Identify the correct statements about the problems of slums in India.
A. Most of the slum people work in low-paid unorganised sectors.
B. These are inhabited by the people migrated mainly from rural areas.
C. Every household has drinking water facilities.
D. Slums are residential areas of the least choice.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A, B, D only
(A) Most of the slum people work in low-paid unorganised sectors. — True. Most slum dwellers work in low-paid, high risk-prone, unorganised sectors of the urban economy.
(B) These are inhabited by the people migrated mainly from rural areas. — True. People forced to migrate from rural areas in search of livelihood, who cannot afford proper housing, live in slums.
(C) Every household has drinking water facilities. — False. Slums lack basic amenities, like drinking water, light and toilet facilities. NTA changed the meaning of a line of the book, and a true line became false. Read every word before you mark the answer.
(D) Slums are residential areas of the least choice. — True. Slums have dilapidated houses, poor hygienic conditions and poor ventilation. People who cannot afford proper housing live there.
NCERT (2026-27): “… At the other extreme of it are the slums, jhuggi-jhopari clusters and colonies of shanty structures. These are inhabited by those people who were forced to migrate from the rural areas to these urban centres in search of livelihood but could not afford proper housing due to high rent and high costs of land.” “Slums are residential areas of the least choice, dilapidated houses, poor hygienic conditions, poor ventilation, lack of basic amenities, like drinking water, light and toilet facilities, etc.” “Moreover, most of the slum population works in low-paid, high risk-prone, unorganised sectors of the urban economy.” |