UNIT- I: INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

PART-A
1. Define Industrial Relation.
2. Mention the features pertaining to Industrial relation
3. What are the aspects of industrial relation?
4. Specify some of the factors that affect industrial relation?
5. Mention the Psychological approaches to industrial relations
6. Mention the Sociological approach to industrial relations.
7. Mention the Human relations approach to industrial relations.
8. Mention the System Approach to industrial relations.
9. Name the Components of Industrial relations.
10. Mention the importance of Industrial relation.
11. Define ILO.
12. Define Trade Union.
13. State the features of Trade Unions.
14. State the functions of Trade Unions.
15. What are the goals of Trade Union?
16. What are the objectives of Trade Union?
17. Name the 6 periods in which the growth and development of trade union
occurred.
18. Specify the rights of registered Trade Union.
19. How many members together can apply for registration of Trade Union?
20. Specify the eligibility criteria for becoming a member of Trade Union.
21. Specify the problems in a Trade Union.
22. What is Code of Conduct?
23. What is worker’s participation in management?
24. State few main characteristics of worker’s participation in management.
25. What are the objectives of worker’s participation in management?
26. State few forms of worker’s participation in management.
27. What is Collective bargaining?
28. State the essential features of Collective bargaining.
29. State the importance of Collective bargaining.
30. What are the Characteristic needs of Trade union?

PART-B
1) Explain the concept of Industrial Relations.
2) Enumerate the various factors that affect industrial relation.
3) Explain the Various approaches to Industrial relations.
4) Briefly discuss on the various problems of Indian Trade unions.
5) Write an essay on the growth of trade union in India.
6) Discuss the problems of industrial relation in public sector.
7) Explain the Components of Industrial relations system.
8) Explain the features & Functions of Trade Unions.
9) Explain the concept of Collective bargaining.
10) What is worker’s participation in management? State main characteristic
of workers’ participation in management.

UNIT –II: INDUSTRIAL CONFLICTS

PART-A

1. Define Industrial dispute.

2. What are the Principal objectives of Industrial dispute Act 1947?
3. Mention Industrial related factors which cause Industrial disputes.
4. Mention Management related factors which cause Industrial disputes.
5. Mention Government related factors which cause Industrial disputes.
6. Mention other/ miscellaneous related factors which cause Industrial
disputes.
7. What is the Impact of Industrial dispute?
8. What is a Strike?
9. What are the essential features of a strike?
10. What is Stay away strike?
11. What is Sit-down and stay –in strike?
12. What is Tools-down strike/ Pen-down strike?
13. What is Go-Slow Strike?
14. What is Gherao?
15. What is Hunger Strike?
16. How to prevent a strike from happing?
17. Define Industrial Peace
18. What is lay-off?
19. What is lock-out?
20. Define Conciliation
21. Write the qualities of Conciliator.
22. Mention the role played by conciliator in conciliation process.
23. What are the various types of conciliation process?
24. Define Arbitration
25. Write the qualification of Arbitrator.
26. What are the various types of Arbitration process?
27. State the advantages of Arbitration process.
28. State the evils of Arbitration process.
29. Define Adjudication.
30. Mention the importance of Adjudication.
31. What are the various types of Adjudication process?
32. State the three-tier system of adjudication.
33. Write a note on labour court in three-tier system of adjudication.
34. Specify the constitution of labour court in adjudication system.
35. Specify the jurisdiction given by labour court in adjudication system.
 36. Write a short note on Industrial tribunal in three-tier system of
adjudication.
37. Specify the constitution of Industrial tribunal in adjudication system.
38. Specify the jurisdiction given by Industrial tribunal in adjudication system.
39. Write a short note on National tribunal in three-tier system of adjudication.
40. Specify the constitution of National tribunal in adjudication system.
41. What do you mean by golden handshake?

PART-B

1. What is industrial dispute?

2. Elaborate the causes for Industrial disputes.
3. Discuss in detail about Strike.
4. Explain the concept of Conciliation
5. Explain the concept of Arbitration
6. Discuss in detail about labour court in adjudication system.
7. Discuss in detail about Industrial tribunal in three-tier system of adjudication.
8. Write a essay on National tribunal in three-tier system of adjudication.
9. Elaborate Industrial Peace.
10. State the advantages and evils of Arbitration process.

UNIT III: LABOUR WELFARE

PART-A

1. What is labour welfare?

2. Mention basic characteristics of labour welfare.
3. Mention the principles of Labour welfare services
4. Write a short note on the need for labour welfare work.
5. Mention the aim of labour welfare work.
6. Define labour welfare officer.
7. Write the qualification of welfare officer.
8. Write the duties of labour welfare officer.
9. Mention the various types of welfare measures.
10. Specify any three voluntary welfare measures.
11. Specify any three statutory welfare measures.
12. Write note on the concept of worker’s education.
13. What are the objectives of worker’s education?
14. Mention some of the features of workers education.
15. Specify National level worker’s education programme.
16. Specify Regional level worker’s education programme.
17. Specify Unit / Village level worker’s education programme.
18. What do you understand by training?
19. What do you understand by Craftsmen’s Training programme?
20. Write a short note on Craft Instructor’s Training?
 21. Write a short note on Advanced Vocational Training?
22. What do you understand by Foremen / Supervisory Training?
23. What do you understand by Apprenticeship Training Scheme?
24. Write a short note on Vocational Training Programme for Women?
25. Define Labour welfare fund.
26. Define Tripartite Welfare fund Advisory committee.
27. Define Ergonomics.
28. What are benefits provide in labour economic welfare programme?

PART-B

1. State the scope of Labour welfare work.

2. What is Labour welfare? Discuss the principles of labour welfare services?
3. Define labour welfare officer. State the qualification and the duties of
welfare officer.
4. Discuss the concept of worker’s education.
5. Discuss the concept of worker’s education programme.
6. Discuss the concept of worker’s training.
7. Elaborate Labour welfare fund.

UNIT IV: INDUSTRIAL SAFETY

PART-A

1. Define Industrial Accidents

2. What is working Environment?
3. Define Occupational Hazards.
4. What is Safety Audit?
5. What do you mean by Industrial Health?
6. Define Hygiene.
7. What do you mean by Counseling?
8. Write the steps in counseling process.
9. What is Safety education?
10. Define Occupational Diseases.
11. Write a short note on Safety Programmes.
12. What is Industrial Fatigue?
13. Mention the Nature of Fatigue.
14. Specify the effects of Fatigue.
15. Write a short note on causes for industrial accident.
16. Mention the steps to be taken for preventing industrial accidents.
17. Mention the losses due to accidents.
18. What is Employee State Insurance Scheme (ESIS)?
19. Define Psychological Problems.
20. Write a short note on Work Stress.
21. What are the factors which causes work Stress?
22. What is Burnout Stress Syndrome (BOSS)?
 23. What are the potential sources of work stress?
24. Write a short note on Psychological Stressors.
25. Write a short note on Organizational Stressors.
26. Write a short note on Societal Stressors.
27. Write a short note on Accident records.

PART-B

1. What do you mean by Counseling? Elaborate the steps in counseling

process.
2. Discuss in detail the concept of Work Stress.
3. Elaborate Industrial Accidents
4. Discuss in detail about Industrial Fatigue
5. Write a brief note on a) Safety Programmes b) Safety education c) Safety
Audit.
6. What do you mean by Industrial Health? Explain Occupational Hazards &
Occupational diseases.

UNIT V: WELFARE OF SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF LABOUR

PART-A

1. Define Social security.

2. Write a short not on Social assistance.
3. Write a short note on Social Insurance.
4. Define Contract Labour.
5. Write the Objective and Purposes of the contract labour act?
6. Who can be called contractor by contract labour act?
7. Who can be called principal employer by contract labour act?
8. Who can be called workman by contract labour act?
9. What is an establishment by contract labour act?
10. What is the definition for child given by factories act?
11. Define Agricultural labourer.
12. Define Landless labourer.
13. Define Petty farmer.
14. Define farmer.
15. State the Causes for the Growth of Agricultural Labourers
16. State the nutrition parameter that has been introduced in the child labour
welfare scheme.
17. State the health component parameter that has been introduced in the child
labour welfare scheme.
18. State the vocational training parameter that has been introduced in the
child labour welfare scheme.
19. Define Temporary Disablement.
20. Define Permanent / Total Disablement.
21. Mention the penalties stated under child labour act.
PART-B

1. What is social security of workers?

2. Mention the welfare measures protecting child labour.
3. What are the strategies adopted by the government for elimination of child
labour?
4. Define Contract Labour.
5. Write the Objective and Purposes of the contract labour act?
6. State the Penalty for not providing facilities to contract labour.
7. State the cases under which employment of contract labour can be
prohibited
8. Define agricultural labour
9. Specify the categories in which of Agricultural Labourers have been
divided.
10. Mention the Characteristics of Agricultural Labourers.
11. State the Causes for the Growth of Agricultural Labourers.
12. Mention some of the measures taken by the Government to improve the
Conditions of Agricultural Labourers.
13. Write down the suggestions for the Improvement of Agricultural Labours.
14. Write a essay on Social Security in India.
15. State the restrictions on employment of women.
16. Write a essay on amended made by the government in the Factories Act
with regard to the Women working in late night shifts.
17. Discuss in detail Construction Labour.