1. “No discrimination to be made while recruiting men and women workers” is given under which of the following legislations?

(a) Factories Act
(b) Equal Remuneration Act
(c) Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act
(d) Minimum Wages Act


2. Under the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 remuneration means

(a) Basic wage only
(b) Basic wage and dearness allowance
(c) Basic wage and emoluments what so ever payable
(d) None of the above




 3. It is duty of every _________, to maintain registers and other documents in relation to the workers employed by him in the prescribed manner.

(a) Appropriate Government
(b) Employee
(c) Employer
(d) Labour Commissioner



4. Under the act, the Government will appoint such officers, not below the rank of ------------, for the purpose of hearing and deciding complaints with regard to the contravention of any provision of the Act

(a) Distrct Magistarte
(b) Concillation Officer
(c) Labour Commissioner
(d) Labour Officer



5. What shall be the proportion of Women amongst the members appointed in the Advisory Committee formed under The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976?

 (a) One-Half
(b) One-Fourth
(c) One-Third
(d) 100%



6. What shall be the minimum number of persons to be appointed in Advisory Committee under the provisions of the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976?

 (a) 5
(b) 10
(c) 15
(d) 12



7. Who shall nominate the members of Advisory Committee formed under this Act?

 (a) Central Government
(b) State Government
(c) Appropriate Government
(d) None of the above



8. The principle of equal pay for equal work is contained in which Article of the Indian Constitution?

 (a) Article 38
(b) Article 40
(c) Article 44
(d) Article 39



9. The provisions of Equal Remuneration Act have been extended to

 (a) All categories of employment
(b) Only special categories of employment
(c) Government employment
(d) Unskilled employment



10. Which section of the Equal Remuneration Act defines 'Remuneration'? 

 (a) Section 2(d)
(b) Section 2(g)
(c) Section 2(a)
(d) Section 2(h)




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