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Detailed, Step-by-Step NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Economics<\/a> Chapter 13 Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues Questions and Answers were solved by Expert Teachers as per NCERT (CBSE) Book guidelines covering each topic in chapter to ensure complete preparation.<\/p>\n

Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Economics Chapter 13<\/h2>\n

Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues Questions and Answers <\/span>Class 12 Economics Chapter 13<\/h3>\n

Question 1.
\nWho is a worker?
\nAnswer:
\nA person who is engaged in economic activity and hence, contributes to country’s GDP is a worker.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nDefine worker-population ratio.
\nAnswer:
\nWork-population ratio is that ratio which is obtained by dividing the total number of workers in country by total population of the country and multiplying the result by 100.
\n\\(\\frac{\\text { Total Number of Workers }}{\\text { Total Population }} \\times 100\\)<\/p>\n

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Question 3.
\nAre the following people can be assumed as workers\u2014a beggar, a thief, a smuggler, a gambler? Why?
\nAnswer:
\nA beggar, a thief, a smuggler, or a gambler cannot be assumed as workers as they are not engaged in any productive economic activity, which may contribute to country\u2019s GDP. These individuals are rather liability to the country.<\/p>\n

Question 4.
\nFind the odd man out
\n(i) owner of a saloon
\n(ii) a cobbler
\n(iii) a cashier in Mother Dairy
\n(iv) a tuition master
\n(v) transport operator
\n(vi) construction worker.
\nAnswer:
\nThe cashier in Mother Dairy is the odd man as he is the only regular-salaried worker among the given workers.<\/p>\n

Question 5.
\nThe newly emerging jobs are found mostly in the ………………………..\u00a0 sector (service\/manufacturing).
\nAnswer:
\nThe newly emerging jobs are found mostly in the service<\/span> sector.<\/p>\n

Question 6.
\nAn establishment with four hired workers is known as ……………….. (formal\/informal) sector establishment.
\n<\/span>Answer:
\nAn establishment with four hired workers is known as informal<\/span> sector establishment.<\/p>\n

Question 7.
\nRaj is going to school. When he is not in school, you will find him working in his farm. Can you consider him as a worker? Why?
\nAnswer:
\nRaj can be considered as a worker because he is engaged in a productive activity.<\/p>\n

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Question 8.
\nCompared to urban women, more rural women are found working. Why?
\nAnswer:
\nUrban women are more secure than rural women. Due to insecurity of women in rural areas, they have to work harder. Large family size and less sources of income in rural areas make rural women work more than urban women. In India, out of 100 rural women, 30 are found working while out of 120 urban women, only 14 are found working.<\/p>\n

Question 9.
\nMeena is a housewife. Besides taking care of household chores, she works in the cloth shop which is owned and operated by her husband. Can she be considered as worker? Why?
\nAnswer:
\nMeena can be considered as a worker because she is engaged in a productive activity.<\/p>\n

Question 10.
\nFind the odd man out
\n(i) rickshaw puller who works under a rickshaw owner
\n(ii) mason
\n(iii) mechanic shop worker
\n(iv) shoeshine boy.
\nAnswer:
\nOf the given workers, rickshaw puller, mason and mechanic shop worker are employed by others and get rewarded for their work from others. Thus, the shoeshine boy is the odd man out as he is a self-employed worker.<\/p>\n

Question 11.
\nThe following table shows distribution of the workforce in India for the year 1972-73. Analyse it and give reasons for the nature of workforce distribution. You will notice that the data is pertaining to the situation in India 30 years ago!
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place of Residence<\/strong><\/td>\nWorkforce (in millions)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Male<\/strong><\/td>\nFemale<\/strong><\/td>\nTotal<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rural<\/td>\n125<\/td>\n69<\/td>\n195<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Urban<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In the year 1972-73, the total workforce in India was 234 million. Out of these, 195 million workers were in rural areas and 39 million workers were in urban areas. This indicates a greater proportion of rural population in total workforce as they were engaged in agricultural and allied sectors.<\/p>\n

The rural workforce comprised of 125 million male workers and 69 million female workers. The urban workforce, on the other hand, comprised of 32 million male workers and only 7 million female workers. The participation of males was higher than the females in both rural and in the urban areas. Women usually lacked opportunities for acquiring education.<\/p>\n

Also, families often discouraged female members to take up job and confined them to household works. Also, the females in the rural areas formed 36% of the workforce while those in the urban areas formed only 18% of the workforce. Agricultural sector in India suffered from low productivity and hence, rural people had low earnings. This resulted in widespread poverty in the rural areas.<\/p>\n

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Question 12.
\nThe following table shows the population and worker population ratio for India in 1999-2000. Can you estimate workforce (urban and total) for India?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Region<\/strong><\/td>\nEstimates of Popuiation<\/strong>
\n(in crores)<\/strong><\/td>\n		Worker<\/strong>
\nPopulation<\/strong>
\nRatio<\/strong><\/td>\n		Estimated No. of workers (in crores)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rural<\/td>\n71.88<\/td>\n41.9<\/td>\n\\(\\frac{71.88}{100}X 41.9 – 30.12 100\\)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Urban<\/td>\n28.52<\/td>\n33.7<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/td>\n100.40<\/td>\n39.5<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Answer:
\nThe table below calculates the urban and total workforce for India:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Region<\/strong><\/td>\nEstimates of Population (in crores)<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2018 Worker Population Ratio<\/strong><\/td>\nEstimated No. of workers (in crores)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rural<\/td>\n71.88<\/td>\n41.9<\/td>\n\\(\\frac{71.88}{100}X 41.9 – 30.12 100\\)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Urban<\/td>\n28.52<\/td>\n33.7<\/td>\n\\(\\frac{28.52}{100} \\times 33.7=9.61\\)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/td>\n100.40<\/td>\n39.5<\/td>\n\\(\\frac{100.40}{100} \\times 39.5=39.66\\)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Question 13.
\nWhy are regular salaried employees more in urban areas than in rural areas?
\nAnswer:
\nRegular salaried employees are more in urban areas than in rural areas due to the following reasons:<\/p>\n