UPSC Prelims 1998 · General Studies
Question 56: Economy and Social Development
The number of economically active women (excluding students and those doing domestic duties in their homes) as a percentage of all women of working age (generally those aged 15-64 years) was the highest in 1996 in
AnswerThe answer is (b).
The key picks China: in the mid-1990s a very large share of working-age women in China were economically active, in farming and in factories. The United States and Russia also had high rates, but lower, and South Korea's rate was much lower. Economic activity rate means those working or seeking work as a share of the population of that age.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) The USA was high but below China in the key's data.
- (b) Right per the key: China had the highest female activity rate.
- (c) Russia was high but below China in the key's data.
- (d) South Korea's female rate was much lower.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 1998, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.