UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Implementation complete, but workers still vulnerable
Q1. With reference to the implementation of the four Labour Codes brought into force in 2025, which one of the following is the nodal Ministry of the Government of India responsible for their administration?
- A. Ministry of Corporate Affairs
- B. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
- C. Ministry of Labour and Employment
- D. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Q2. In the context of the Code on Wages, the term 'National Floor Wage' is best defined as:
- A. the wage rate notified by each State Government for scheduled employments, below which no employer in that State may pay any worker
- B. a baseline wage fixed by the Central Government below which no State Government can notify its minimum wages
- C. the average of the highest minimum wages notified by all the States in the preceding financial year
- D. the statutory wage payable only to inter-State migrant workers engaged in central public works
Q3. With reference to the consolidation of central labour laws, consider the following:
1. Code on Wages, 2019
2. Code on Direct Taxes, 2020
3. Industrial Relations Code, 2020
4. Code on Social Security, 2020
Which of the above are correctly identified as constituents of the 'four Labour Codes' enacted by Parliament?
- Code on Wages, 2019
- Code on Direct Taxes, 2020
- Industrial Relations Code, 2020
- Code on Social Security, 2020
- A. 1, 2 and 3
- B. 1, 3 and 4
- C. 2 and 4 only
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q4. Which one of the following was the FIRST of the four Labour Codes to be enacted by Parliament?
- A. The Industrial Relations Code
- B. The Code on Social Security
- C. The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code
- D. The Code on Wages