Find the missing step in this chain:
Work in agriculture is seasonal → [ ? ] → Many villagers go to urban areas, pick up jobs and return home as soon as the rainy season begins.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → The village has no work for them in some months of the year
Farm work comes only in some months, so the other months have no work. This is seasonal unemployment.
Option (1) More workers are engaged on the farms than are actually needed — Incorrect. This is disguised unemployment. It does not come from the seasons.
Option (2) Farm families have limited resources to earn a higher income — Incorrect. This does not explain why people return when the rains begin.
Option (3) Village workers stay at home and do not go out to ask for a job — Incorrect. Staying at home is the opposite of going to towns for jobs.
Option (4) The village has no work for them in some months of the year — Correct. People go to towns in the months with no farm work and return when the rains bring it back.
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. …” |