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:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → B and D
For the rural rows of the table, compare the figure of 1999-2000 with the figure of 2004-05 for each category:
A. Self employed — 55.8 to 60.2, a rise of 4.4 points. No decline.
B. All wage workers — 44.2 to 39.9, a fall of 4.3 points. A decline.
C. Regular — 6.8 to 7.1, a rise of 0.3 points. No decline.
D. Casual — 37.4 to 32.8, a fall of 4.6 points. A decline.
Only the wage workers as a whole and the casual workers fell in rural areas over these years.