Match List-I with List-II on women in rural activities:
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (A) Majority of rural women | (I) Latest agricultural techniques and organic farming |
| (B) Women in the fishing community | (II) Flower harvesting, nursery maintenance and tissue culture |
| (C) Women in horticulture | (III) Find employment in agriculture |
| (D) Women trained under TANWA | (IV) About 60 per cent of the workforce in export marketing |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
Each item is a group of rural women and the work or training linked with it.
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Majority of rural women | (III) Find employment in agriculture | Most rural women work in farming; men look for non-farm jobs. |
| (B) Women in the fishing community | (IV) About 60 per cent of the workforce in export marketing | Women do not fish actively but are 60 per cent of export marketing workers. |
| (C) Women in horticulture | (II) Flower harvesting, nursery maintenance and tissue culture | These are well-paid jobs for rural women. |
| (D) Women trained under TANWA | (I) Latest agricultural techniques and organic farming | TANWA trained women in these. |
NCERT (2026-27): “5.5 Diversification into Productive Activities … Majority of rural women find employment in agriculture while men generally look for non-farm employment. …” “5.5 Diversification into Productive Activities … Even though women are not involved in active fishing, about 60 per cent of the workforce in export marketing and 40 per cent in internal marketing are women. …” “5.5 Diversification into Productive Activities … Flower harvesting, nursery maintenance, hybrid seed production and tissue culture, propagation of fruits and flowers and food processing are highly remunerative employment options for women in rural areas.” “Box 5.2: Tamil Nadu Women in Agriculture (TANWA) Tamil Nadu Women in Agriculture (TANWA) was a project initiated in the late 1980s in Tamil Nadu to train women in latest agricultural techniques and in organic farming. …” |