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Indian economy: Why has India’s occupational structure changed slowly over time? Identify a key structural reason for persistence of high primary-sector employment. Choose the correct option.

Q: Indian economy: Why has India’s occupational structure changed slowly over time? Identify a key structural reason for persistence of high primary-sector employment. Choose the correct option.

Concept With high population growth and limited formal job creation outside agriculture, labour shifts slowly from primary to secondary/tertiary sectors. Final Answer Insufficient industrial and services job creation to absorb surplus labour

Difficulty: Medium

Insufficient industrial and services job creation to absorb surplus labour
Rapid automation in all sectors
Complete land redistribution
Excessive emigration of workers

Correct Answer: Insufficient industrial and services job creation to absorb surplus labour

Explanation:

Concept

With high population growth and limited formal job creation outside agriculture, labour shifts slowly from primary to secondary/tertiary sectors.

Final Answer
Insufficient industrial and services job creation to absorb surplus labour

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