Occupational Structure During British Rule

Last updated at Dec. 30, 2021 by

What is meaning of Occupational Structure?

It means distribution of Occupations in a society on basis of Sector, skill level etc

Example

Suppose an economy has 50 lacs people, how many are working in agriculture,industry,service sector etc

During British Rule,Vast Majority of People were working in Agriculture Sector

Very less people in Manufacturing and Service Sector

Occupational Structure of Britsh India - Teachoo.JPG

In Some areas of India, there was decline in dependence for Agricuture and Increase in Manufacturing and Other Sectors

Example

Madras Presidency (Tamil Nadu,Kerela,Karnataka,Andhra Pradesh)

Bombay

Bengal

However,in other areas dependence on Agricuture increased

Example

Orissa

Rajasthan

Punjab

Regional Variation in Occupational Structure - Teachoo.JPG

Q12

Highlight the salient features of India’s pre-independence occupational structure.

In the following questions, select the correct answers:

___ was the main source of livelihood for most of the people during the colonial rule.

A Industries

B Agriculture

C Both A and B

D Neither A nor B

Occupational Structure refers to

A Distribution of working force among the different occupations

B Nature of different occupations

C Size of working force in a country

D Number of people living in a country

Match the items in column A to that of Column B and choose the correct option:

Column A		Column B
1. Agricultural Sector’s share in workforce		(a) 10%
2. Workforce in manufacturing sector		(b) 16%
3. Population living in rural areas		(c) 75%
4. Literacy rate		(d) 72%

A 1 – (a)

B 2 – (b)

C 3 – (c)

D 4 – (d)