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UPSC Prelims 1992 · Agriculture · Farm Money
Among the reasons for disguised unemployment in rural areas is
- (a) Choice of a heavy industry model for economic development
- (b) Low levels of technological development in the country
- (c) Heavy pressure of population along with half-hearted implementation of agrarian reforms
- (d) High illiteracy rates
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Answer: (c) Heavy pressure of population along with half-hearted implementation of agrarian reforms
Heavy population pressure on land and weak land reforms leave more people on farms than needed.
Why the others are wrong
(a) Industrial models affect jobs but don’t explain surplus farm labour.
(b) Technology is a factor, but population pressure is the core.
(d) Illiteracy is a contributing factor, not the main cause.
The trap
None.
🔒 Disguised unemployment: marginal productivity of extra workers ≈ 0.