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Match the set of… (Class 12 Economics SQP 2026-27, Q19)

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EconomicsCBSE Class 12 · Sample paper, session 2026-27 · 1 mark · MCQ

CBSE Class 12 Economics sample paper 2026-27: question 19

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2026-27, section B, question 19, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q19 · 1 mark · MCQEmployment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues

Match the set of type of employment given in Column I with corresponding example given in Column II and choose the correct option:

Column IColumn II
(p)Self-employediAn engineer working with ONGC
(q)Regular salaried employeesiiA construction worker
(r)Casual wage labourersiiiPhotographer running own studio
  1. (A)(p)-ii, (q)-i, (r)-iii
  2. (B)(p)-iii, (q)-ii, (r)-i
  3. (C)(p)-i, (q)-iii, (r)-ii
  4. (D)(p)-iii, (q)-i, (r)-ii

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2026-27.

Hints

Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.

Hint 1

Who works in his own business?

Hint 2

Who is hired daily without a fixed contract?

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. A photographer running his own studio uses his own resources: self-employed (p)-iii.

  2. An engineer working with ONGC gets a regular salary: regular salaried (q)-i. A construction worker is hired on a daily basis: casual wage labourer (r)-ii. Option (D).

    1 mark

Answer: (D) (p)-iii, (q)-i, (r)-ii

Where the marks are

  • Correct matching of the three types (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paperSample paper 2026-27: every question, by section.

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