ESI Scheme and the Factories Act
- Previous year questions on ESI Scheme and the Factories Act for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Community Medicine section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 16 live questions in ESI Scheme and the Factories Act.
- 2 of 16 questions carry a verified exam year: 2020.
- Community Medicine is worth about 25 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 5 Sept 2026.
Q1.Maximum working hours duration including overtime for a person working in a factory, as per The factory act' 1948 is:
- A100
- B60✓ Correct answer
- C48
- D72
Q2.Under extended sickness benefit of ESI act, Tuberculosis benefit is given for duration of:
- A6 months
- B1 year
- C2 years✓ Correct answer
- D4 years
Q3.Extended sickness benefit for TB under ESI ACT is
- A91days
- B1year
- C2 year✓ Correct answer
- D3years
Q4.Which of the following is true for ESI act?
- AFuneral benefit is up to Rs 50,000
- BThe State Government's share of expenditure on medical care is 1/8; the ESI Corporation's share of expenditure on medical care is 7/8 of total cost✓ Correct answer
- CPerson with daily wages of Rs 70 has to contribute Rs 300 towards ESI
- DEmployee has to contribute 4.75% and employer contributes 8.75%
Q5.Cash benefits in ESI scheme includes
- AFuneral✓ Correct answer
- BMedical
- CLiability
- DMarriage
Q6.Under the ESI act, maternity benefit is allowed for how many days in case of a miscarriage:
- A2 weeks
- B4 weeks
- C6 weeks✓ Correct answer
- D8 weeks
Q7.Under the ESI act, sickness benefit is given to a person for a maximum period of how many days out of 365 days:
- A31 days
- B61 days
- C91 days✓ Correct answer
- D121 days
Q8.All of the following are Standards laid down by the Factories Act except-
- AMinimum 500 cubic feet space per worker
- BMaximum working hours including oveime per week; 60 hours
- CDefines any factory that employs 10 or more workers where power is not used-✓ Correct answer
- DProbihition of employment of children below 14 years of age
Q9.Sickness benefit under ESI is available for a period-
- A30 days
- B46 days
- C57 days
- D91 days✓ Correct answer
Q10.The extended sickness benefit is given for:
- A309 days✓ Correct answer
- B409 days
- C365 days
- D490 days
Answer key
Q1: B. 60; Q2: C. 2 years; Q3: C. 2 year; Q4: B. The State Government's share of expenditure on medical care is 1/8; the ESI Corporation's share of expenditure on medical care is 7/8 of total cost; Q5: A. Funeral; Q6: C. 6 weeks; Q7: C. 91 days; Q8: C. Defines any factory that employs 10 or more workers where power is not used-; Q9: D. 91 days; Q10: A. 309 days.
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