Arrange the following groups of workers in India in increasing order of the share of their workers engaged in the primary sector (2023-24):
(A) Female workers
(B) Urban workers
(C) Rural workers
(D) Male workers
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (B), (D), (C), (A)
The shares of the primary sector in 2023-24, from smallest to largest:
(B) Urban workers — Agriculture is not a major source of work in towns, so this share is the smallest.
(D) Male workers — About 36 per cent of men work in the primary sector.
(C) Rural workers — About 60 per cent of rural workers depend on agriculture, forestry and fishing.
(A) Female workers — About 64 per cent, the highest. Women workers are concentrated in the primary sector.
NCERT (2026-27): “6.5 Employment in Firms, Factories and Offices … Table 6.2 also shows that about 60 per cent of the workforce in rural India depends on agriculture, forestry and fishing. About 21 per cent of rural workers are working in manufacturing industries, construction and other industrial activities. Service sector provides employment to about 19 per cent of rural workers. Agriculture is not a major source of employment in urban areas where people are mainly engaged in the service sector. About 61 per cent of urban workers are in the service sector. The secondary sector gives employment to about one-third of urban workforce. Though both men and women workers are concentrated in the primary sector, women workers’ concentration is very high there. About 64 per cent of the female workforce is employed in the primary sector whereas 36 per cent of males work in that sector. Men get opportunities in both secondary and service sectors.” |