The Census of India (2011) categorized working population into 4 major categories. Which of the following are those major categories?
A. Cultivators
B. Agricultural labourers
C. Household industries workers
D. Retail Traders
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A, B and C only
A. Cultivators Correct. It is the first of the four categories into which the 2011 Census divides the working population.
B. Agricultural labourers Correct. It is the second category; with cultivators it makes up about 54.6 per cent of the working population.
C. Household industries workers Correct. Household industrial workers are the third category, about 3.8 per cent of the workers.
D. Retail Traders Incorrect. Traders fall under the fourth category, ‘Other Workers’, not a category of their own.
NCERT (2025-26): “Occupational Categories … The 2011 Census has divided the working population of India into four major categories:
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