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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Social Change and Development in India: Change and Development in industrial Society

Question:

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 showed a decline in rural areas between 1999-2000 and 2004-2005

A. Self employed
B. All wage workers
C. Regular
D. Casual

Choose the correct answer from the given options below:

Options:

A, B, C

B and D

C and D

A and C

Correct Answer:

B and D

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2: B and D

Sector 1999-2000 (Rural) 2004-2005 (Rural) Change
Self-employed 55.8 60.2 +4.4 (Increase)
All wage workers 44.2 39.9 -4.3 (Decline)
Regular 6.8 7.1 +0.3 (Increase)
Casual 37.4 32.8 -4.6 (Decline)

So, the sectors that showed a decline in rural areas between 1999-2000 and 2004-2005 are "All wage workers" and "Casual".

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