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“Employment in the formal… (Class 12 Economics 2026, Q28A)

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EconomicsCBSE Class 12 · Board exam 2026, set 58/1/1 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 12 Economics 2026: question 28(A)

Set in the CBSE Class 12 board exam of 2026, paper 58/1/1, section B, question 28(A), for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q28(A) · 3 marks · Short answerCompetency-basedEmployment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues

“Employment in the formal sector guarantees better income and social benefits compared to informal sector job.”
Defend or refute the above statement with valid reason and example.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 58/1/1.

Hints

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

Hint 1

Which workers get provident fund and pension?

Hint 2

Compare a salaried employee with a daily-wage labourer.

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. The statement is defended. Formal-sector workers get regular income, fair wages and social security benefits such as provident fund, pension, paid leave and medical benefits, and their jobs are protected by labour laws.

    1 mark

  2. Informal-sector workers do not get regular income or social security; they can be dismissed without notice or compensation.

    1 mark

  3. Example: a government employee gets a regular salary, pension and other benefits, while a daily-wage construction worker has no fixed income or social security.

    1 mark

Answer: Defended: formal jobs give regular income, social security and job protection, which informal jobs lack (e.g. government employee vs daily-wage worker).

Where the marks are

  • Formal sector: regular income and social security (1)
  • Informal sector lacks these (1)
  • Valid example (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 paper2026 board paper, set 58/1/1: every question, by section.

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