Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The fishing community regards the water body as ‘mother’ or ‘provider’.
Statement II: Women in India are actively involved in fishing at sea and in rivers.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
Statement I: The fishing community regards the water body as ‘mother’ or ‘provider’. — True. Water bodies are their life-giving source.
Statement II: Women in India are actively involved in fishing at sea and in rivers. — False. Women are not involved in active fishing. They form a large part of the workforce in fish marketing.
NCERT (2026-27): “5.5 Diversification into Productive Activities … Fisheries: The fishing community regards the water body as ‘mother‘ or ‘provider‘. The water bodies consisting of sea, oceans, rivers, lakes, natural aquatic ponds, streams etc. are, therefore, an integral and life-giving source for the fishing community. …” “… 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. …” |