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Rohan, an adolescent, works at a packaging unit in Surat. He starts work at 9 a.m. without any break. Under the Act, what is the longest he may work before he must be given an interval for rest, and what is the minimum length of that interval?

An adolescent may work at most three hours before getting a rest interval, and that interval must be at least one hour. The six-hour figure is a different rule, limiting the total spread of the day including the interval and waiting time.

  1. AFour hours of work, then a half-hour interval
  2. BThree hours of work, then an interval of at least one hourCorrect
  3. CThree hours of work, then an interval of at least two hours
  4. DSix hours of work, then an interval of at least one hour

Explanation

Section 7(2) says no period of work may exceed three hours and no adolescent works more than three hours before an interval of at least one hour. The six-hour figure is the maximum spread of the day under section 7(3), not the continuous work limit.

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