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SSC Selection Post 2019 PYQ — Question 16

SSC Selection Post - Higher Secondary Level 2019 - 15 Oct 2019 • English • Q16

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Read the passage and answer the questions given below it.

Construction and trade are the two sectors that share a dominant part of informal employment with 76 per cent and 72 per cent respectively of all the workers in the non-agriculture, informal sector. Nearly 25 per cent of India's urban employment is dominated by four informal trades: domestic workers, home-based workers, street vendors, and waste pickers. Over 90 per cent of workers in India are in the informal segment, which gives a significant share to the economy. More than 90 per cent of women workers are employed in the informal sector. Some of the reasons for this could be the flexibility of time and work in the home-based units. Further, women are employed more in the informal sector because they are considered to be a cheap source of labour. However, the informal sector does not guarantee economic security, legal protection, equal and fair wages and workers' rights. The workers in this sector therefore land in a very vulnerable situations as the labour legislation or trade union organisation cannot reach there.

Which one of the following is NOT a reason why more women are found in the informal sector?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4, i.e. higher wage.

The passage explains that women are more employed in the informal sector because of flexible time, flexible work, and also because they are considered a cheap source of labour.

Line to refer: “Some of the reasons for this could be the flexibility of time and work in the home-based units... because they are considered to be a cheap source of labour.”

This means option 4 (higher wage) is NOT a reason — in fact, the opposite is true — wages are lower, not higher.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.