A person is qualified to be chosen as a member of the executive or office bearer of the trade union if he attains the age of
1. Fifteen years
2. Sixteen years
3. Eighteen years
4. Twenty one years

The correct answer is Fifteen years

• Section 21 of the Trade Union Act 1926 states that anyone who attains the age of 15 and above can become a member and for office bearers, it's 18 and above.

    Features of Trade Union Act 1926

• It gives legal and corporate status to the trade union.
• It’s applicable to not only the union of workers but also to the association of employers.
• It also mentions various objects on which the general fund of the trade union can be spent.
• Provide for creation of a separate fund for political purposes.
• It confers the certain right to Trade Union and makes clear their liability.
• It intends to promote cordial relations between employers and their employees and facilitate the peaceful settlement of the dispute by adjudication or arbitration.
• It doesn't make registration of trade union compulsory but provides certain benefit, for example, registered trade unions are recognized as a legal entity, office bearers of trade union get protection, an agreement between trade union given validity.
• Section 21 anyone who attains the age of 15 and above can become a member and for office bearers, it's 18 and above.
• Mode of registration is that any 7 or more members of a trade union may by subscribing their name to the rules of Trade Union and its compliance.
• However, No trade union of workmen shall be registered unless at least 10% or 100 of workmen, whichever is less, engaged or employed in establishment in which it’s connected.