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Mehak is employed… (Class 12 Economics SQP 2026-27, Q29B)

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EconomicsCBSE Class 12 · Sample paper, session 2026-27 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 12 Economics sample paper 2026-27: question 29(B)

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2026-27, section B, question 29(B), for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q29(B) · 3 marks · Short answerCompetency-basedEmployment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues

Mehak is employed in a private firm which has hired only five workers. She generally remains insecure that she can be terminated from her job, without any prior notice. In contrast, her elder sister Sehaj works as a nurse in a government hospital.
On the basis of the given text and common understanding answer the following questions:

  1. (I)

    Identify the sectors in which Mehak and Sehaj are employed.

    1 mark
  2. (II)

    State any two differences between the identified sectors in which they are working.

    2 marks

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

Hints

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Hint 1

The dividing line is 10 hired workers; public establishments are always formal.

Hint 2

Compare job security and benefits.

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. (I) Mehak (private firm with only five hired workers) is in the informal sector; Sehaj (nurse in a government hospital) is in the formal sector.

    1 mark

  2. (II) Job security: informal-sector workers can be dismissed without notice and have no job protection, while formal-sector workers enjoy job security.

    1 mark

  3. (II) Income and benefits: informal-sector workers usually lack regular income and social security, while formal-sector workers get a regular income with benefits such as provident fund, pension and paid leave.

    1 mark

Answer: (I) Mehak: informal sector; Sehaj: formal sector. (II) Formal jobs offer job security and regular income with social security; informal jobs do not.

Where the marks are

  • Sectors identified (½ + ½)
  • Two differences (1 + 1)

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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