Study the following table and answer the questions based on it.
Percentage showing distribution of All Workers by Status of Employment: Self-employed, Regular and Casual workers in Rural and Urban Areas in different years.
| Year | ||||
| 1993-94 | 1999-2000 | 2004-05 | 2009-10 | |
| Rural | ||||
| Self-employed | 58.0 | 55.8 | 60.2 | 54.2 |
| All wage workers | 42.0 | 44.2 | 39.9 | 45.9 |
| Regular | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.3 |
| Casual | 35.6 | 37.4 | 32.8 | 38.6 |
| Urban | ||||
| Self-employed | 42.3 | 42.2 | 45.4 | 41.1 |
| All wage workers | 57.7 | 57.8 | 54.5 | 58.9 |
| Regular | 39.4 | 40.0 | 39.5 | 41.4 |
| Casual | 18.3 | 17.7 | 15.0 | 17.5 |
Which sector shows the maximum growth in urban areas between the years 2004-05 to 2009-10?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → All wage workers
For the urban rows of the table, compare the figure of 2004-05 with the figure of 2009-10 for each category:
Option (1) Self employed — 45.4 to 41.1, a fall of 4.3 points.
Option (2) All wage workers — 54.5 to 58.9, a rise of 4.4 points, the largest.
Option (3) Regular — 39.5 to 41.4, a rise of 1.9 points.
Option (4) Casual — 15.0 to 17.5, a rise of 2.5 points.
All wage workers are the regular and the casual workers taken together, so their rise (4.4) is the sum of the two smaller rises (1.9 + 2.5).