Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Seasonal unemployment is a common form of unemployment in India.
Reason (R): Disguised unemployment is a common form of unemployment in rural India.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Assertion (A): Seasonal unemployment is a common form of unemployment in India. — True. Many village people have no farm work in some months.
Reason (R): Disguised unemployment is a common form of unemployment in rural India. — True. Many farms have more workers than they need.
Why R does not explain A?
A and R are two different kinds of unemployment. R is about extra people on a farm all year; it says nothing about work coming and going with the seasons.
The real explanation of A is that work in agriculture is seasonal. There is no work in the village in all months, so people move to towns for jobs and come back for the rainy season.
NCERT (2026-27): “6.8 Unemployment … You may have noticed that many people migrate to an urban area, pick up a job and stay there for some time, but come back to their home villages as soon as the rainy season begins. … This is because work in agriculture is seasonal; there are no employment opportunities in the village for all months in the year. When there is no work to do on farms, people go to urban areas and look for jobs. This kind of unemployment is known as seasonal unemployment. This is also a common form of unemployment prevailing in India. …” Recap: “Disguised unemployment is a common form of unemployment in rural India.” |