Consider the following statements and select the correct option:
i. Marginal Worker is a person who works for less than 183 days (or six months) in a year.
ii. Main Worker is a person who works for atleast 300 days (or ten months) in a year.
- ABoth i and ii are correct.
- BOnly i is correct.
- CBoth i and ii are incorrect.
- DOnly ii is correct.
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
According to the Census of India definitions:
Statement i is correct: A 'Marginal Worker' is a person who has worked for less than 6 months or 183 days in the reference year.
Statement ii is incorrect: A 'Main Worker' is defined as a person who worked for at least 183 days (or 6 months) in a year, not 300 days.
Statement i is correct: A 'Marginal Worker' is a person who has worked for less than 6 months or 183 days in the reference year.
Statement ii is incorrect: A 'Main Worker' is defined as a person who worked for at least 183 days (or 6 months) in a year, not 300 days.