1. The Trade Unions Act came into operation from ____.

a. 1st June, 1927

b. 1st May, 1926
c. 1st June, 1926
d. None of the above

2. State true or false

The act was enacted with the objective of providing for the registration of trade unions and
verification of the membership of trade unions registered so that they may acquire a legal and
corporate status.
a. True
b. False

3. What is the minimum number of trade union members requires in registering themselves as a
union?
a. 10% or 100 or 7
b. 10
c. 100
d. 15%

4. Which section of the act deals with the registration of the trade unions?
a. Section 8
b. Section 7
c. Section 9
d. Section 10

5. State true or false.

The registrar has the right to cancel the registration of the union if he is satisfied that the
certificate has been obtained by fraud or mistake.
a. True
b. False

6. Which of the following acts do not apply to the registered trade unions?
a. The Co-operative Societies Act, 1912
b. The Societies Registration Act, 1860
c. The Companies Act, 1956
d. All of the above

7. Which of the following is an object on which general funds could be spent as per section 15 of
the act?
 a. Payment to buy goods required for the enterprise
b. Payment of employees in the factory establishment
c. The payment of expenses for the administration of trade union or any member thereof
d. All of the above

8. State true or false

A person who has attained the age of 10 years can be a member of a registered trade union
subject to any rules of the trade union.
a. True
b. False
Reason: The minimum age to be registered as a member of the trade union is of 15 years.

9. On which of the following grounds an office bearer or executive of the trade union be
disqualified?
A. Has been convicted by the court of any offence involving moral turpitude
B. Has not attained the age of 18 years
C. Is not working with any establishment

a. A & B
b. A & C
c. B & C
d. A, B and C

10. How many member's consent is required to change the name of the registered trade union?
a. 1/4th of the total members
b. 3/4th of the total members
c. Half of the total members
d. 2/3rd of the total member

11. How many percentage of votes should be recorded when amalgamating 2 or more registered
trade unions?
a. 60%
b. 50%
c. 20%
d. 75%
12. How many members should sign the notice of dissolution?
a. 5 members and the secretary of the trade union
b. 10 members and the secretary of the trade union
c. 20 members and the secretary of the trade union
d. 7 members and the secretary of the trade union

13. On what grounds can a union refuse to admit a person or expel a member?
a. Because of goodwill
b. Because of misconduct
c. Because of change in job
d. None of the above

14. Labour movement is "by the worker" whereas the trade union movement is "for the worker"
a. True
b. False
Reason: Labour movement is "for the people" whereas trade union movement is "by the
people".

15. In which year did the trade union movement start in India?
a. 1975
b. 1939
c. 1935
d. 1918

16. Which 2 Indian Humanitarians who themselves were factory workers drew the government’s
attention towards unhappy working conditions of laborers in 1875 and 1884?
a. Sorabjee Shapurji Bengali & N.M. Lokhandey
b. S.N. Banerjee & Punekar
c. Lokamanya Tilak & Mill owners associations
d. None of the above

17. Who formed Bombay Millhands Association and in which year?

a. Sorabjee shapurjee Bengali in 1980
b. N.M Lokhandey in 1890
c. Social Service League in 1910
d. None of the above
 18. I. L. O was established in the year ____.
a. 1917
b. 1918
c. 1924
d. 1919

19. Who initiated the textile labour association and in which year?
a. Lokmanya Tilak in 1921
b. Mahatma Gandhi in 1920
c. B.P. Wadia in 1920
d. Annie Besant in 1920

20. In which year was the Indian National Trade Union Congress formed?
a. 1947
b. 1950
c. 1948
d. 1935

21. In which year was the All India Trade Union Congress formed?
a. 1920
b. 1950
c. 1948
d. 1935

23. Creation of a political fund by trade unions under the Trade Union Act is

a. Compulsory
b. Optional
c. by donation from political parties
d. No such provision in the Act

24. The minimum subscription rate for members of trade unions of rural workers shall not be less
than

(A) Rs. 12 per annum

(B) Rs. 3 per annum
(C) Rs. 1 per annum
(D) No such provision
25. A union may claim recognition for an industry in a local area, if it has membership of

(A) 10% of the workers in that industry.

(B) 15% of the workers in that area.
(C) 25% of the workers of that industry in that area.
(D) 30% of the workers in similar industry.

26. A person is qualified to be chosen as a member of the executive or any other office bearer of the
registered trade union if he attained the age of

(A) Fifteen years

(B) Eighteen years
(C) Twenty one years
(D) Twenty five years

27. The registered trade union can collect political fund from its members as a

(A) General fund

(B) Cannot collect political fund
(C) Separate fund from the interested members
(D) Only from political parties

28. Trade union means any combination formed primarily for the purpose of regulating the relations
between

(A) Workmen and employers permanently

(B) Workmen and workmen permanently
(C) Workmen and employers, workmen and workmen, employers and employers temporary
or permanent
(D) Workmen and employers, workmen and workmen, employers and employers permanently

29. The Trade Unions Act empowers a trade union to create a General Fund for its administration
and maintenance. A trade union purchased shares in the Unit Trust of India to enhance its
General Fund Account. Which of the following is not correct as per law?

(A) The trade union can raise its fund by such type of investments.
(B) The trade union can raise its funds by such investments with the permission of appropriate
government.
(C) The trade union can raise its fund by such investments with the consent of its general body.
(D) The trade union cannot do so as it is an attempt towards profit making.

30. The basic principle underlying the enactment of the Trade Unions Act is:

(A) To protect interests of workers against disregard of human elements in industries.

(B) To regulate the relationship of workers and their organization by regulating the balance of
power.
 (C) To provide strength to workers to settle the industrial disputes.
(D) To provide security to workers against the occupational hazards.

31. The following persons are considered as insider of a registered trade union.
(A) Honorary member from the other organization.
(B) Honorary member from other profession.
(C) Politician who guides the registered trade union.
(D) Retired and retrenched members of the trade union.

32. Recognition of trade union is made by the provision of

(A) Trade Unions Act of 1926
(B) Industrial Dispute Act 1947
(C) Code of Discipline
(D) Factories Act of 1948

33. Which is not a structure of Trade Union of Industrial Organisation?

(A) Craft union
(B) General union
(C) Industrial union
(D) Consumers’ union

34. On what grounds can a union refuse to admit a person or expel a member?
a.Because of goodwill
b. Because of misconduct
c. Because of change in job
d. None of the above

35. What is the full form of AITUF?

a. All International Trade Union Federation
b. All India Trade Union Forum
c. All India Trade Union Federation
d. None of the above