Match the industrial concepts given in List - I with their characteristics in List - II.
| LIST-I (Industrial concepts) | LIST-II (Characteristics) | ||
| (A) | Bombay Textile Strike | (I) | Extended working hours |
| (B) | Flexi-time | (II) | Informal sector |
| (C) | Bidi workers | (III) | Datta Samant |
| (D) | Badli workers | (IV) | Contract work in organised sector |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)
(A) Bombay Textile Strike — this matches (III) Datta Samant. The Bombay Textile strike of 1982 was led by the trade union leader, Dr. Datta Samant; it affected nearly a quarter of a million workers and lasted nearly two years.
(B) Flexi-time — this matches (I) Extended working hours. In the IT sector, extended working hours are legitimised by ‘flexi-time’, which in theory lets employees choose their hours but in practice means working as long as the task needs.
(C) Bidi workers — this matches (II) Informal sector. Bidi rolling is home-based work, done mainly by women and children and paid on a piece-rate basis through an agent, without the security of the organised sector.
(D) Badli workers — this matches (IV) Contract work in organised sector. Badli workers substitute for permanent workers who are on leave; many work for years for the same company without the same status and security, and this is called contract work in the organised sector.
NCERT (2025-26): “5.7 Strikes and unions … Let us look at one famous strike, the Bombay Textile strike of 1982, which was led by the trade union leader, Dr. Datta Samant, and affected nearly a quarter of a million workers and their families. The strike lasted nearly two years.…” “…Extended working hours are legitimised by the common management practice of ‘flexi-time’, which in theory gives an employee freedom to choose his or her working hours (within limits) but, which in practice, means that they have to work as long as necessary to finish the task at hand.…” “5.3 How People Find Jobs … Many factories employ badli workers who substitute for regular permanent workers who are on leave. Many of these badli workers have actually worked for many years for the same company but are not given the same status and security. This is what is called contract work in the organised sector.…” “5.6 Home-based work … Home-based work is an important part of the economy. This includes the manufacture of lace, zari or brocade, carpets, bidis, agarbattis and many such products. This work is mainly done by women and children. An agent provides raw materials and also picks up the finished product.…” |