Top 350+ Solved Industrial Relations and Labour Laws (IRLL) MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Schein (1980) draws attention to the existence of three types of contract in the employment relationship, which are:
a. formal. informal and psychological
b. legal, illegal and taken-for-granted
c. high-trust, low-trust and transactional
d. close, distant and exchanges
Q. Who are the actors of Industrial Relations?
a. Workers and their organisations
b. Employers and their organisations
c. Government and the role of the State
d. all of the above
Q. Employees in the workplace often talk of 'us' and 'them'. Which frame of reference does This reflect?
a. Pluralism.
b. Radical.
c. Unitarism.
d. None
Q. According to the three tiered model of industrial relations, the workplace level within the New Deal industrial relations system gave
a. employers more control in the absence of labor contracts.
b. unions and employees greater uniformity and fairness in workplace administration.
c. society more instability because the system advocated conflictual settlements.
d. line supervisors more power in personnel decision making processes.
Q. Industrial relations cover the following area(s)
a. Collective bargaining
b. Labour legislation
c. Industrial relations training
d. All of the above
Q. Under unitary approach, industrial relation is grounded in
a. Mutual co-operation
b. Individual treatment
c. Team work and shared goals
d. All of the above
Q. Pluralistic approach perceives ______ as legitimate representative of employee interests
a. Trade unions
b. Management
c. Board of Directors
d. None of the above
Q. In Marxist approach, concerns with wage related disputes are
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
d. Not considered
Q. Which of the following is (are) not acceptable to Marxists?
a. Enterprise bargaining
b. Employee participation
c. Co-operative work culture
d. All of the above
Q. Elton Mayo and his team believed in the positive nature of
a. Managers
b. Management
c. Employees
d. All of the above
Q. Which of the following department has major interest in harmonious industrial relations
a. HR
b. Production
c. Finance
d. Marketing
Q. Characteristics of Industrial Relations do not include:
a. Industrial Relations are outcome of employment relationship in an industrial enterprise.
b. Industrial Relations promote the skills and methods of adjustment and co-operation with each other.
c. Industrial Relations create complex rules and regulations to maintain cordial relations.
d. Industrial Relations system creates an environment of distrust and conflict.
Q. Who are not the Actors of Industrial Relations?
a. Workers and their organisations
b. Employers and their organisations
c. Community and cultural associations
d. Government and the role of the State
Q. Which of the following trends in the employment relations in the new economic era is not correct?
a. Declining stability and security
b. Declining labour intensity
c. No shift from contract of service to contract of service
d. Declining mutual commitment