Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The worker-population ratio tells us about workers’ status in society and their working conditions.
Reason (R): By knowing the status with which a worker is placed in an enterprise, one dimension of the quality of employment can be known.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A) is false but (R) is true.
Assertion (A): The worker-population ratio tells us about workers’ status in society and their working conditions. — False. The ratio only shows the proportion of the population that works. It says nothing about a worker’s status or working conditions.
Reason (R): By knowing the status with which a worker is placed in an enterprise, one dimension of the quality of employment can be known. — True. Status also shows the worker’s attachment to the job and authority over the enterprise and co-workers.
NCERT (2026-27): “6.3 Participation of People in Employment Worker-population ratio is an indicator which is used for analysing the employment situation in the country. This ratio is useful in knowing the proportion of population that is actively contributing to the production of goods and services of a country. …” “6.4 Self-employed and Hired Workers Does the worker-population ratio say anything about workers’ status in society or about the working conditions? By knowing the status with which a worker is placed in an enterprise, it may be possible to know one dimension — quality of employment in a country. It also enables us to know the attachment a worker has with his or her job and the authority she or he has over the enterprise and over other co-workers. …” |