Moonlighting is doing a second paid job in addition to one’s regular full-time job. Which of the following situations is the best example of moonlighting?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Raj works full time as a clerk in a bank from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on three evenings a week he is paid to teach accounts at a coaching centre.
Moonlighting has three parts: the person has a regular full-time job, does another job at the same time, and is paid for that second job.
In Option (1) Raj keeps his full-time bank job, also teaches at a coaching centre in the evenings, and is paid for it. All three parts are present.
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (2) Raj leaves his job as a bank clerk and joins a coaching centre as a full-time teacher. — Incorrect. Raj gives up the bank job, so he still has only one job, not a second one.
Option (3) Raj, who works full time as a bank clerk, spends his evenings painting pictures, which he gives away to his friends. — Incorrect. Raj is not paid for the painting, so it is a hobby, not a second paid job.
Option (4) Raj, a college student with no other job, works at a coffee shop on weekends for a wage. — Incorrect. Raj has no regular full-time job, so the coffee-shop work is not a second job.