WCL Mining Sirdar 2023 — Set D

As per the provisions under rule 3 (2) of the Mines Rescue Rule 1985, “At every rescue station there shall be appointed one Superintendent and at least two instructors and, there shall be maintained a rescue brigade on not less than… .............. rescue trained persons.

As per the provisions under rule 5 (1) of the Mines Rescue Rule 1985, “At every below ground mine when more than 100 persons are ordinarily employed below ground and there is no rescue station within radius of ................ kms., the owner, shall establish and maintain on surface close to mine entrance a rescue room.”

As per the provisions under rule 7 (ii) of the Mines Rescue Rule 1985, “No person shall be appointed as Superintendent unless he has…............... years practical experience of below groundwork in mine.”

As per the provisions under rule 11(8) of the Mines Rescue Rule 1985, “In case of an accident in a rescue station or rescue room arising out of the use of any rescue apparatus a writen report thereof shall be sent, within ................. hours of such accident, by Superintendent to the Chief Inspector and Regional Inspector in Form II.”

As per the provisions under rule 19 (1) of the Mines Rescue Rule 1985, “The manager of a below ground mine, where more than 100 persons are ordinarily employed below ground shall ensure that at least ................. rescue trained persons are readily available at surface at any time.”

The minimum ............... number of Bobin meters are to be kept at Rescue Station as per Schedule-I of the Mine Rescue Rule 1985.

Coal production of Western Coal fields Limited (WCL) for the FY 2022-23: ............... Million Te.

Coal production of Coal India Limited (CIL) for the FY 2022-23: Million Te.

Tell-Tale measures ………………

Dhori Colliery disaster relates to ………………….

Indian coal relates to…………….

The present Honourable Governor of Maharashtra is …………………….

India won the Men’s T 20 Cricket World Cup in the Year ……………….

.................... is the present Director (Technical) of Coal India Limited.

.................. number of subsidiaries of Coal India Limited are having their coal mines in Madhya Pradesh.

........................ is the present Cabinet Coal Minister of India.

....................... is the present Cabinet Minister for the Ministry of Power in the Govt. of India.

.....................is the present Cabinet Minister for the Ministry of Surface/Road Transport and Highway of the Govt. Of India.

Theory of relativity was given to this world, by…………………….

The name of the advanced light helicopter designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is…………………

In the current year 2023, presidential Country for G-20 Summit is………………..

India shares the longest land border with ………………………

AIDS stands for……………….

Name of the Covid Vaccine developed by Indian Company, Bharat Bio- Tech is ……………..

Recently in the year 2023, India helped earthquake hit Turkey in the name of Operation ………………

As per Mines Act 1952, “adult” means a person who has completed his… .............. year.

“Commitee” means a commitee constituted under section… ..................... of the Mines Act 1952.

The responsibility of financial provisions under section 18(1) of the Mines Act 1952, lies with…………………….

As per the provisions under section 21(5) of the Mines Act 1952, “In every mine wherein more than persons employed there shall be provided and maintained a first aid room.”

As per the provisions under section 30(1) of the Mines Act 1952, “No adult employed above ground mine shall be required or allowed to work for more than forty-eight hours in any week or for more than hours in any day:”

As per the provisions under section 34 of the Mines Act 1952, “Prohibition of employment of any persons: No person shall be required or allowed to work in a mine if he has already been working in other mine within the preceding… .......... hours.”

As per the provisions under section 46 (2) of the Mines Act 1952, “Employment of women: every woman employed in a mine above ground shall be allowed an interval of not less than… .......... hours between termination of employment on any day and the commencement of the next period of employment”

Section 57 of the Mines Act 1952 relates to ……………………

Section 77 of the Mines Act 1952 relates to………….

As per the provisions under Regulation 2 (b) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, ‘AMM’ Stands for…………………………

As per the provisions under regulation 2 (k) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, ‘CMM’ stands for:

As per the provisions under regulation 3(1) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Notice of opening: Provided that in case of change in the boundary of a mine under regulations 121 and 122, a plan showing the new boundary shall be submited within .............days of the said change.”

As per the provisions under regulation 6(2) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Notice of reopening: When a mine has been reopened, the owner, agent or manager of the mine shall… .................... communication the actual date of the reopening to the Chief Inspector, the Regional Inspector and to the District Magistrate.”

As per the provisions under regulation 13 (1) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Submission of application for an examination conducted by the Board shall be made to the Board not less than … ............... prior to the days fixed for the examination in a manner and on a form specified for the purpose.”

As per the provisions under regulation 14(1) of the coal Mines Regulation 2017, “age limit and general qualifications of candidates: No person shall be admited as a candidate at any examination held by Board unless he is ....................... years of age.”

As per the provisions under regulation 48 (2) (i) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Duties and responsibilities of sirdar: The sirdar shall-Where either of the two ways affording means of egress from district to the surface is not ordinarily used for traveling, travel once, at least in every… .................. days, there of such roadway in order to make himself thoroughly acquainted with the same.”

As per the provisions under regulation 48 (4) (c) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Duties and responsibilities of sirdar: The sirdar shall: - if he finds any accumulation of inflammable or noxious gases, take such precautions as specified in regulation… .......................... and shall not remove such accumulation until he has received instructions in that behalf from his superior official.”

As per provisions under regulation 64 (1) (c) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “General requirements of mine plans: Every plan or section prepared or submited in accordance with the provisions of these regulations shall-specify a scale of plan at least ................... centimetres long and suitably subdivided.”

As per the provisions under regulation 65(1) (b) (vi) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Type of plans-The owner, agent or manager of every mine shall keep the following plans and sections: an underground plan showing- the position of every roll, ....................... , dyke and every fault with the amount of its direction and throw and hade.”

As per the provisions under regulation 65 (1) (d) (viii) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Type of plans- The owner, agent or manager of every mine shall keep the following plans and sections: a ventilation plan, and section where necessary, showing the system of ventilation in the mine, and in particular-every pumping, ..................... and ambulance station.”

As per the provisions under regulation 66 (1) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, requite plans and sections are to be submited to the Chief Inspector within .............. days after the abandonment or closure of a mine or seam or section.

As per the provisions under regulation 71 (3) (a) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Outlets from a mine suitable arrangements shall be made for persons to descend and ascend by each of such means of access and: where shaft is more than… ............. meters in depth, such arrangements shall be by mechanical means so installed and maintained as to be constantly available for use.”

As per the provisions under regulation 71(6) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Outlets from a mine such shafts, inclines or outlets shall not be less than… .......... Meters distant from one another at any point.

As per the provisions under regulation 72 (3) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Working Shafts: Each shaft in the course of being sunk shall be provided with a permanent lining of metal, concrete or masonry which shall at no time, be more than… ........... meters from the botom of the shaft.”

As per the provisions under regulation 80(8) (b) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Shaft fittings: where… ......................... are used, the cheese- weights or botom clamps shall be kept so exposed as to permit regular examination.”

As per the provisions under regulation 81 (7) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Man winding: Except in friction winders, there shall be provided between the rope and cage or other means of conveyance, a ............................... ”

As per the provisions under regulation 81 (14) (a) (iv) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Man winding the gap between the floor of cage or other means of conveyance and the lowest part of the gate or fence does not exceed… ............... centimetres.”

As per the provisions under regulation 84 (7) (b) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Winding in sinking shafts: Where the shaft exceeds ............ meters in depth, the persons working at the botom of the shaft shall also be protected by an adequate protective covering.”

As per the provisions under regulation 85 (2) (a) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Winding ropes, etc.: Except in a sinking shaft less than ....................... meters in depth, every winding rope shall be made of cold drawn steel wire.”

As per the provisions under regulation 85 (5) (e) (I) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Winding ropes, etc.: If white metal is used in the capping of ropes, its melting point shall not exceed… .................. degrees centigrade.”

As per the provisions under regulation 85 (6) (a) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Winding ropes, except in friction winder, every rope shall be recapped once at least in every……………… months.”

As per the provisions under regulation 86 (3) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Suspension gear. Factor of safety shall not be less than ....................... for components of suspension gears.”

As per the provisions under regulation 92 (4) (d) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Haulage roadway where haulage is affected by one or more ropes, there shall be provided and maintained - safety hook .................. or other suitable contrivances to prevent runaway in the forward direction.”

As per the provisions under regulation 92 (4) (e) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Haulage roadway where haulage is effected by one or more ropes, there shall be provided and maintained - tub re – railers at intervals of not more than .................. meters.”

As per the provisions under regulation 92 (4) (f) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Haulage roadway where haulage is affected by one or more ropes, there shall be provided and maintained on every haulage roadway exceeding… ................... metres in length, effective means of transmitting signals by mechanic electrical means, from every stopping place on the roadway to the place at which the machinery work the rope is operated.”

As per the provisions under regulation 92 (4) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Haulage roadways: Every manhole shall be kept clean and clear of obstruction and whitewashed both inside and for a distance of not less than ................... meter around the aperture.”

As per the provisions under regulation 92 (12) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Haulage roadways: Manholes shall be not less than… .........................metres in height.”

As per the provisions under regulation 93 (2) (a) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Travelling roadways: Every travelling roadway shall be not less than ................ meters high for the entire stretch.”

As per the provisions under regulation 93 (2) (c) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Travelling roadways: Every travelling roadway shall-where the inclination exceeds… ..................... degrees from the horizontal, be provided, in addition to steps or ladders, with handrails or ropes so as to ensure safe travel.”

As per the provisions under regulation 94(2) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Tubs and their movement: On every side-tipping tub in use,……. shall be provided to prevent accidental tipping.”

As per the provisions under regulation 96(2) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Haulage ropes: every rope which is capped shall be recapped once at least in every ............ months, and if necessary, at short intervals, under the supervision of a competent person.”

As per the provisions under regulation 97 (3) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Roadway conveyors, on every length of roadway in which a conveyor is installed for transporting loads over distance exceed… ....................... meters, there shall be provided and maintained effective means of transmitting signals every point on the length of the roadway.”

As per the provisions under regulation 103 (2) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Fencings and gate where occupied buildings are situated within ...................... meters of any haulage road, tramline, rail line haul road, a substantial fence shall be provided and maintained.”

As per the provisions under regulation 104(2) (a) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Safety management plan: The owner, agent, and manager of every mine, after consulting the safety commitee of the mine Internal Safety Organisation, shall determine all measures necessary to … .................... any recorded risk.

As per the provisions under regulation 106(4) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Mechanised opencast working: the height of the benches in overburden consisting of alluvial soil, morum, gravel, clay, debris or other similar ground shall not exceed… ............ meters and the width thereof shall not be less than three times the height of the bench.”

As per the provisions under regulation 108(4) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Spoil -banks and dumps: Any spoil bank exceeding 30 metre in height shall be benched so that no bench exceeds 30 metre in height and the overall slope shall not exceed 1 vertical to …………………. horizontal.”

As per the provisions under regulation 111 (2) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Development work: Save with previous permission in writing of the Regional Inspector and subject to such conditions as he may specify therein, no gallery in a seam or section shall exceed three meters in height or… ............ meters in width at any place.”

As per the provisions under regulation 111 (4) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “development work: The distance between the centres of any two adjacent pillars left in a seam or section shall not be less than… ............. meters in case the depth of the seam or section from the surface at the point exceeding 360 meters and where the width of the galleries does not exceed 4.2 meters.”

As per the provisions under regulation 112 (5) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Depillaring operation During the extraction of pillars, no splitting or reduction of pillars or heightening of galleries shall be effected for a distance greater than the length of ............... pillars ahead of the pillar that is being extracted reduced.”

As per the provisions under regulation 118 (2) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Multi-Section contiguous working: No working shall be made in more than one section in any seam, nor shall work be made in any two seams lying within ................... meters of each other, without the prior permission writing of the Chief Inspector.”

As per the provisions under regulation 122 (2) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “working near boundaries in opencast mines: No working shall be made within a distance of …………………… meters on boundary of any mine.”

As per the provisions under regulation 123 (6) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Strata control Monitoring Plan: the support plan shall include inter alia system of, monitoring of the suitable old supports, withdrawal of supports and clearing of falls of ground.”

As per the provisions under regulation 124 (10) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Setting of support: Every ledge and every prominent crack or slip in the roof shall be kept supported with at least a pair of cogs and or… ........... suitably lagged.”

As per the provisions under regulation 128 (2) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Fencing and gates: where an excavation which has been formed as a result of any mining operation, extends withing a distance of ....................... meters from a public road or any building, substantial fencing shall be erected and maintained around the excavation.”

As per the provisions under regulation 129 (7) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Examination by sirdars: In case of opencast working, the sirdar shall pay attention to overhangs, undercuts, presence of loose stone, materials or ...................... , etc., within 3 meters of the edges, foot paths for traveling and carrying loads.”

As per the provisions under regulation 143 (3)of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Precaution against dust: The owner, agent or manager of every mine shall, within three months of the coming into force of these regulations and once at least in every… ..............thereafter or whenever the Regional Inspector so requires by an order in writing, cause the air at every workplace where airborne dust is generated, to be sampled and concentration of respirable dust therein determined.”

As per the provisions under regulation 145 (11) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Check on measures dust control: Samples of dust shall be collected from roof, sides and floor, and shall comprise of collected to a depth not exceeding… ............ millimetres on the roof and sides.”

As per the provisions under regulation 149 (6) (b) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Danger from surface water: No working shall be made in any mine vertically below any spot lying within a horizontal distance ......................... meters from either bank of a river or canal or from the boundary of a lake, tank or other surface reservoir.”

As per the provisions under regulation 150 (2) (ii) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Danger underground inundation: where work is being done in any place in a seam or section, which is at a low level than any other place in a ......................... seam or section.”

As per the provisions under regulation 159 (3) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Brattices, gate, stoppings and air-crossings: The space between the frame of every ventilation door and roof and of the roadway shall be built up with masonry or concrete, not less than……………….. centimetres in thickness.

As per the provisions under regulation 171 (2) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “General precautions in gassy mines: No working or gallery shall be extended to a distance of more than… ........................ meters from the nearest ventilation connection unless the current of air coursed up to a point within 3 meters of the face by means of fire-resistant pipes, tubes, brattices or other material.”

As per the provisions under regulation 192 (17) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Drilling, charging stemming and firing of shot-holes: Where a large number of shots have to be fired, shot-firing shall, as far as practicable, be carried out… ................ ”

As per the provisions under regulation 196(2) (b ) of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, “Taking shelter before firing shots: In the case of an opencast working, the shot-firer shall not charge or fire a shot unless sufficient warning, by efficient signals or other means approved by the manager, is given over the entire area falling within a radius of .......................... meters from the place of firing (danger zone).”

As per the provisions under regulation 252 of the Coal Mines Regulation 2017, what is EREP?

As per the provisions under rule 29 D of the Mines Rule 1955, “Notice of medical examination: In respect of every medical examination under rule 29B, the manager of the mine concerned shall give at least… ................. days’ prior notice in writing to the person to be examined.”

As per the provisions under rule 29 H (2) of the Mines Rule 1955, “Identity of candidates: The examining authority, shall also record the left-hand thumb impression or the signature of every candidate appearing before it for medical examination on the copies of the medicinal certificate in Form… ................... ”

Rule… ......................... of the Mines Rule 1955, relates to “Constitution of Appellate Medical Board.”

Rule… ............... of the Mines Rule 1955, relates to “Compensation for industrial disease.”

As per the provisions under rule 29 P (1) of the Mines Rule 1955, “Annual returns: On or before the .......................... of February every year, the manager of every mine shall submit to the Chief Inspector annual return in respect of the preceding calendar year.”

As per the provisions under rule 29 R (2) of the Mines Rule 1955, “Duties of Workmen’s Inspector: The Workmen’s Inspector shall record a full report of the matters ascertained as a result of inspection in an interleaved paged and bound register kept for the purpose in the mine in Form ……………………”

As per the provisions under rule 29 S (1) of the Mines Rule 1955, “Action on the report of Workmen’s Inspector: The owner, agent or manager of the mine shall enter in the register mentioned in sub-rule 29R, within a period of .................. days from the date of entry in the register.”

As per the provisions under rule 29 T of the Mines Rule 1955, “Safety Committee: For every mine wherein more than… .................. persons are ordinarily employed, the owner, agent or manager shall constitute a Safety Committee for promoting Safety in the mine.”

As per the provisions under rule 53 of the Mines Rule 1955, the register of leave with wages shall be preserved for a period of ........................ years after the last entry in them has been made.

As per the provisions under rule 63 (a) of the mines Rule 1955, every shelter shall have a floor area of not less than ................... square metres.

As per the provisions under rule 64 (1) of the Mines Rule 1955, “Provision of Canteens: At every mine where in more than… ....................... persons are ordinarily employed, if the Chief Inspector or an Inspector So requires, there shall be provided any maintained in or adjacent to the precincts of the mine, a canteen for the use of all persons employed.”