example of the government interfering in the lives of the workers

• is an act that does not allow exploitation of people in any form

Union Carbide was

• A British Company

• An American Company

• An Indian Company

• A Chinese Company

Union Carbide set up their factory in India because

• The government permitted them to do so

• Labour in India was cheap

• There were not too many overhead costs

• All of the above

Union Carbide manufactured

• methyl isocyanite

• methane

• cyanide

• carbon monoxide

Where were our green laws at the time of the accident?

• there were no green laws in India at that time

• there were no environmental concerns at that time

• global warming did not exist

• the government was sure that green laws were not required

The Bhopal gas Tragedy saw the

• end to workers rights

• end to government interference in workers lives

• the beginning of an awareness about environmental concerns

• the end to workers miserable conditions

The gas leak from the plant took place on the

• 3rd of December 1985

• 2nd December 1983

• Midnight of 2nd December 1984

• Midnight of 3rd December 1984

In India incident occurs rapidly because of

• Safety laws are less in India

• Safety laws are not enforcement

• Both (a) & (b)

• None of these

What is the term used for a ten-year old child working in a factory?

• Child labour

• Factory worker

• Baildaar

• All of these