Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Since 1972-73, there has been a substantial shift of India’s workforce from farm work to non-farm work.
Statement II: The share of the service sector in India’s workforce has fallen since 1972-73.
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: Since 1972-73, there has been a substantial shift of India’s workforce from farm work to non-farm work. — Correct. The primary sector’s share fell from about 74 to about 46 per cent.
Statement II: The share of the service sector in India’s workforce has fallen since 1972-73. — Incorrect. It has risen from 15 to 30 per cent.
NCERT (2026-27): “6.6 Growth and Changing Structure of Employment … Distribution of workforce by industrial sectors shows substantial shift from farm work to non-farm work (see Table 6.3). In 1972-73, about 74 per cent of workforce was engaged in primary sector and in 2023-24, this proportion has declined to about 46 per cent. Secondary and service sectors are showing promising future for the Indian workforce. You may notice that the shares of these sectors have increased from 11 to 24 per cent and 15 to 30 per cent, respectively. …” |