In 2011, in which of the following sectors of India the total number of female workers was highest?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Primary sector
The 2011 table of the workforce by sector gives these numbers of female workers:
Primary sector — 9,75,75,398, the highest.
Tertiary sector — 4,37,41,311.
Secondary sector — 85,60,672.
Quinary sector — not a category in the 2011 table, which has only these three sectors.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 06-06-2023 (Slot 3).
NCERT (2025-26): “Composition of Working Population … The number of female workers is relatively high in primary sector, though in recent years there has been some improvement in work participation of women in secondary and tertiary sectors.…”
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