Women in agriculture

Q.  Which of the following is/are true?

1) As per Census 2011, 45% of the total female workers in India are engaged in agriculture.
2) Out of all agricultural labourers 42% are Women.
- Published on 03 Aug 16

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

ANSWER: Only 2
 
  • As per Census 2011, Sixty five percent (65%) of the total female workers in India are engaged in agriculture.
  • Of the total cultivators (118.7 million), 30.3% are female.
  • Out of 144.3 million agricultural labourers 42.6 % are Women.
  • In 2001, female agricultural labourers were 21% which increased to 23% in 2011.

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