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SSC Selection Post 2019 PYQ — Question 14

SSC Selection Post - Higher Secondary Level 2019 - 15 Oct 2019 • English • Q14

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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 statement is NOT true according to the passage?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3, i.e. Only women workers are employed as domestic workers and waste pickers.

This line is not true according to the passage. The passage says more than 90 per cent of women are in the informal sector, and domestic workers and waste pickers are part of that group. But it does not say that only women are employed in those trades.

Line to refer: “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.”

This line talks about types of informal jobs, but not gender-specific employment. So, assuming only women do these jobs is incorrect.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.