Match List-I with List-II:
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (A) Self-employed | (I) The second major source of livelihood for women workers |
| (B) Casual wage labourers | (II) Together account for less than half of India’s workforce |
| (C) Regular salaried employees | (III) The largest category for both men and women workers |
| (D) Regular salaried employees and casual wage labourers taken together | (IV) About 22 per cent of India’s workforce |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
Workers are grouped by status into the self-employed, casual wage labourers and regular salaried employees.
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Self-employed | (III) The largest category for both men and women workers | Self-employment accounts for more than 50 per cent of both men and women workers. |
| (B) Casual wage labourers | (I) The second major source of livelihood for women workers | For women, casual wage work comes after self-employment. |
| (C) Regular salaried employees | (IV) About 22 per cent of India’s workforce | Workers like the civil engineer form 22 per cent of the workforce. |
| (D) Regular salaried employees and casual wage labourers taken together | (II) Together account for less than half of India’s workforce | The self-employed are the majority, so the other two groups together are less than half. |
NCERT (2026-27): “6.4 Self-employed and Hired Workers … Workers who own and operate an enterprise to earn their livelihood are known as self-employed. Thus the cement shop owner is self-employed. About 58 per cent workforce in India belongs to this category. The construction workers are known as casual wage labourers; they account for about 20 per cent of India’s workforce. Such labourers are casually engaged in others’ farms and, in return, get a remuneration for the work done. Workers like the civil engineer working in the construction company account for 22 per cent of India’s workforce. When a worker is engaged by someone or an enterprise and paid his or her wages on a regular basis, they are known as regular salaried employees (see table 6.3).” “… Look at Chart 6.1 you will notice that self-employment is a major source of livelihood for both men and women as this category accounts for more than 50 per cent of the workforce. Casual wage work is the second major source for women. …” Recap: “Casual wage labourers and regular salaried employees together account for less than half the proportion of India’s workforce.” |