OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

1. What is a ‘Wild – Cat’ strike?
(a) Strike called by the workers with the support of union with notice to the employer
(b) Strike called by a group of workers on the spur of the moment without any formal notice to the
employer and consent from the union
(c) Strike called by the union without resorting to strike ballot
(d) Strike called by non-unionised workers, even if notice is given to the employer

2. Which one of the following is a ‘jurisdictional strike’?
(a) Two unions claiming the office space conduct strike
(b) Two unions conduct strike for registration with the same name
(c) Two unions may claim to represent the same set of workers and may clamour for recognition
on this claim and go for a strike to pressurize the management
(d) Two unions claiming possession of a common seal go for strike to elicit the support of workers

3. What is ‘yellow dog contract’?
(a) A contract where a union agrees to inform the employer about the possible strike by a rival union
(b) When Management secures an agreement from the workman that he will not join a union during the course of his employment
(c) An unwritten contract with the employer, where a faction of the union acts as a ‘whistle blower’
(d) The employer promotes a pocket union by entering into an agreement with the trade union

4. The Institution of Voluntary Arbitration as a method of settling industrial disputes was strongly
favoured by:
(a) Gulzari Lal Nanda
(b) V V Giri
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Mahatma Gandhi

5. The Industrial Disputes Bill 1947 observed that ‘industrial peace will be most enduring where it is
founded on voluntary settlement’. Which one of the following machineries under the Industrial
Disputes Act 1947 was created for this purpose?
(a) Works Committee
(b) Board of Conciliation
(c) Court of Enquiry
(d) Labour Court

6. In India, which one of the following systems prevails in respect of adjudication in industrial disputes?
(a) Voluntary reference and voluntary acceptance of the award
(b) Voluntary reference but compulsory acceptance of the award
(c) Compulsory reference but voluntary acceptance of the award
(d) Discretionary reference and compulsory acceptance of the award

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