Given below are some statements. Read them carefully and choose the correct statement (s) from the given options.

Statement 1: Work at home includes only traditional work like weaving, lace making or variety of handicrafts.   

Statement 2: Earlier factory work meant working in factories located in cities whereas now people produce those factory-based goods at home in villages. 

Only Statement 2 is correct.

The correct answer is Option 2: Only Statement 2 is correct.

Statement 1: Work at home includes only traditional work like weaving, lace making or variety of handicrafts. This is incorrect. Work at home includes not only traditional work like weaving, lace making or variety of handicrafts but also modern jobs like programming work in the IT industry.

Statement 2: Earlier factory work meant working in factories located in cities whereas now people produce those factory-based goods at home in villages. This is true. Earlier factory work meant working in factories located in cities whereas now technology has enabled people to produce those factory-based goods at home in villages. During Covid-19 pandemic in 2020–21, millions of workers delivered their products and services through work-from-home."