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Which of the following are operating in the informal sector of the country?

A. Cycle-rickshaw puller

B. Civil engineer in a government construction enterprises

C. Cook in a hostel which employs nine hired workers

D. Private school teacher in a school which has eleven hired teachers.

E. Farmer cultivating his plot of land

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Solution

Correct Option: 4

Informal sector consists of own-account workers and enterprises employing fewer than 10 hired workers. A cycle-rickshaw puller (A) is self-employed - informal. A cook in a hostel with 9 hired workers (C) is below the 10-worker threshold - informal. A farmer on his own plot (E) is self-employed - informal. The civil engineer in a government enterprise (B) and the teacher in a school with 11 workers (D) are formal. Hence A, C, E.

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