Out of the following who is most likely to get indulged in Bidi making:
(A) Children
(B) Adult males and women
(C) Old aged people and men
(D) Women
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) and (D) only
(A) Children Correct. Home-based work, which includes the making of bidis, agarbattis, lace and carpets, is mainly done by women and children. Children are one of the two groups the work falls on.
(B) Adult males and women Incorrect. Women do roll bidis, but adult men are not the ones who do this home-based work; the men in the chain are the contractors, the manufacturers and the distributors.
(C) Old aged people and men Incorrect. Neither old people nor men are the workers of this trade. The bidis are rolled at home by women, with children, on a piece-rate basis.
(D) Women Correct. The contractor supplies tobacco and leaves to home-based workers, who are mostly women; they dampen and cut the leaves, fill in the tobacco and tie each bidi with thread.
NCERT (2025-26): “5.6 Home-based work … Home-based work is an important part of the economy. This includes the manufacture of lace, zari or brocade, carpets, bidis, agarbattis and many such products. This work is mainly done by women and children. An agent provides raw materials and also picks up the finished product. Home workers are paid on a piece-rate basis, depending on the number of pieces they make.…” |