Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Major fish producing states – include West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala
West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu are the major fish producing states.
Option (1) Total fish production – about 6 per cent of GDP — Incorrect. Fish production is about 1.5 per cent of GDP. Six per cent is the share of horticulture.
Option (2) Women in the fisheries workforce – about 60 per cent of internal marketing — Incorrect. Women are about 60 per cent in export marketing and 40 per cent in internal marketing.
Option (3) Major fish producing states – include West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala — Correct. All three are on the list.
Option (4) Main problem of the fishing community – shortage of labour — Incorrect. The problem is underemployment, the opposite of a labour shortage.
NCERT (2026-27): “5.5 Diversification into Productive Activities … Today total fish production accounts for about 1.5 per cent of the total GDP. In India, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu are major fish producing states. A large share of fishworker families are poor. Rampant underemployment, low per capita earnings, absence of mobility of labour to other sectors and a high rate of illiteracy and indebtedness are some of the major problems fishing community face today. Even though women are not involved in active fishing, about 60 per cent of the workforce in export marketing and 40 per cent in internal marketing are women. …” |