C H A P T E R
1 Minimum Wages Act, 1948
MCQ For Practice
1.
The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 extends to
………….
(a) Whole of India excluding State of Jam-
mu & Kashmir
(b) Whole of India excluding State of Kash-
mir
(c) Whole of India excluding State of Goa
(d) Whole of India
2.
Objects of passing of the Minimum Wages
Act, 1948 is/are ………………
(a) To make available to employees certain
minimum amenities & benefits in work-
ing conditions.
(b) To provide for fixing minimum rates
of wages in each and every kind of
employments.
(c) To provide for fixing minimum rates of
wages in scheduled employments.
(d) All of the above
3.
In relation to any scheduled employment
carried on by a railway administration, or in
relation to a mine, oilfield or major part; the
Appropriate Government is ……………..
(a) The Central Government
(b) The State Government
(c) Both (a) & (b)
(d) Either (a) or (b)
4.
Which of the following is/are not included in
the definition of ‘Employee’ as given in Section
2 (i) of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948?
(a) Outworker where the process is to be
carried out in the home of the outwork-
er which is not under the control and
management of the employer
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(b) Outworker where the process is to be
carried out in some premises under
the control and management of the
employer.
(c) Person doing skilled work in any sched-
uled employment
(d) Any members of Armed Forces of the
Union
5.
As per Section 2(e) of the Minimum Wages
Act, 1948, employer includes …………..
(a) Person named as Manager under section
7 of Factories Act, 1948
(b) In any scheduled employment under
the control of Central Government; the
person or authority appointed for the
supervision and control of employees.
(c) In any scheduled employment under
the control of Local Authority; the Chief
Executive Officer
(d) All of the above
6.
If minimum wages have not been fixed for
any branch of work of any Scheduled Em-
ployment, the person employing workers in
such branch is …………..
(a) An employer with the meaning of the
Act
(b) Liable to pay minimum wages to all
employees employed in that establish-
ment.
(c) Both (a) & (b)
(d) Not an employer with the meaning of
the Act
7.
As per Section 2(h) of the Minimum Wages
Act, 1948, ‘Wages’ includes …………..
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(a) Travelling allowance 12. Minimum rates of wages may be fixed for
(b) Gratuity payable on discharge ………….

(c) The value of House accommodation, (a) Different scheduled employments

supply of light, water & medical (b) Different classes of work for same
(d) House Rent Allowance scheduled employments

8.
In relation to fixation of minimum rates of (c) Different localities
wages by Appropriate Government, which (d) All of the above
of the following statement is correct? 13. Minimum rates of wages may be fixed with
(a) In case of the employments specified in reference to wage periods, which may be
Part I, the minimum rates of wages may ______
not be fixed for the entire State. Parts (a) Hourly basis
of the State may be left out altogether.
(b) Daily basis
(b) In the case of an employment specified
in Part II, the minimum rates of wages (c) Monthly basis
must be fixed for the entire State, no (d) Any of the above
parts of the State being omitted. 14. As per Section 5 of the Minimum Wages Act,
(c) In case of the employments specified in 1948, for fixing or revising minimum rates
Part II, the minimum rates of wages may of wages the Appropriate Government can
not be fixed for the entire State. Parts follow _________
of the State may be left out altogether. (a) Notification Method
(d) The rates to be fixed should be uniform. (b) Committee Method
Different rates cannot be fixed for dif-
ferent zones or localities. (c) Both (a) & (b)

9.
If there are ……………. the Appropriate
Government may not fix minimum rates of
wages for that scheduled employment.
(a) More than 1000 employees in the whole
State in any scheduled employment
(b) More than 1000 employees in any sched-
uled employment
(c) Less than 1000 employees in any sched-
uled employment
(d) Less than 1000 employees in the whole
State in any scheduled employment
(d) Either (a) or (b)
15. In case the minimum wages are fixed by the
Appropriate Government then such rates shall
come into force from the date specified in the
notification and if no date is specified, wage
rates shall come into force on the expiry of
………….. from the date of the issue of the
notification.
(a) 6 months
(b) 4 months
(c) 8 months

10. The Appropriate Government shall review (d) 3 months

minimum rate of wages at least once in every 16. If Appropriate Government appoints the
______ Advisory Committee under Section 5 of the
(a) 5 years Minimum Wages Act, 1948 then that Gov-
ernment is _______
(b) 3 years
(a) Bound to accept its recommendations.
(c) 2 years
(b) Not bound to accept its recommenda-
(d) 1 year
tions.
11. In which of the following manner, the
Appropriate Government may fix minimum (c) Bound to accept it’s at least five recom-
rate of wages? mendations.
(a) Minimum time rate (d) None of the above
(b) Minimum piece rate 17. Minimum wage rates can be revised with
……...…….
(c) Guaranteed time rate for those em-
ployed in piece work (a) Retrospective effect
(d) Any of the above (b) Prospective effect
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(c) (a) or (b)
(d) None of the above
18. Where minimum wages are fixed by the
government, the employer ……..….
(a) Must pay minimum wages and cannot
pay higher wages than minimum wages.
(b) Must pay the minimum wages irrespec-
tive of his financial condition
(c) Can pay minimum wages or can also
pay higher wages than minimum wages.
(d) (b) or (c)
19. The provisions of Section 13 of the Minimum
Wages Act, 1948, relating to fixing of mini-
mum rates of wages are not applicable to
…………….
(a) Employees engaged on urgent or emer-
gency work.
(b) Employees whose employment is essen-
tially intermittent.
(c) Employees engaged in work in the nature
of preparatory or complementary work.
(d) All of the above
20. Where the minimum day rate of wages has
been fixed for an employee and if he works
for period less than normal working hours,
then …………..
(a) Worker shall be entitled to receive wages
for that day as if he had worked for a
full working day.
(b) Employee shall not be entitled to receive
wages for full normal working day if his
failure to work is caused by his unwill-
ingness to work and not by omission of
the employer to provide him with work
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Either (a) or (b)
21. Where an employee has any claim under the
Minimum Wages Act, 1948 then every such
application shall be presented to prescribed
authorities within ………….. from the date on
which the minimum wages or other amount
became payable.
(a) 12 months
(b) 8 months
(c) 6 months
(d) 3 months
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22. What does ‘Appropriate Government’ mean
in relation to any scheduled employment
under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948?
(a) Municipal administration
(b) Local Authority
(c) State Government
(d) All of the above
23. According to the Minimum Wages Act, 1948,
which of the following basis cannot be ad-
opted by the Appropriate Government to fix
minimum rate of wages?
(a) Time work
(b) Piece work
(c) Manual work
(d) Guaranteed Time Rate
24. Under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, which
of the following authority/officer can be
appointed by the Appropriate Government
to hear and decide cases related to payment
of minimum wages?
(a) Any officer of the State Government
not below the rank of Labour Com-
missioner
(b) Any officer of the Central Government
exercising functions as Labour Com-
missioner for any region
(c) Any Commissioner for Workmen’s
Compensation
(d) Any of the above
25. The wages under the Minimum Wages Act,
1948 shall include ________
(a) CTC
(b) Basic rate of wages and dearness allow-
ance variable according to cost of living
(c) Basic rate of wages, DA, HRA and CCA
(d) A consolidated amount decided by the
employer
26. Provisions of Minimum Wages Act are based
on the principle of ……………
(a) Social justice
(b) Social equity
(c) Social work
(d) National economy
27. What does ‘Appropriate Government’ mean
in relation to any scheduled employment?
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(I) The Central Government
(II) The Railway Administration
(III) The Municipal Administration
(IV) The State Government
(a) (I) & (IV) only
(b) (II) & (III) only
(c) (I), (II) & (III) only
(d) (I), (II) & (IV) only
28. According to Section 3(2) of the Minimum
Wages Act, 1948 the ‘Appropriate Govern-
ment’ may fix minimum rate of wages for?
(1) Time work
(2) Piece work
(3) Manual work
(4) Guaranteed Time Rate
(a) (1), (2) & (4)
(b) (2) & (3)
(c) (1) & (3)
(d) (1), (3) & (4)
29. According to Section 3 of the Minimum Wag-
es Act, 1948 the _______ may review at such
intervals as it may think fit, such intervals
_____ years, and revise the minimum rate of
wages, if necessary.
(a) Appropriate Government; not exceed-
ing five
(b) Central Government; exceeding five
(c) State Government; not exceeding three
(d) Local authority; exceeding three
30. As per Section 2(g) of the Minimum Wages
Act, 1948 ‘scheduled employment’ means an
employment specified in the schedule or any
process or branch of work forming part of
such employment. The schedule is divided
into two parts namely, Part I & Part II. Part
II relates to employments in —
(a) Industry
(b) Agriculture
(c) Local authority
(d) Mines
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31. As per the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 the
method used to fix minimum wages in respect
of scheduled employment is called ______
(a) Employment method
(b) Appropriate method
(c) Committee and notification method
(d) Wage method
32. Section 17 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948
provides that where an employee is engaged in
work on piece work basis for which minimum
time rate and not a minimum piece rate has
been fixed, wages shall be paid at —
(a) Minimum piece rate
(b) Over-time rate
(c) Minimum time rate
(d) Normal rate
33. The philosophy of the Minimum Wages Act
and its significance in the context of con-
ditions in India, has been explained by the
Supreme Court in ______
(a) Loknath Nathu Lal vs. State of Madhya
Pradesh
(b) Unichoyi vs. State of Kerala
(c) Bijoy Cotton Mills vs. State of Ajmer
(d) B. Y. Kashatriya vs. S.A.T. Bidi Kamgar
Union
34. The constitutional validity of Section 3 of the
Minimum Wages Act, 1948 was challenged
in ……….
(a) Edward Mills Co. vs. State of Ajmer
(b) State of Rajasthan vs. Hari Ram
Nathwani
(c) Bijoy Cotton Mills vs. State of Ajmer
(d) B. Y. Kashatriya vs. S.A.T. Bidi Kamgar
Union
35. The Minimum Wages Act came into force on
________
(a) 15th March, 1948
(b) 20th March, 1948
(c) 5th March, 1948
(d) 30th March, 1948