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Which statement about India's occupational structure at Independence is correct?

At Independence, agriculture employed roughly 70 to 75 percent of India's workforce. Industry and services together absorbed only a small remainder, reflecting a weak industrial base and low structural transformation under colonial rule. The options claiming industry or services dominated employment are incorrect for that period.

  1. AAgriculture employed around 70-75 percent of the workforceCorrect
  2. BIndustry employed more than half of the workforce
  3. CServices employed the majority of workers
  4. DManufacturing employed about 40 percent of workers

Explanation

Roughly 70-75 percent of the workforce depended on agriculture in 1947, while industry and services together employed a small minority. The other options overstate the non-farm sectors. Regional variations existed, but the aggregate pattern was heavily agrarian.

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