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Act / Law Payment of Wages Act, 1936
Asked 5 times across 2 UPSC exams over 2 years (2023–2025), peaking in 2023.
Key insights
- Most tested in EPFO — 4 of 5 PYQs
- Most asked in 2023
- Recurs across 2 years (2023–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
EPFO 2023 → CISF 2023
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (5 of 5) are since 2016.
Related concepts
Ideas UPSC tests alongside this one — keep exploring.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
EPFO2025
Consider the following statements in reference to the Payment of Wages Act, 1936
- Wages may be paid in current coins
- Wage period can be fixed for weekly payment
- Wages are to be paid before the expiry of the seventh day after the last day of the wage period in establishments employing more than 1000 persons
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
- A 1 and 2 only
- B 1 only
- C 2 only
- D 1, 2 and 3
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Labour & Social Security Law › Wages & Working Conditions
EPFO2025
Which of the following deductions from wages can be made under the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 ?
- Deductions for amenities and services supplied by the employer
- Deductions for recovery of advances
- Deductions for payments to co-operative societies Select the answer
using the codes given below :
- A 1 only
- B 2 and 3 only
- C 1 and 3 only
- D 1, 2 and 3
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Labour & Social Security Law › Wages & Working Conditions
EPFO2023
Under the provisions of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, every employer of an establishment has to maintain the registers and records regarding the wages paid and deductions made, if any, from the wages, and preserve the same from the date of last entry for a period of
- A five years
- B seven years
- C two years
- D three years ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Labour & Social Security Law › Wages & Working Conditions
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