Practice Test


Q1) When was the Contact Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act was enacted? Show Answer


Q2) _________ regulates the employment of contract labour in certain establishments and to provide for its abolition in certain circumstances and for matters connected therewith: Show Answer


Q3) According to Section 1(4) of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, this act applies to every establishment in which _____ or more workmen are employed or were employed on any day of the preceding twelve months as contract labour.. Show Answer


Q4) According to Section 1(4) of the Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, this act applies to every contractor who employs or who employed on any day of the preceding twelve months _____ or more workmen. Show Answer


Q5) The _______ may, after giving not less than two months notice of its intention to do so , by notification in the Official Gazette, apply the provisions of this Act to any establishment or contractor employing such number of workmen less than twenty as may be specified in the notification Show Answer


Q6) According to provisions of The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, the Act shall not apply to establishments in which work only of an intermittent or casual nature has to be decided by _____ in consultation with ____ . Show Answer


Q7) Who is the appropriate government for an establishment under Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, if the Appropriate Government under the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 is the Central Government . Show Answer


Q8) Who is the "Appropriate Government" for an establishment, if it is not Central Government? Show Answer


Q9) According to Section 2(1)(b) of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, A workmen shall be deemed to be employed as ______ in or in connection with the work of an establishment when he is hired in or in connection with such work by or through a contractor, with or without the knowledge of the principal employer. Show Answer


Q10) According to Section 2(1)(c) of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, ______ in relation to an establishment , means a person who undertakes to produce a given result for the establishment, other than a mere supply of goods or articles of manufacture to such establishment, through contract labour or who supplies contract labour for any work of the establishment and includes a sub-contractor. Show Answer


Q11) According to Section 2(1)(d) of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition Act," _____ means any industry the control of which by the Union has been declared by any Central Act to be expedient in the public interest. Show Answer


Q12) According to Section 2(1)(e) of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition Act, ______ means any office or department of the Government or local authority, or any place where any industry, trade business, manufacture or occupation is carried on. Show Answer


Q13) Who would not be a Principal employer as per the provisions of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, in case of office of department or a local authority: Show Answer


Q14) Who would be a Principal employer as per the provisions of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, in case of factory: Show Answer


Q15) Who would not be a Principal employer as per the provisions of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act in case of office of department or a local authority: Show Answer


Q16) ________ means any person employed in or in connection with the work of any establishment to do any skilled, semi-killed or unskilled, manual, supervisory, technical or clerical work for hire or reward, whether the terms of employment be expressed or implied. Show Answer


Q17) Which of these is not a part of "Workman" as per the provisions of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act: Show Answer


Q18) According to Section 3 Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act requires the Central Government to constitute a _______ to advise the Central Government on such matters arising out of the administration of the Act as may be referred to it and to carry out other functions assigned to it under the Act Show Answer


Q19) According to the provisions of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, who is authorized to constitute State Advisory Board. Show Answer


Q20) Section 6 of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act empowers the Appropriate Government to appoint by notification in the Official Gazette, persons being gazetted officers of Government, to be ________ and define the limits within which a registering officer shall exercise the powers conferred on him by or under the Act Show Answer


Q21) According to provisions of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, every establishment covered by the Act, if it wants to engage _______ or more persons through a contractor has to get itself registered. Show Answer


Q22) According to provisions of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, every establishment covered by the Act, if it wants to engage twenty or more persons through a contractor has to get itself _________ . Show Answer


Q23) Registration of certain establishment can be revoked, in which of the following cases: Show Answer


Q24) Which of these is a pre requisite for revoking the registration of establishment? Show Answer


Q25) If a Principal Employer has not obtained registration or its revoked, what are its implications Show Answer


Q26) According to provisions of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, ______ can prohibit employment of contract labour in any process, operation or other work in any establishment by issuing a notification in the Official Gazette.
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Q27) What is the prerequisite before issuing notice for prohibiting of Contract Labour: Show Answer


Q28) Whose approval does the Registering Officer require in a case of revocation of a particular establishment's registration? Show Answer


Q29) Referring to the facts of Vegolis Ltd. v/s The Workmen, Tribunal can abolish contract labour? Show Answer


Q30) Referring to the facts of Air India Statutory Corporation v/s United Labour Union, ______ in exercise of its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution, can direct a principal employer in an appropriate case to absorb the workman concerned after abolition of the contract labour. Show Answer


Q31) Section 11 of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act empowers the _______ to appoint Gazetted Officers to be licensing officers and define the limits of their jurisdiction. Show Answer


Q32) Under section 12 of the Act, no contractor to whom the Act applies can undertake or execute any work though contract labour except under and in accordance with the license issued in that behalf by the ______ . Show Answer


Q33) In what condition license of contractor can be revoked? Show Answer


Q34) According to provisions of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, appeal can be made against orders relating to: Show Answer


Q35) The aggrieved person may file appeal within _______ from the date on which the order is communicated to him Show Answer


Q36) According to provisions of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, which of the following is not a part for welfare activity to be done for contract labour? Show Answer


Q37) According to provisions of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, one or more canteens shall be provided and maintained by the contractor for the use of such contract labour wherein contract labour numbering ______ or more is ordinarily employed. Show Answer


Q38) If amenities are not provided by contractor, then such amenities shall be provided by _______ and amount to be recovered from contractor. Show Answer


Q39) To take care of such malpractices, Section 21 of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, lays down that the Contractor shall pay wages in the presence of the authorised representative of the __________ Show Answer


Q40) Rules 64 of the Contract Labour (Regulation and abolition) Central Rules, 1971, No wage period shall exceed _______ . Show Answer


Q41) Rules 65 of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Central Rules, 1971, The wage of every person employed as contract labour in an establishment or by a contractor where less than one thousand such persons are employed shall be paid before the expiry of ______ day after the last day of the wage period in respect of which wages are payable. Show Answer


Q42) Rules 66 of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Central Rules, 1971, Where the employment of any workers is terminated by or on behalf of the contractor the wages earned by him shall be paid before the expiry of the ______ working day from the day on which his employment is terminated. Show Answer


Q43) According to provisions of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, penalty for Obstructing an inspector in the discharge of his duties under the Act, or refusal or wilful neglect to afford the inspector any reasonable facility for making any inspection, examination, enquiry or investigation authorised by or under the Act in relation to an establishment to which, or a a contractor to whom, this Act applies is: Show Answer


Q44) According to provisions of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, penalty for Wilful refusal to produce on the demand of an inspector any register or other document kept in pursuance of this Act or prevention or attempted prevention or doing anything which the inspector has reason to believe is likely to prevent any person from appearing before or being examined by an Inspector acting in pursuance of his duties under the Act. Show Answer


Q45) According to provisions of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, Contravention of any provision of the Act or any rule made thereunder prohibiting or restricting or regulating employment of contract labour or contravention of any condition of a license granted under the Act, Show Answer


Q46) According to provisions of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, Contravention of any of the Act or of any rule made thereunder for which no penalty is elsewhere provided: Show Answer


Q47) Section 27 prescribing limitation of prosecutions stipulates that no Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under this Act unless the complaint thereof is made within _____ from the date on which the alleged commission of the offence came to the knowledge of an inspector Show Answer


Q48) Under section 28 of the Act, ________ have been given powers to appoint inspectors for the Act and to define the local limits within which they shall exercise their powers. Show Answer


Q49) Which of these are powers of the Inspectors appointed under Section 28 of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act. Show Answer


Q50) Which of these is not powers of Inspectors appointed under Section 28 of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act? Show Answer


Q51) Which of the following is not to be carried out by employer with respect to Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act? Show Answer


Q52) Under the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, the principal employer of an establishment can employ contract labour if: Show Answer


Q53) The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 applies to every establishment or contractor wherein workmen employed on any day of the preceding 12 months shall be. Show Answer


Q54) It is mandatory to register an establishment under the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 in case it employs _______ labour through a contractor. Show Answer


Q55) The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 shall not apply to establishments in which work is of _______ . Show Answer


Q56) As per the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 and the central rules, in case the work is completed before the expiry of the wage period, final payment shall be made within: Show Answer


Q57) The employment of contract labour can be prohibited Show Answer


Q58) The establishments which have been exempted from the purview of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 are: Show Answer


Q59) Some contract labour was engaged by an organization. There was subsequently prohibition of employment of contract labour in that category as a consequence of the notification issued by the Central Government. The employer did not absorb the contract labour and employ them on regular basis. Referring to facts of Steel Authority of India V/s National Union of Water Front Workers and Others, what is the action? Show Answer


Q60) Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 applies to every establishment/contractor in which _______ workmen are employed or were employed on any day of the preceding twelve months as contract labour. Show Answer


Q61) Under the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 the principal employer of an establishment can employ contract labour if: Show Answer


Q62) The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 applies to every establishment or contractor wherein workmen employed on any day of the preceding 12 month shall be: Show Answer


Q63) As per Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 and the central rules,in case the work is completed before the expiry of the wage period, final payment shall be made within: Show Answer


Q64) Section 16 of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 requires that in every establishment to which this act applies, wherein contract labour numbering 100 or more is ordinarily employed by a contractor and the employment of the contract labour is likely to continue for such period as may be prescribed, the contractor for use of such contract labour shall provide and maintain one or more- Show Answer


Q65) Section 21 of the Contract labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 provides that a ________ shall be responsible for payment of wages to each worker employed by him as contract labour an such wages shall be paid before the expiry of such period as may be prescribed and every principal employer shall nominate a representative duly authorized by him to be present at the time of disbursement of wages by the contractor and it shall be the duty of such representative to ______ the amount paid as wages in such manner as may be prescribed. Show Answer


Q66) As per section 16 of the Contract labour (regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 in every establishment wherein contract labour numbering 100 or more is ordinarily employed by a contractor, the contractor is required to provide and maintain _____ for use of such contract labour. Show Answer


Q67) Under the Contract Labour (regulation and Abolition) Act,1970 the principal employer of an establishment can employ contract labour if - Show Answer


Q68) The Limitation period of prosecution under section 27 of the Contract Labour (regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 is - Show Answer


Q69) The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 applies to every establishment/contractor in which _____ or more workmen are employed or were employed on any day of the preceding twelve months as contact labour- Show Answer


Q70) The first aid facilities to be provided and maintained by the contractor at every place where contract labour is employed by him is made mandatory in the contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 under- Show Answer