Which of the following is a correct cause and effect pair?

The correct answer is Option (4) → Strategies aimed to cut dependence on agriculture → the primary sector’s share of the workforce fell

India’s plans aimed at reducing the share of people depending on agriculture. So workers shifted from farm to non-farm work.

Option (1) Self-employment is the largest category of workers → GDP grew faster than employment over the years — Incorrect. Both facts are true, but one does not cause the other.

Option (2) Enterprises in urban areas need workers on a regular basis → the self-employed are found more in urban areas — Incorrect. This makes regular salaried jobs greater in towns. The self-employed are more in rural areas.

Option (3) Most rural farming families own plots of land → regular salaried jobs are greater in rural areas — Incorrect. Owning land makes self-employment greater in rural areas, not regular jobs.

Option (4) Strategies aimed to cut dependence on agriculture → the primary sector’s share of the workforce fell — Correct. Planning led to the shift from farm to non-farm work.