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Sexual Harassment Prevention Act Quiz No.3
1. Which among the following is true of Complaint under sexual harassment as defined in Section 9 of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act 2013? i. aggrieved woman to make complaint within a period of three months from the date of incident ii. committee shall render all reasonable assistance to the woman for making the complaint in writing iii. time limit can be extended if it is satisfied that the circumstances were such which prevented the woman from filing a complaint within the said period iv. legal heir or such other person as may be prescribed may make a complaint under this section
(A) Only i, ii and iii are correct
(B) Only i is correct
(C) None of the above are correct
(D) All the above are correct
2. Internal Committee or, as the case may be, the Local Committee, may, before initiating an inquiry at the request of the aggrieved woman take steps to settle the matter between her and the respondent through conciliation. The same is covered under which Section?
(A) Section 9
(B) Section 10
(C) Section 13
(D) Section 8
3. Internal Committee or the Local Committee have the same powers as are vested in a civil court in respect of?
(A) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person
(B) examining him on oath
(C) requiring the discovery and production of documents
(D) All of these
4. Internal Committee or the Local Committee shall complete the inquiry within a period of?
(A) 60 days
(B) 45 days
(C) 90 days
(D) 30 days
5. Internal Committee or the local Committee cannot recommend to the employer which among the following, during the pendency of the inquiry?
(A) to suspend the employee against whom the complaint has been made
(B) transfer the aggrieved woman or the respondent to any other workplace
(C) grant leave to the aggrieved woman up to a period of three months
(D) grant such other relief to the aggrieved woman a may be prescribed
6. Internal Committee or the local Committee can recommend the employer for grant of leave to the aggrieved woman up to a period of?
(A) 30 days
(B) 6 months
(C) 2 months
(D) 3 months
7. The leave granted to the aggrieved woman under Section 12 of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act 2013 shall be?
(A) debited to the leave account
(B) treated as extraordinary leave
(C) shall be in addition to the leave otherwise entitled
(D) No such provision in the Act
8. Internal Committee or the Local Committee should submit its report within how many days from the date of completion of the inquiry?
(A) 10 days
(B) 20 days
(C) 30 days
(D) 7 days
9. Internal Committee or the Local Committee arrives at the conclusion that the allegation against the respondent has not been proved, it shall recommend to the employer?
(A) to transfer the complainant
(B) to order fresh inquiry through police authorities
(C) no action is required to be taken in the matter
(D) to grant compensation to the respondent
10. If the Internal Committee or the Local Committee arrives at the conclusion that the allegation against the respondent is proved, it shall recommend to the employer?
(A) to take action for sexual harassment as a misconduct in accordance with the provisions of the service rules applicable
(B) to deduct from the salary or wages of the respondent such sum as it may consider appropriate to be paid to the aggrieved woman
(C) Both 1 and 2 above
(D) Committee has no such recommendary powers
11. The employer or the District Officer shall act upon the recommendation of the Internal Committee or the Local Committee within a period of _ from its receipt?
(A) 30 days
(B) 90 days
(C) 15 days
(D) 60 days
12. Where the Internal Committee or the Local Committee finds that the complaint is malicious, then it shall recommend to the employer?
(A) to take action against the woman or the person who has made the complaint
(B) to arrest the the woman or the person who has made the complaint
(C) to deduct from the salary or wages of the complainant such sum as it may consider appropriate
(D) None of these
13. Comment on the following: Internal Committee or the Local Committee may recommend to the employer of the witness to take action against him/her, if he/she has given false evidence or produced any forged or misleading document?
(A) True
(B) False
(C) Committee cannot recommend action against witness
(D) None of these
14. For the purpose of determining the sums to be paid to the aggrieved woman the committee shall consider which among the following?
(A) the mental trauma, pain, suffering and emotional distress caused to the aggrieved woman
(B) the loss in the career opportunity due to the incident of sexual harassment
(C) the income and financial status of the respondent
(D) All of these
15. Publication or making known contents of complaint and inquiry proceedings under RTI Act, 2005 or to the public, press and media in any manner is prohibited under Section _ of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act 2013?
(A) Section 12
(B) Section 16
(C) Section 25
(D) Section 31
ANSWERS
1. (D) All the above are correct
2. (B) Section 10
3. (D) All of these
4. (C) 90 days
5. (A) to suspend the employee against whom the complaint has been made
6. (D) 3 months
7. (C) shall be in addition to the leave otherwise entitled
8. (A) 10 days
9. (C) no action is required to be taken in the matter
10. (C) Both 1 and 2 above
11. (D) 60 days
12. (A) to take action against the woman or the person who has made the complaint
13. (A) True
14. (D) All of these
15. (B) Section 16
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