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3. Match the following:
Problems faced by farming sector Some possible measures
1. Unirrigated land (i) Setting up agro-based mills
2. Low prices for crops (ii) Cooperative marketing societies
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3. Debt burden (iii) Procurement of food grains by government
4. No job in the off season (iv) Construction of canals by the government
5. Compelled to sell their grains to (v) Banks to provide credit with low interest
the local traders soon after harvest
Ans. 1. (iv), 2. (iii), 3. (v), 4. (i), 5. (ii)

4. Find the odd one out and say why.
(i) Tourist guide, dhobi, tailor, potter
(ii) Teacher, doctor, vegetable vendor, lawyer
(iii) Postman, cobbler, soldier, police constable
(iv) MTNL, Indian Railways, Air India, Jet Airways, All India Radio.
Ans. (i) Tourist guide- Unlike others he is appointed by the government and working in the organized
sector.
(ii) Vegetable vendor-others are educated and skilled professionals whereas vegetable vendor
is an unskilled person without formal education.
(iii) Cobbler- he is self employed whereas others are government servants.
(iv) Jet Airways- It is privately owned, whereas others are owned by government.

5. A research scholar looked at the working people in the city of Surat and found the following.
Nature of Percentage of
Place of work
employment working people
In offices and factories registered with the Organised 15
government.
Own shops, office, clinics in marketplaces with 15
formal license.
People working on the street, construction 20
workers, domestic workers.
Working in small workshop usually not registered
with the government.

Complete the table. What is the percentage of workers in the unorganised sector in this city?
Nature of Percentage of
Ans. Place of work
employment working people
In offices and factories registered with the Organised 15
government.
Own shops, office, clinics in marketplaces with Organised 15
formal license.
People working on the street, construction Unorganised 20
workers, domestic workers.
Working in small workshop usually not registered Unorganised 50
with the government.
70% of the workers are in the unorganised sector in this city.

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