Employees Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1952 (India)
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This set of Labour laws 2 Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Employees Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1952 (India)
Q1 | The accounts of the Central Board is audited annually by
- central provident fund commissioner
- any auditor appointed by central government
- comptroller and auditor-general of india
- any auditor appointed by the chairman of central board
Q2 | The contribution which shall be paid by the employer to the Fund shall be
- 5%
- 7%
- 12%
- 10 %
Q3 | This Act shall not apply to any establishment registered under the Cooperative Societies Act, 1912 (2 of 1912), employing less than ------- persons andworking without the aid of power
- 20
- 50
- 100
- 70
Q4 | No court inferior to that of ......................class shall try any offence under thisAct
- high court
- musiff court
- presidency magistrate or a magistrate of the first class
- sureme court
Q5 | Which of the following statements about Central Board are true? (i) The Central Provident Fund Commissioner is the Ex officio member of the Central Board(ii) The Central Board shall maintain proper accounts of its income and expenditure in such form and in such manner as the Central Government may, after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India, specify in the Scheme (iii) Central Board shall submit annual report of its work and activities to the Central Government
- i & ii
- ii & iii
- i 7& ii
- i , ii & iii
Q6 | Employees’ Provident Funds Appellate Tribunal was constituted under Section....... the this act
- 7d
- 6a
- 7c
- 6d
Q7 | Under this act, “Insurance Fund” means ……………
- medical insurance fund
- deposit linked insurance scheme
- unit linked insurance plan
- employees’ group accident insurance
Q8 | The Central Government has amended the ceiling for contributions under theEmployees' Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (EPF Act) and the Employees' Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Scheme, 1952 (EPF Scheme) from ----------- to -----------, with effect from 1 September 2014.
- rs. 7500/- to rs. 15000/-
- rs. 6500/- to rs.13000/-
- rs. 6500/- to rs.15000/-
- rs. 5000/- to rs.12000/-
Q9 | Under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 the maximum gratuity payable is
- rs. 10 lakhs
- rs. 8 lakhs
- rs. 5 lakhs
- rs. 3.5 lakhs
Q10 | What is the qualifying service to claim gratuity?
- 15 years
- 10 years
- 5 years
- no such prescription
Q11 | The eligibility condition for obtaining gratuity under the Payment of GratuityAct, 1972 is
- completion of 2 years of service
- completion of 3 years of service
- completion of 4 years of service
- completion of 5 years of service
Q12 | The maximum amount of gratuity has now been enhanced to Rs. 10 lakhs from
- 2.5 lakhs
- 3.5 lakhs
- 5 lakhs
- 7.5 lakhs
Q13 | The employer shall arrange to pay the amount of gratuity within --------- daysfrom the date it becomes payable.
- 30 days
- 15 days
- 60 days
- 75 days
Q14 | Appeal on the decision of controlling authority should be preferred within --------- days from the date of the order
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 15 days
- 75 days
Q15 | The formula for calculating gratuity is
- gratuity = (monthly salary/25) x 15 x no. of years of service
- gratuity = (monthly salary/30) x 15 x no. of years of service
- gratuity = (monthly salary/26) x 15 x no. of years of service
- gratuity = (monthly salary/15) x 15 x no. of years of service
Q16 | Which of the following is wrong statement
- no gratuity payable under the act shall be liable to attachment in execution of any decree or order of any civil, revenue or criminal court.
- the payment of gratuity (amendment) act, 1987 has prescribed provisions for compulsory insurance for employer’s liability for payment towards the gratuity under the act from the life insurance corporation of india or any other prescribed insurer.
- once the payment of gratuity act becomes applicable to the establishment, a notice in form ‘a’ has to be given by the employer to the controlling authority within 30 days. notice in form ‘b’ is to be given to the controlling authority within 30 days of any change in name, address, employer or nature of business. if an employer proposes to close down the business, he shall submit a notice in form ‘c’ to the controlling authority at least 60 days before the intended closure.
- this act is not applicable to public charitable and religious trusts
Q17 | For avoiding any payment knowingly makes any false statement orrepresentation shall be punishable with
- imprisonment upto 3 months or fine upto rs. 10,000/- or both
- imprisonment upto 6 months or fine upto rs. 10,000/- or both
- imprisonment upto 3 months or fine upto rs. 20,000/- or both
- imprisonment upto 6 months or fine upto rs. 20,000/- or both
Q18 | Failure to comply with any provision of the Act or Rules shall be punishable with
- imprisonment upto 1 year or with fine extend upto rs. 10,000/- or with both
- imprisonment upto 1 year or with fine extend upto rs. 20,000/- or with both
- imprisonment upto 2 year or with fine extend upto rs. 20,000/- or with both
- imprisonment upto 2 year or with fine extend upto rs. 50,000/- or with both
Q19 | Which section deals with the determination of the amount of gratuity
- section 10
- section 8
- section 7
- section 9
Q20 | Which Section of the Factories Act 1948 defines the term "occupier" of a factoryas a person who has ultimate control over the affairs of the factory
- section 2(n)
- section 2(m)
- section 2(h)
- section 2(k)
Q21 | Which Section of the Factories Act 1948 deals with the conditions that exemptthe occupier or manager from liability in certain cases?
- section 71
- section 101
- section 110
- section 95
Q22 | As per Section 101 of Factories Act 1948, what are the conditions that exemptthe occupier or manager from liability in certain defenses which are punishable under this Act?
- he has used due diligence to enforce the execution of this act
- the offence in question was committed without his knowledge, consent or connivance
- both (a) & (b)
- none of the above
Q23 | As per Section-3 of Factories Act 1948, who has the power to make rules for references to time for a day in any area where Indian Standard Time is not ordinarily observed?
- state labour commissioner
- chief inspector of the state
- central government
- state government
Q24 | Which Section of the Factories Act 1948 empower State Government to declaredifferent departments to be separate factories or two or more factories to be a single factory
- section 4
- section 3
- section 6
- section 5
Q25 | As per Section 5 of Factories Act 1948, who has the power to exempt anyfactory or class or description of factories from all or any of the provisions of this Act, for such period and subject to such conditions as it may think fit
- central government
- state government
- state labour commissioner
- chief inspector of the state