Which of the following pairs of worker and status is correctly matched?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Nurse in a private hospital on a monthly salary – Regular salaried employee
A worker paid wages on a regular basis by an employer is a regular salaried employee. The nurse gets a monthly salary, so she fits.
Option (1) Owner of a cold drinks shop – Regular salaried employee — Incorrect. He owns and runs his shop, so he is self-employed.
Option (2) Nurse in a private hospital on a monthly salary – Regular salaried employee — Correct. She is paid regularly by the hospital.
Option (3) Construction worker on a building site – Self-employed — Incorrect. Construction workers are casual wage labourers.
Option (4) Civil engineer working in a construction company – Casual wage labourer — Incorrect. A civil engineer in a company is a regular salaried employee.
NCERT (2026-27): “6.4 Self-employed and Hired Workers … Let us take three workers from the construction industry — a cement shop owner, a construction worker and a civil engineer of a construction company. Since the status of each one of them is different from another, they are also called differently. 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).” |