Reading Comprehension Passage: 53 | 100 RC`s for Government Exams Preparation - Bank Exams PDF Download

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‘And the Trade Unions Act allows any seven employees to form a union, thereby using up a large proportion of the firm’s managerial resources in dealing with several unions within itself. Through this regulation, unions have the right to strike and represent workers in legal disputes with employers. Last but not the least, The Contract Labour (Regulation And Abolition) Act, 1970 restricts, and even prohibits, the use of contract workers for certain tasks.’
Cleraly, I is correct.
As per the last highlighted fragment, II pertains to The Contract Labour (Regulation And Abolition) Act, 1970 and not  the Trade Unions Act. Thus, II is incorrect.
III is also incorrect as a minimum of 7 employees are needed to form a Union.
Hence, option A is correct.

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‘The government’s recent doubling of duties on imports of beauty aids, watches, toys, furniture, footwear, and, surprisingly, kites and candles shows India’s lack of competitiveness even in these entry-level labour-intensive industries. Also, a similar recent doubling of import duties on electronics, including related
As per the highlighted fragments, only statements I and II are correct.
Statement III has not been mentioned anywhere.
Hence, option B is correct.

Option A is extreme as it uses the word intense. Even though India’s labour laws are restrictive, they do not give any indication of changing the production pattern so drastically.
Option B is opposite to what the paragraph states. If the labour regulations are restrictive, that should logically prevent India from using labour intensive production techniques.
Option C is the best fit here. It is moderate in tone and also logical in thought process.
Hence, option C is correct.

‘The government’s recent doubling of duties on imports of beauty aids, watches, toys, furniture, footwear, and, surprisingly, kites and candles shows India’s lack of competitiveness even in these entry-level labour-intensive industries.’
II and III have not been mentioned in the passage. Only I can be seen in the highlighted fragment.
Hence, option A is correct.

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‘To anyone who is aware of the panoply of India’s restrictive labour regulations (about 200 labour laws, with over a fourth being central acts), it does not come as a surprise that India is unable to grasp its natural comparative advantage in labour-intensive products. The Industrial Disputes Act (IDA) requires firms with 100 or more workers to seek government permission to retrench … The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 requires employers in firms with 100 or more workers (50 or more in certain states) to seek permission … Trade Unions Act allows any seven employees to form a union, thereby using up a large proportion of the firm’s managerial resources in dealing with several unions within itself…The Contract Labour (Regulation And Abolition) Act, 1970 restricts, and even prohibits, the use of contract workers for certain tasks. Thus, these labour regulations effectively prevent firms from using labour-intensive methods of production. Also, since these laws hold above certain threshold employment levels, firms often have an incentive to remain small and “informal”.’
As per the highlighted fragments, I and III are correct.
II in incorrect. The first highlighted fragment indicates that central acts constitute only a little more than one-fourth of the total labour laws.
Hence, option E is correct.