WorksheetsMinimum Wages act
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Minimum Wages Act was passed in the year ______
1947
1958
1948
1957
Which of the following statements are true?
Minimum Wages has not been defined anywhere in the Minimum Wages Act
Minimum Wages has been defined in the Minimum Wages Act
Minimum Wages Act DOES NOT include which of the following?
The wages that are paid to the workers should meet their physical needs and at the same time,
Keep them above starvation level
It should ensure sustenance for their family
It should ensure a comfortable stand of living for their family
The framework of minimum wags hinges on cost of living index, now known as ________
Consumer Index
GDP
GNP
Inflation
A fair wage is said to be a mean between _______ and _________
Cost of living and Standard of living
Minimum wage and Living wage.
Standard wage and Median Wage
None of these
___________ is said to be the starting stage from the point of view of offering social security to workmen
Fair wage
Living wage
Minimum wage
Median wage
A _______ enables a worker to enjoy comfort in life.
living wage
minimum wage
fair wage
median wage
Which of the following statements are true?
“Cost of living index number” in relation to employees in respect of which minimum rates of wages have been fixed is declared by the competent authority by notification in the official Gazette.
Cost of living number has no bearing on the minimum rates of wages fixed for the employees
“Inflation” in relation to employees in respect of which minimum rates of wages have been fixed is declared by the competent authority by notification in the official Gazette.
None of these
The appropriate government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint ______ for the purposes of Minimum Wages Act
superiors
controllers
governors
inspectors
Any employer who— Pays to any employee less than the minimum rates of wages fixed for that employee’s class of work, or less than the amount due to his under the provision of this Act; or contravenes any rule or order made under Sec.13
Shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term, which may extend to six months, or with fine, which may extend to Rs.500, or with both
Shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term, which may extend to twelve months, or with fine, which may extend to Rs.500, or with both
Shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term, which may extend to twelve months, or with fine, which may extend to Rs.100, or with both
Shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term, which may extend to six months, or with fine, which may extend to Rs.5000, or with both
State whether the following statement is true or false :
According to the Section 25 of the Act, any agreement or contract between the employer and the employee by which the employee gives upon his right to minimum wages or any privilege or concession accruing to him under the Act is null and void, in so far it purports to reduce the minimum rate of wages fixed under the Act. It is immaterial whether the contract or agreement was entered into either before or after the commencement of the Act.
True
False
