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Chapter XIV of Indian
Regulation of Hours of Work and Chapter XIV of Indian
1 Railways Act, 1989.
Period of Rest are dealt in -------- Railways Act, 1989.
RBE 131/2005
The classification of------------
Chapter XIV of Indian
2 employments is defined in Section Continuous
Railways Act, 1989.
130 (a)
The classification of------------
Chapter XIV of Indian
3 employments is defined in Section EI
Railways Act, 1989.
130 (b)
The classification of------------
Chapter XIV of Indian
4 employments is defined in Section Intensive
Railways Act, 1989.
130 (d)
Grant of overtime payment to Railway Chapter XIV of Indian
5 Section 131(4)
servants are dealt in Railways Act, 1989
Grant of periodical rest to Railway Chapter XIV of Indian
6 Section 133 (1)(b)
servants classified as EI dealt in Railways Act, 1989
Grant of periodical rest to Railway
Chapter XIV of Indian
7 servants classified as Intensive are Section 131(1)(a)
Railways Act, 1989
dealt in
Grant of periodical rest to Railway
Chapter XIV of Indian
8 servants classified as continuous are Section 131(1)(a)
Railways Act, 1989
dealt in
The duties of supervisors of Railway
Labour is defined in
9 True Section 135 (2)
Chapter XIV of Indian Railways Act,
1989
Full night means period between----
10 10pm and 6am 2(b)
and-------
In the case of Intensive workers—
11 Long On 2( c )
means period of duty over 8hours
In the case of continuous workers
12 Over10 hours 2 (c)
Long on means period of duty ------
In the case of ------- workers Long On
13 EI 2( c)
means period of duty over 12 hours
Regional Labour
14 Expand RLC
Commissioner
15 The document which shows the hours Roster 2(h)
that a Railway servant is expected to
 be on duty is-…………

Regional Labour Commissioner is

16 Official Gazette 2(f)
appointed by notification in the -----
A station which is not a junction but
Non- Road side
17 from which trains are ordered on 2(g) (iv)
station
regular measure
In case of running staff ordinary rate
18 30% of basic pay 2 (d) (i)
of pay includes--------
-------- is the period of rest less than
12 hours between two rostered
19 Short Off 2(k) (i) A
duties of 6 hours of Railway servant
under intensive classification
Short Off is the period of ---------- rest
between two rostered duties of
20 less than 10 hours 2(k) (ii)
Railway servant under continuous
classification
Maximum number of breaks
21 2 break 3 spell 8(8)(a)
permitted in a split shift is----
If the place of residence is beyond
-------- KMs from place of work 7
22 1.6 8(8)(b)
hours of split duty is treated as
equivalent to 8 hours of normal duty
Explanation under
23 Sustained effort implies------- Mental effort
2(m)
Power to declare the employment of
GM/ Head of Rly.
24 Railway Servant as Intensive or EI vest 3(1)
Administration
with--------
-----is competent to declare a Railway
25 Ministry of Railways 6
servant as Excluded
Time limit for appealing against
26 90 days 4(2)
classification is -------days
Copy of order specifying a Railway
Chief Labour
27 Servant to be treated as Supervisory 5(2)
Commissioner
shall be forwarded to ------
--is the authority to specify a Railway
28 Ministry of Labour 5(1)
Servant as Supervisory
The Employment of all Railway
29 Servants except those excluded by Continuous 7(1)
Ministry of Railways are assumed as
Health Educators and Family planning
30 Excluded 6(d )&6(e)
Field workers are classified as -------
 Most suitable method to classify
7(1)
31 employment of Railway servant as Factual job analysis
continuous intensive or EI is based on-
Strenuous nature of
work tending to
cause mental or
-- ---- are the two important factors
physical strain and
32 for classification of Railway Servant as 7(2)
continuous
intensive
application to work
with little or no
period of relaxation
Period of inaction or relaxation
aggregating to –----hours in a cycle of
33 24 hours will satisfy the condition of Less than 6 7(2) Explanation
little period of rest for classification as
intensive
Period of inaction or relaxation
aggregating to –----hour in a cycle of
34 8hours will satisfy the condition of Less than 1 7(2) Explanation
little period of rest for classification as
intensive
The Employment of a Railway Servant
is classified as ----- if in shift of 12 Essentially
35 7(3)(b)
hours the period of inaction aggregate Intermittent
to 6 hours or more
While assessing the work load of-----
Essentially
36 staff the period of inaction less than 5 Note under Section 7
Intermittent
minutes shall be ignored
The standard hours of duty of
37 intensive classification -----hours a 42 8(3)(a)
weak
The rostered hours of duty of
38 caretaker of rest house is ----hours a 75 8(4)(a)(1)&8(6)(i)
week
Standard hours of work of a Railway
Servant classified EI and working in
39 ------- provided with quarters within Non road station 8(4)(3)
0.5km from the place of work is 60
hours in a week
40 Standard hours of work of a Railway 60 hours 8(4)(3)
Servant classified EI and working in
 roadside station not provided with
quarters within 0.5km from the place
of work is-------hours in a week
Standard hours of work of a Railway
Servant classified EI and working in a
41 roadside station and provided with 72 hours 8(4)(3)
quarters within 0.5km from the place
of work is-------hours in a week
Maximum time limit prescribed for
preparatory and Complementary
42 work in case of Railway Servant 3 hours 8(6)(a)
Classified as intensive is -------hours a
week
Maximum time limit prescribed for
preparatory and Complementary
43 work in case of Railway Servant 6 hours 8(6)(b)
Classified as continuous is -------hours
a week
Maximum time limit prescribed for
preparatory and Complementary
work in case of Railway Servant
44 3 8(6)(c)(i)
Classified as EI and called upon to
work 24 additional hours in a week is
-------hours a week
Maximum time limit prescribed for
preparatory and Complementary
work in case of Railway Servant
45 4 &1/2 hours 8(6)(c)(ii)
classified as EI and called upon to
work 12 additional hours in a week is
------- a week
Time required for preparatory and
complementary work by a running
46 4 hours 8(7)
staff shall be deemed to be ------ a
week
If the time assessed for preparatory
and complementary work in respect
47 of staff classified as -----is less than 45 Continuous 8(7) Note(ii)
minutes per day the same should be
treated as half an hour
48 If the time assessed for preparatory 1 hour 8(7) Note(ii)
and complementary work in respect
of staff classified as Continuous is 45
minutes and 1 hour per day the same
should be treated as -------
 If the time assessed for preparatory
and complementary work in respect
of staff classified as Continuous, EI
49 Half an hour 8(7) Note(ii)
and Intensive is more than 15
minutes per day the same should be
treated as -----------
Averaging period for purpose of
10(2)& section 132 of
50 calculating overtime in respect of Bi weekly
Railways Act
continuous staff is ------
Averaging period for purpose of
10(2)& section 132 of
51 calculating overtime in respect of ------ Intensive
Railways Act
staff is bi weekly
The particulars of extra work done by Register of Extra
52 a Railway Servant shall be recorded in hours of work(Form 11
------ A)
Weekly rest of not less than ----is
53 granted to Railway Servant whose 30 consecutive hours 12(1)
employment is classified as Intensive
Weekly rest of not less than ----is
24 hours including a
54 granted to Railway Servant whose 12(1)
full night
employment is classified as EI
Weekly rest of not less than ----is
granted to Railway Servant whose
55 30 consecutive hours 12(1)
employment is classified as
continuous
No Railway Servant classified as
56 intensive shall be called upon to duty 12 hours 12(2)
before completion of rest of----
Running staff shall be granted rest of
4 periods of 30 hours
57 ------consecutive hours including full 12(3)
or 5 periods of 22
night in bed in a month
-----will decide whether a particular
58 action will be classified as sustained Controlling authority 2(m)
attention or not
Loco running staff who are deputed
59 to accompany engine on trial are 100 percent
allowed -----credit of time spent
No Railway Servant except -------are
Staff Operating Track
60 booked for more than 14 days RBE 162/2009
Machines
continuously
 ANSWER TRUE OR FALSE
Sl. No Questions Answers Authority
There are 7 sections in Chapter XIV of Indian Chapter XIV of Indian
61 True
Railways Act Railways Act, 1989.
Exemptions from application of chapter X1V of
Chapter XIV of Indian
62 Indian Railway Act 1989 are defined in section True
Railways Act, 1989.
131
The duties of supervisors of Railway Labour is
Chapter XIV of Indian
63 defined in Chapter XIV of Indian Railways Act, True
Railways Act, 1989.
1989
Power to make Rules and declare employment of Chapter XIV of Indian
64 Railway Servant as EI or Intensive is provided in False Railways Act, 1989.
chapterXV of Railways Act Ans XIV
Regional Labour Commissioner is appointed by Ans:Appt by Labour
65 False
Ministry of Railways Ministry
A station which is not a junction but from which 2(g) (iv)
66 trains are ordered on regular measure is Road False Ans: Non Road side
side station Station
For the purpose of Hours of Work and Period Of
67 Rest rules 2005, ordinary rate of pay means pay True Chapter 13 of R II
defined in Rule 1303 of IREC Vol II
Maximum number of spells of duty permitted in a 8(8)(a)
68 False
split shift is 2 Ans: 3
While preparing rosters long on and short off
69 True 8(9)
should be avoided
If the place of residence is beyond 8 Kms from
8(8)(b)
70 place of work, 7 hours of split duty is treated as False
Ans: beyond 1.6 KMs
equivalent to 8hours of normal duty
Period involving sustained attention is decided by Explanation under
71 True
controlling authority 2(m)
In case of emergency, an officer not less than Sr
Scale can exercise the power of competent
72 True 3(1)
authority to temporarily exempt the Railway
servant from hours of employment rules
Ministry of Labour is competent to declare a 6
73 False
Railway servant as Excluded Ans: Ministry of Rlys.
Copy of declaration of classification of
74 employment made by senior scale officer shall be True 3(2)
forwarded to GM/CPO
75 Matrons are classified as excluded True 6(a)
Time limit for appealing against classification is 45 4(2)
76 False
days Ans: 90 days
 Appeal against classification of employment lies
77 True 4(1)
with Regional Labour Commissioner
Ministry of Labour is the authority to specify a
78 True 5(1)
Railway Servant as Supervisory
The Employment of all Railway Servants except
7(1)
79 those excluded by Ministry of Railways are False
Ans Continuous
assumed as intensive
Most suitable method to classify employment of
7(1)
80 Railway servant as continuous, intensive or EI is True
based on Factual job analysis
Most suitable method to classify employment of
7(1) Ans: Factual job
81 Railway servant as continuous ,intensive or EI is False
Analysis
based on Rough assessment method
Period of inaction or relaxation aggregating to 7(2) ExplanationII Ans:
Less than 5hours in a cycle of 24hours will satisfy 6
82 False
the condition of little period of rest for (continous)
classification as intensive
Period of inaction or relaxation aggregating to
Less than 1hours in a cycle of 8hours will satisfy
83 True 7(2) Explanation
the condition of little period of rest for
classification as intensive
The Employment of a Railway Servant is classified
84 as EI, if in shift of 12hours the period of inaction True 7(3)(b)
aggregate to 6hours or more
While assessing the work load of EI staff the
85 period of inaction less than 5 minutes shall be True Note under Section 7
ignored
The standard hours of duty of continuous
86 True 8(3)(b)
classification 48hours a week
The standard hours of duty of caretaker of rest 8(4)(a)(i)
87 False
house is 48 hours a week Ans 72 hours
The hours of duty of Saloon attendant is 72 hours
88 True 8(4)(a)(i)
a week
Standard hours of work of a Railway Servant
classified EI and working in non road station
89 True 8(4)(iii)
provided with quarters within 0.5km from the
place of work is 60 hours in a week
Standard hours of work of a Railway Servant
classified EI and working in a roadside station and 8(4)(iii)
90 False
provided with quarters within 0.5km from the Ans 72 hours
place of work is 60 hours in a week
91 Maximum time limit prescribed for preparatory True 8(6)(a)
 and Complementary work in case of Railway
Servant classified as intensive is 3 hours a week
Maximum time limit prescribed for preparatory
and Complementary work in case of Railway 8(6)(c)(i)
92 False
Servant classified as EI and called upon to work 24 Ans 3 hours
additional hours in a week is 6 hours a week
Maximum time limit prescribed for preparatory
and Complementary work in case of Railway
93 True 8(6)(c)(2)
Servant classified as EI and called upon to work 12
additional hours in a week is 4 ½ hours a week
Maximum time limit prescribed for preparatory
94 and Complementary work in case of Gateman is 3 True 8(6)(c)(1)
hours a week
Time required for preparatory and
95 complementary work by a running staff shall be True 8(7)
deemed to be 4 hours a week
If the time assessed for preparatory and
complementary work in respect of staff classified
96 True 8(7) Note(ii)
as Continuous is 45 minutes per day the same
should be treated as1hour
Overtime shall be paid to staff to perform extra
97 True 10(1)
hours of duty beyond Rostered hours
For performing duties between the Rostered and
10(3)(i)
98 statutory hours Over time shall be paid at 1& 1/2 True
times the ordinary rate of pay
For performing duties beyond the statutory
10(2)(iv)(2)
99 hours Over time shall be paid at 1& 1/2 times the False
Ans 2 times
ordinary rate of pay
Averaging period for purpose of calculating 10(2)& section 132 of
100 True
overtime in respect of EI staff is weekly Railways Act
10(2)& section 132 of
Averaging period for purpose of calculating
101 False Railways Act
overtime in respect of continuous staff is weekly
Ans Bi weekly
No Railway Servant classified as intensive shall be
12(2)
102 called upon to duty before completion of rest of False
Ans 12 hours
10 hours
No Railway Servant classified as continuous shall
103 be called upon to duty before completion of rest True 12(2)
of 10 hours
No Railway Servant classified as EI shall be called
104 upon to duty before completion of rest of 10 False 12(2) Ans : 8 Hours
hours
 Running staff shall be granted rest of 5 periods of
105 22 consecutive hours including full night in bed in True 12(3)
a month
Running staff shall be granted rest of 4 periods of
106 30 hours or 5 periods of 22 consecutive hours True 12(3)
including full night in bed in a month
For the purpose of calculating overtime
107 True 2(d)
allowances pay includes DA, DP and CCA.
Railway Servant classified as EI is permitted to
7(3)(b)
108 move from his duty spot during the inaction False
Ans Not permitted
period
During the break period in a split shift Railway
109 Servant is permitted to move out of his place of True 2(l)
duty
The time required to do preparatory and
110 complementary work in respect of staff who are True 8(2)(3)
required to do, shall be included in the Roster
The time assessed for preparatory and
8(7)Note (1)
111 complementary work under 15 minutes shall be False
Ans : not treated
treated as duty
Finance concurrence is necessary for change of
112 True
classification of a post
113 Office clerks are classified as excluded False Ans : continuous
114 RPF staff are governed by HOER False Ans : Not governed
115 Casual Labour are governed by HOER True
116 Running staff are classified as continuous True
117 LR in respect of operating staff is 15% to 25% False Ans : 30%
A Period of break of less than half an hour 2(l)
118 between two spells of duty in a split shift is False Ans : half an hour or
permissible more.
Temporary Exemption to book duty for 3 weeks at
119 a stretch, for staff working in Track Machine unit True RBE / 2011
is extended for a period of 3 years
Annual Return indicating details of Railway
16
120 Servants employed under different classification False
Ans : May15
has to be filed before RLC on or before March 15
Note : The Rule number mentioned under “AUTHORITY” column refer to sections in
Railway Servants (Hours of Work and Period of Rest) Rules, 2005.
[Link]

In the case of Loco Running Staff and Guards, the leave reserves may provided at
the maximum of --------- and ---------- respectively.
A: 30%, 25%
B: 40%, 35%
C: 35%, 25%
D: 30%, 20% Answer: A

[Link] What is the maximum and minimum percentage of leave reserve permissible?
A: 12.5 and 10
B: 16 2/3,12.5
C: 25,10
D: 30,12.5 Answer:D
[Link] Which among the following statements about leave reserve are correct?

The sanctioned strength of Group 'C' and 'D' staff includes a leave reserve provision,
which varies according to the essentiality of providing relief to the Railway servants
who
1) avail leave
2) are absent on various counts i.e., joining time on transfer, vision tests, training
courses, court attendance, attendance at enquiries, PNM meetings, selections etc.
A: 1 only
B: 2 only
C:1 or 2
D:None of the above
Answer: C:
[Link]: 124
Which among the following statements about leave reserve are true?
1) The provision of leave reserves as per percentages will apply to the permanent
posts.
2) Leave reserves with reference to the temporary posts should be provided at 7/8th
of the percentages prescribed in respect of permanent posts.
3) In the case of Loco Running Staff and Guards, the leave reserves may be provided
at the maximum of 30% and 25% respectively.

A: 3 only

B: 1 and 3 only

C: 1 and 2 only

D: 1,2 and 3
Answer: D
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Which among the following statements about Leave reserve are correct?
1) Ordinarily, the leave reserves should be provided in the lowest category in each
normal promotion group.
2) Categories where the leave reserves have been permitted to be provided in
intermediate grades have been specified.
3) Leave reserve should not be provided in the categories of staff of Railway
Schools who get holidays during the vacation and who have been excluded from
the scope of Hours of Employment Regulations

A: 1 only B: 1 and 2 only C:1 and 3 only D:1,2 and 3 Answer: D

 [Link]: 126 As per Railway Servants ( Hours of Work and Period of Rest) Rules,2005
'long-on' means a period of duty over ----------- hours in the case of
'intensive' workers, over ----------------hours in the case of 'continuous'
workers and over ----------- hours in the case of 'essentially intermittent'
workers.
A: eight,nine,twelve
B: six, eight, ten
C: eight, nine, ten
D: eight,ten,twelve
Answer: D

[Link] As per Railway Servants ( Hours of Work and Period of Rest) Rules,2005
"Railway servants employed in confidential capacity" includes-
1) Stenographers working either in a separate confidential cell or
attached to the officers in Administrative offices
2) Cypher operators
3) Confidential Assistants and Personal Assistants
4) Any other Railway servant who may be so specified

A: 2 and 3
B: 1,2 and 3
C: 3 only
D: 1,2,3 and 4
Answer: D
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As per Railway Servants ( Hours of Work and Period of Rest) Rules,2005
'Roadside station' means a station other than-
1) an important junction station
2) a station with marshalling yard
3) an important terminal station
4) a station where a separate goods office under a supervisory Goods Clerk, in the
grade of Head Goods clerk or a higher rank has been Provided

A: 1
B: 1,2
C: 1,2,3
D: 1,2,3,4
Answer: D

[Link]: 129 As per Railway Servants ( Hours of Work and Period of Rest)
Rules,2005 'short off' means a period of rest which in the case of
 intensive workers is less than ---------- hours in a roster of six hours
duty.
Choice A: 10
Choice B: 12
Choice C: 14
Choice D: 16
Answer: B
[Link]: 130 Where the time assessed for doing preparatory or complementary work is
under -----minutes per day, the same shall not be treated as duty and shall
not be exhibited in the roster.
Choice A: 5
Choice B: 15
Choice C: 20
Choice D: 30
Answer: B

[Link] The work of an employee is to be regarded a 'essentially intermittent ' if

his daily duty hours include one period of inaction of not less than one
hour, or two such periods of not less than half an hour each and various
periods of inaction aggregating -------percent or more.
Choice A: 50
Choice B: 60
Choice C: 40
Choice D: 30
Answer: A

[Link]: 132 The work of an employee is to be regarded a 'essentially intermittent ' if

his daily duty hours include one period of inaction of not less than ---
hour/s, or two such periods of not less than -------------- hour each and
various periods of inaction aggregating 50 percent or more.
Choice A: two,one
Choice B: one,half an
Choice C: two,half an
Choice D: half,half an
Answer: B

[Link] The standard hours of duty for Intensive class of employment of Railway
servants shall be --------------------- .
Choice A: 40 hours a week
Choice B: 42 hours a week
Choice C: 45 hours a week
 Choice D: 48 hours a week
Answer: B

[Link] The standard hours of duty for Continuous class of employment of

Railway servants shall be -------- hours a week .
Choice A: 40
Choice B: 42
Choice C: 45
Choice D: 48
Answer: D

[Link] The standard hours of duty for Essentially intermittent class of

employment of Railway servants shall be -------- hours a week .
Choice A: 40
Choice B: 45
Choice C: 48
Choice D: 60
Answer: C
[Link] The maximum time required to do preparatory or complementary work
or both, when the employment is intensive is ----------------------- .
Choice A: 3 hours a week
Choice B: 4.5 hours a week
Choice C: 6 hours a week
Choice D: 3 hours a day
Answer: A

[Link] The time required for preparatory or complementary work by the running
staff shall be deemed to be----------hours a week.
Choice A: 0
Choice B: 2
Choice C: 4
Choice D: 6 Answer: C

[Link] In the case of employment of a 'continuous' nature , the time assessed

for doing 'preparatory or complementary work between ---------- and
one hour per day should be treated as one hour's work.
Choice A: 15 minutes
Choice B: 30 minutes
Choice C: 20 minutes
 Choice D: 45 minutes
Answer: A
[Link] The maximum time required to do preparatory or complementary
work or both, when the employment of a railway servant is continuous, is
----------------------- .
Choice A: 3 hours a week
Choice B: 5 hours a week
Choice C: 4.5 hours a week
Choice D: 6 hours a week Answer: D

[Link] As per the Railway Servants ( Hours of Work and Period of Rest)
Rules,2005 continuous application to work with little or no periods of
relaxation should be considered to have been satisfied where the periods
of rest, inaction or relaxation do not aggregate ----- hours or more in
a cycle of 24 hours or one hour or more in a shift of ------ hours.
Choice A: 4,8
Choice B: 6,8
Choice C: 6,6
Choice D: 8,8
Answer: B

[Link] In the case of an employment of 'continuous' nature, the railway servant

whose place of residence is beyond 1.6 kilometers from the place of
duty, ---------- hours of split-duty shall be treated as equivalent to
eight hours of normal duty.
A:six
B: seven
C: nine
D:ten Answer: B

[Link] As per the Railway Servants ( Hours of Work and Period of Rest)
Rules,2005,---------------may specify any category of railway staff to be
treated as 'Excluded' on the consideration that such staff are available on
call.
Choice A: the Ministry of Railways
Choice B: the Ministry of Labour
Choice C: the Chief Labour Commissioner
Choice D: the Regional Labour Commissioner
Answer: A
 [Link] Principle of averaging for payment of overtime allowance shall apply to
which among the following?
1) running staff
2) operating staff
3) shift workers
4) railway servants whose work is connected with the work of
any of the above categories

Choice A: 1 and 2
Choice B: 2
Choice C: 1,2,3
Choice D: 1,2,3 and 4
Answer: D

[Link] As per the Railway Servants ( Hours of Work and Period of Rest)
Rules,2005, ---------------------- shall specify the railway servants or
classes of who shall be treated as supervisory staff .
Choice A: the General Manager
Choice B: the Railway Board
Choice C: the Regional Labour Commissioner
Choice D: the Ministry of Labour, Government of India
Answer: D

[Link] As per the Railway Servants ( Hours of Work and Period of Rest)
Rules,2005, any railway servant aggrieved by the declaration of
his employment as 'intensive' or 'essentially intermittent' may, within
ninety days from the date of such declaration prefer an appeal to the
A: General Manager
B: Railway Board
C: Regional Labour commissioner
D: Secretary, Ministry of Labour, Govt. of India

Answer: C

[Link] As per Railway Servants ( Hours of Work and Period of Rest)

Rules,2005 the power to declare the employment of railway
servants as 'intensive' or 'essentially intermittent' shall vest in the
--------------------- .
Choice A: head of the Railway administration
Choice B: head of the Department
Choice C: head of the Divisional administration
 Choice D: Railway Board
Answer: A

[Link] As per Railway Servants ( Hours of Work and Period of Rest)

Rules,2005 'short off' means a period of rest which in the case of
essentially intermittent workers is less than ------- hours.
Choice A: 8
Choice B: 9
Choice C: 10
Choice D: 11
Answer: A

[Link] As per Railway Servants ( Hours of Work and Period of Rest)

Rules,2005 'short off' means a period of rest which in the case of
continuous worker is less than ----- hours.

Choice A: 9
Choice B: 10
Choice C: 11
Choice D: 12
Answer: B

[Link] As per Railway Servants ( Hours of Work and Period of Rest)

Rules,2005 'short off' means a period of rest which in the case of
intensive workers is less than ----- hours in a mixed roster of 6 and
8 hours duty.
Choice A: 10
Choice B: 12
Choice C: 14
Choice D: 16
Answer: C
[Link] As per Railway Servants ( Hours of Work and Period of Rest)
Rules,2005 'full-night' means the period between ----------------------- .
Choice A: 10.00 p.m. and 6.00 a.m.
Choice B: 8.00 p.m. and 6.00 a.m.
Choice C: 6.00 p.m. and 6.00 a.m.
Choice D: 10.00 p.m. and 5.00 a.m.
Answer: A

[Link] All employments of Railway servants except those excluded from the
purview of the Hours of Employment Regulations are assumed to be
------.
 Choice A: 'Excluded'
Choice B: 'Continuous'
Choice C: 'Supervisory'
Choice D: 'Essentially Intermittent"
Answer: B
[Link] Locomotive or traffic running staff shall be granted, each month, a rest
of at least ------ periods of not less than twenty two consecutive hours
of each, or a rest of at least ------ periods of not less than thirty
consecutive hours of each including a full night.
Choice A: 4,3
Choice B: 6,4
Choice C: 5,3
Choice D: 5,4
Answer: D
[Link]: 153 Railway servant whose employment is Intensive or Continuous shall be
granted, every week commencing on a Sunday, rest of not less than
-------- consecutive hours.
A:24 B: 28 C: 30 D: 36
Answer: C
[Link] Railway servant whose employment is essentially Intermittent, shall be
granted rest of not less than ------------- consecutive hours including a
full night
Choice A: 22
Choice B: 24
Choice C: 28
Choice D: 30
Answer: B
[Link] No Railway servant classified as Intensive shall be called on duty unless
one has had a rest of not less than -------- consecutive hours after
completion of the previous tour of duty.
Choice A: 8
Choice B: 10
Choice C: 12
Choice D: 16
Answer: C
[Link] No Railway servant classified as Continuous shall be called on duty
unless one has had a rest of not less than ----consecutive hours after
completion of the previous tour of duty.

Choice A: 12
Choice B: 10
Choice C: 8
 Choice D: 14
Answer: B
[Link] No Railway servant classified as Essentially intermittent shall be called
on duty unless one has had a rest of not less than -------------
consecutive hours after completion of the previous tour of duty.
Choice A: 12
Choice B: 10
Choice C: 8
Choice D: 6
Answer: C
[Link] Every Railway Administration shall send each financial year a return in
Form 'B' appended to the Railway Servants ( Hours of Work and Period
of Rest) Rules,2005 , so as to reach the Regional Labour
commissioner not later than the ----------- following the end of the
financial year to which relates.
Choice A: 30th day of April
Choice B: 15th day of May
Choice C: 31st day of May
Choice D: 15th day of June
Answer: B
[Link] Where railway servants are required to perform split-duty, such duty
shall be subject to the condition that the spells of duty shall not
exceed ------------------ and the number of breaks shall be limited
to --------- .
Choice A: three, two
Choice B: two, one
Choice C: four, three
Choice D: five, three
Answer: A

[Link] Railway Servants (Hours of Work & Period of Rest) Rules, 2005 have
been made under the powers conferred by
------------------------------------ .
Choice A: Article 309 of the constitution
Choice B: proviso to Article 309 of the constitution
Choice C: Rule 125 of the Indian railway Establishment Code
Choice D: section 136 of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989)
Answer: D

[Link] The employment of staff specified as "supervisory " is classified as

-------------- under REGULATION OF HOURS OF WORK AND
 PERIOD OF REST contained in the Railways Act.
Choice A: Supervisory
Choice B: Excluded
Choice C: Continuous
Choice D: Essentially Intermittent
Answer: B
[Link] A railway servant whose employment is essentially intermittent shall
not be employed for more than ------------------------ hours in any
week.
Choice A: 60
Choice B: 72
Choice C: 75
Choice D: 80
Answer: C
[Link]: 163 A railway servant whose employment is continuous shall not be
employed for more than --------------- hours a week on an average
in a two- weekly period of fourteen days.

Choice A: 48
Choice B: 54
Choice C: 60
Choice D: 72
Answer: B

[Link] The employment of a railway servant is said to be "---------------------"

when it has been declared to be so by the prescribed authority on
the ground that the daily hours of duty of the railway servant
normally include periods of inaction aggregating to fifty per cent. or
more (including at least one such period of not less than one hour or two
such periods of not less than half an hour each) in a tour of twelve
hours duty (on the average over seventy-two consecutive hours),
during which the railway servant may be on duty, but is not called
upon to display either physical activity or sustained attention
Choice A: Continuous
Choice B: Intensive
Choice C: Essentially Intermittent
Choice D: Excluded
Answer: C

[Link] The employment of a railway servant is said to be "---------------", if he

is employed in a managerial or confidential capacity
Choice A: Continuous
 Choice B: Essentially Intermittent
Choice C: Excluded
Choice D: Intensive
Answer: C

[Link] The employment of a railway servant is said to be "-----------", if he

belongs to the category of armed guards or other personnel subject to
discipline similar to that of any of the armed police forces.
Choice A: Excluded
Choice B: Intensive
Choice C: Continuous
Choice D: Essentially Intermittent
Answer: A
[Link] A railway servant whose employment is intensive shall not be employed
for more than --------------- hours a week on an average in a two- weekly
period of fourteen days.

Choice A: 45
Choice B: 48
Choice C: 52
Choice D: 54
Answer: A

[Link] Staff of the railway schools imparting technical training or academic

education are classified as -------------------------- staff under
REGULATION OF HOURS OF WORK AND PERIOD OF REST
contained in the Railways Act.
Choice A: Continuous
Choice B: Excluded
Choice C: Essentially Intermittent
Choice D: Intensive
Answer: B

[Link] The employment of a railway servant is said to be "-------------" when it

has been declared to be so by the prescribed authority on the ground
that it is of a strenuous nature involving continued concentration
or hard manual labour with little or no period of relaxation.
Choice A: Excluded
Choice B: Continuous
Choice C: Essentially Intermittent
Choice D: Intensive
Answer: D

[Link] The provisions of the Railways Act on REGULATION OF HOURS OF

WORK AND PERIOD OF REST shall not apply to any railway servant
to whom --------------------------- applies.
1) the Factories Act
2) the Mines Act
3) the Railway Protection Force Act
4) the Merchant Shipping Act
5) the Minimum Wages Act

Choice A: 2 and 5
Choice B: 1,2 and 5
 Choice C: 12,3
Choice D: 1,2,3,4
Choice E: 1,2,3,4,5
Answer: D

[Link] The provisions regarding REGULATION OF HOURS OF WORK AND

PERIOD OF REST is contained in ----------------------- .
Choice A: The Indian Railway Establishment Code
Choice B: The Indian Railway Establishment Manual
Choice C: The Railways Act
Choice D: the Railway Services(Conduct )Rules
Answer: C

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