EPFO 2023 PYQ with Answer — The First Indian Factories Act, passed in 1881, dealt primarily with:

2023 · Q22

The First Indian Factories Act, passed in 1881, dealt primarily with:

Industrial Relations and Labour LawsWorking conditions laws

AWomen’s labour
BLiving conditions of factory workers
CChild labour
DTextile workers

Explanation

The First Indian Factories Act of 1881 was India's first factory legislation and dealt primarily with child labour: it regulated the employment of children aged 7 to 12 (maximum 8 hours a day, 4 holidays a month). It did not comprehensively cover women's labour, living conditions or textile workers specifically. Hence (c) 'Child labour' is correct.