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A CS student notes the scope of Section 14 of the Apprentices Act, 1961 (central text). Which statement correctly distinguishes the factory rule from the mine rule?

Factory apprentices get health, safety and welfare protection through Chapters III, IV and V of the Factories Act, while mine apprentices get health and safety protection through Chapter V of the Mines Act, 1952, as stated in the central text of Section 14.

  1. AFactories attract health, safety and welfare provisions; mines attract health and safety provisions onlyCorrect
  2. BBoth factories and mines attract health, safety and welfare provisions of identical chapters
  3. CMines attract Chapters III, IV and V; factories attract only Chapter V
  4. DOnly factories are covered; mines are excluded

Explanation

For factories, Chapters III, IV and V of the Factories Act apply for health, safety and welfare. For mines, only Chapter V of the Mines Act applies, and the central text speaks of health and safety only. The option reversing the chapters is wrong, and mines are expressly covered.

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