Which of the following is NOT a major occupational category according to 2011 census?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Non-workers
Option (1) Cultivators — An occupational category (Incorrect). The first of the four occupational categories of the census.
Option (2) Agricultural Labourers — An occupational category (Incorrect). The second of the four categories.
Option (3) Household Industrial Workers — An occupational category (Incorrect). The third of the four categories; the fourth is other workers.
Option (4) Non-workers — Not an occupational category (Correct). Non-workers are people who do no economic work. They are one of the three groups by economic status (main workers, marginal workers and non-workers), so they cannot be a category of occupation.
NCERT (2025-26): “Occupational Categories … The 2011 Census has divided the working population of India into four major categories:
“Composition of Working Population … The population of India according to their economic status is divided into three groups, namely; main workers, marginal workers and non-workers.…” |