Question 1

Which of the following enactment stipulates for nursing break to a women employee?

Accepted Answer

A)  equal remuneration act, 1976
B)  maternity benefit act, 1961
C)  apprentices act, 1961
D)  the child labour (prohibition and regulation)  act, 1986 B

Question 2

As per section 18, if an employer discharges or dismisses a woman during or on account of her absence from work during the maternity leave, then what is the punishment faced by an employer?

Accepted Answer

A)  3 months or more and will extend to 1 year
B)  6 months or more and will extend to 2 years
C)  3 months or more and will extend to 2 years
D)  none of the above A

Question 3

The maternity benefit act's objectives were achieved by the enactment of _______________

Accepted Answer

A)  factories act, 1948
B)  payment of wages act, 1936
C)  employees state insurance act of 1948
D)  standing orders act, 1946 C

Question 4

In which year did the amendment act come into force?

Accepted Answer

A)  1996
B)  1961
C)  1998
D)  1976

Question 5

What is the amount of medical bonus entitled to a woman who is also entitled to receive maternity benefit?

Accepted Answer

A)  250 rupees
B)  500 rupees
C)  1000 rupees
D)  100 rupees

Question 6

What is the minimum number of days that a woman should have worked in an establishment before claiming the maternity benefit?

Accepted Answer

A)  365 days
B)  120 days
C)  80 days
D)  240 days

Question 7

How many weeks in advance a written notice for maternity leave has to be given to the employer by the expecting women?

Accepted Answer

A)  4 weeks
B)  7 weeks
C)  1 week
D)  8 weeks

Question 8

What is the maximum period for which any woman is entitled to maternity benefit?

Accepted Answer

A)  6 weeks
B)  12 weeks
C)  18 weeks
D)  24 weeks

Question 9

Every woman entitled to maternity benefit under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 shall also be entitled to receive from her employer

Accepted Answer

A)  medical bonus
B)  leave for miscarriage
C)  leave with wages for tubectomy operation
D)  all of the above

Question 10

State the objectives of the act?

Accepted Answer

A)  to regulate the employment of women workers in such establishments for certain period before and after child birth.
B)  application of act in every establishment being a factory, mine or plantation
C)  to provide satisfactory conditions to expectant women
D)  all of the above

Question 11

What is the minimum number of days that a woman should have worked in an establishment before claiming the maternity benefit?

Accepted Answer

A)  365 days
B)  120 days
C)  80 days
D)  240 days

Question 12

A break of at least ___ shall be given to a child as per section for Hours and Period of Work under the act.

Accepted Answer

A)  30 minutes
B)  1 hour
C)  2 hours
D)  3 hours

Question 13

The period of work of a child under this act shall not exceed ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  3 hours
B)  4 hours
C)  8 hours
D)  none of these

Question 14

Which section of The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 details about the Hours and Period of Work?

Accepted Answer

A)  section 7
B)  section 8
C)  section 9
D)  section 10

Question 15

What is the amount of medical bonus entitled to a woman who is also entitled to receive maternity benefit?

Accepted Answer

A)  3500 rupees
B)  5000 rupees
C)  2000 rupees
D)  1500 rupees

Question 16

As per section 9, for how many weeks a woman is entitled for leave in case of a miscarriage?

Accepted Answer

A)  3 weeks
B)  9 weeks
C)  1 week
D)  6 weeks

Question 17

How many weeks in advance a written notice for maternity leave has to be given to the employer by the expecting women?

Accepted Answer

A)  4 weeks
B)  7 weeks
C)  1 week
D)  8 weeks

Question 18

As per section 18, if an employer discharges or dismisses a woman during or on account of her absence from work during the maternity leave, then what is the punishment faced by an employer?

Accepted Answer

A)  3 months or more and will extend to 1 year
B)  6 months or more and will extend to 2 years
C)  3 months or more and will extend to 2 years
D)  none of the above

Question 19

The spread over for work of a child shall not exceed ___ hours as per The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986.

Accepted Answer

A)  5
B)  6
C)  7
D)  9

Exam 3: The Child Labour Prohibition and Regulation Act, 1986 and the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961

Which of the following enactment stipulates for nursing break to a women employee?

As per section 18, if an employer discharges or dismisses a woman during or on account of her absence from work during the maternity leave, then what is the punishment faced by an employer?

The maternity benefit act's objectives were achieved by the enactment of _______________

In which year did the amendment act come into force?

What is the amount of medical bonus entitled to a woman who is also entitled to receive maternity benefit?

What is the minimum number of days that a woman should have worked in an establishment before claiming the maternity benefit?

How many weeks in advance a written notice for maternity leave has to be given to the employer by the expecting women?

What is the maximum period for which any woman is entitled to maternity benefit?

Every woman entitled to maternity benefit under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 shall also be entitled to receive from her employer

State the objectives of the act?

What is the minimum number of days that a woman should have worked in an establishment before claiming the maternity benefit?

A break of at least ___ shall be given to a child as per section for Hours and Period of Work under the act.

The period of work of a child under this act shall not exceed ___.

Which section of The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 details about the Hours and Period of Work?

What is the amount of medical bonus entitled to a woman who is also entitled to receive maternity benefit?

As per section 9, for how many weeks a woman is entitled for leave in case of a miscarriage?

How many weeks in advance a written notice for maternity leave has to be given to the employer by the expecting women?

As per section 18, if an employer discharges or dismisses a woman during or on account of her absence from work during the maternity leave, then what is the punishment faced by an employer?

The spread over for work of a child shall not exceed ___ hours as per The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986.