Why people engaged in primary activities are called ‘red collar workers’?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Because of outdoor nature of their work.
Option (1) Because of red color of their skin — Incorrect. The collar colours describe the kind of work people do, not what they look like.
Option (2) Because they mostly wear red-colored clothes. — Incorrect. No uniform is meant. The name is a label for the work itself, as white collar (professional) and blue collar (factory production) workers are labels for theirs.
Option (3) Because of outdoor nature of their work. — Correct. Primary activities depend directly on the environment: hunting and gathering, herding, fishing, forestry, agriculture, mining and quarrying. Almost all of this work is done outdoors, so these workers are called red-collar workers.
Option (4) Because their flag color is red. — Incorrect. No flag or political group is involved; the label comes from the outdoor nature of the work.
NCERT: Fundamentals of Human Geography — Chapter 4: Primary Activities, opening text and the Do You Know box (2025-26)
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