In 2023-24, about 64 per cent of female workers and about 36 per cent of male workers in India were in the primary sector. Which conclusion is correct?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Women depend on farm work much more than men, while men have more access to non-farm jobs
64 per cent of women workers but only 36 per cent of men are in the primary sector. So women depend on farm work much more. Men get jobs in both the secondary and service sectors.
Option (1) Most male workers are in the primary sector, while most female workers are not — Incorrect. It is the reverse: most women (64 per cent) are in it, and only 36 per cent of men.
Option (2) Women depend on farm work much more than men, while men have more access to non-farm jobs — Correct. 64 per cent of women against 36 per cent of men shows the gap in dependence on farming.
Option (3) Women have more access to secondary and service sector jobs than men — Incorrect. It is men who get these non-farm jobs.
Option (4) Men’s concentration in the primary sector is higher than women’s — Incorrect. Women’s concentration there is very high, not men’s.
NCERT (2026-27): “6.5 Employment in Firms, Factories and Offices … 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.” |