Industrial Relations Question PapersDibrugarh University Question Paper (HRM Major)
a)
The good industrial relations in the basis of
higher production with minimum cost and higher profits.
b)
Labour welfare activities are organized by the
employers to create goodwill between workers and management, and between
management and public.
c)
The most important result of modern industrial
revolution is the evolution and growth of trade unions.
d)
The strikes and lockouts in public utility
services are not prohibited under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
e)
Lockout means permanent closing down of place of
employment.
f)
Strike is an intentional act of employer to
pressurize the workmen.
g)
Labour welfare and social security measures are
also known as hidden payroll.
h)
Industrial relations are always a mixture of
cooperation and conflict.
2. Write short notes on any four
of the following: 4x4=16
a)
Industrial peace.
b)
Forms of strike.
c)
Settlement of industrial disputes.
d)
Tactics of negotiation.
e)
Collective bargaining.
f)
Industrial relations in post-independence
period.
3. (a) What is meant by
industrial relations? Discuss the significance of good industrial relations. 4+10=14
Or
(b) Discuss the ‘systems approach’ to the
study of industrial relations. 14
4. (a) Discuss,
in brief, the role and impact of government policies in establishing better
industrial relations in India. 7+7=14
Or
(b) Assess the role of labour policies in
the maintenance of industrial peace. 14
5. (a) Define
‘strikes’ and ‘lockouts’ as used in the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. State
the comparison between lockout and closure, and between lockout and strike. (2+2)+(5+5)=14
Or
(b) Discuss the causes and consequences of
industrial conflicts. 7+7=14
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6. (a) What do
you mean by industrial dispute? Explain briefly the most common types of
industrial dispute. 3+11=14
Or
(b) What do you mean by negotiation? Explain
the significance of negotiation in the settlement of industrial disputes. 4+10=14
(Old Course)
Full Marks: 80
Pass Marks: 32
1. Write True or False: 1x8=8
a)
Working organizations and working relationship
are dynamic; they refuse to stay put or standstill.
b)
In order to revitalize productivity, more
emphasis must be placed on investment and innovations to raise service output
and efficiency.
c)
Production planning must focus not only on the
people involved but on the working conditions and relationship in which they
work.
d)
The right to strike on the part of the workmen is
a conditional right.
e)
Lockouts are temporary stoppages of work by
groups of employees.
f)
The Industrial Disputes Act came into force with
effect from 01-01-1947.
g)
Indian Railway is not a public utility service.
h)
Incentives are not an element of motivation.
2. Write short notes on any four
of the following: 4x4=16
a)
Types of collective bargaining.
b)
Unjustified strikes.
c)
Importance of negotiation.
d)
Retrenchment.
e)
Unfair labour practice.
3. (a) What do you mean by ‘industrial
relations’? Discuss the significance of good industrial relations in Indian
industries. 4+8=12
Or
(b) Write an explanatory note on
‘industrial relations in India in post-globalization era’. 12
4. (a) Explain
the role played by the State in industrial relations. 11
Or
(b) Write a brief note on ‘government
policies and industrial relations’. 11
5. (a) Define
the term ‘strike’ as used in the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 and explain
briefly different forms of strike. 4+7=11
Or
(b) Explain the causes of industrial
conflicts. 11
6. (a) Explain
briefly the strategies for conflict resolutions. 11
Or
(b) Discuss the significance of collective
bargaining in industrial relations. 11
7. (a) Discuss
the machinery for prevention and settlement of industrial disputes in India. 11
Or
(b) Discuss the effects of industrial
disputes. 11