Question

SOURCE A: Underemployed
As a result, more than half of the workers in the country are working in
Primary sector, mainly in agriculture, producing only a quarter of the
GDP. In contrast to this, the secondary and tertiary sectors produce
Four-fifths of the produce whereas they employ less than half the
People. Does this mean that the workers in agriculture are not
Producing as much as they could?
What it means is that there are more people in agriculture than is
Necessary. So, even if you move a few people out, production will not be
Affected. In other words, workers in the agricultural sector are
Underemployed.
SOURCE B: Disguised unemployment
You will see that in disguised unemployment everyone is working, none
remains idle, but in actual fact, their labour effort gets divided. Each one
is doing some work but no one is fully employed. This is the situation of
underemployment where people are apparently working but all of them
are made to work less than their potential.This kind of underemployment
is hidden in contrast to someone who does not have a job and is clearly
visible as unemployed.
SOURCE C: Casual Workers
This underemployment can also happen in other sectors. For example
there are thousands of casual workers in the service sector in urban
areas who search for daily employment. They are employed as painters,
plumbers, repair persons and others doing odd jobs. Many of them don‟t
find work everyday. Similarly, we see other people of the service sectors
on the street pushing cart or selling something where they may spend
the whole day but earn very little. They are doing this work because
they do not have better opportunities.
QUESTIONS:
SOURCE A: Underemployed
i) Why are workers in the agricultural sector said to be underemployed?
SOURCE B: Disguised Unemployment
ii) What is the situation of underemployed?
SOURCE C: Casual Workers
iii) Who are Casual Workers?

Answer 1

Answer:

It is not profitable to put such a big answer at five points.