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CH-6: EMPLOYMENT : GROWTH, INFORMALISATION AND OTHER ISSUES, Indian Economic Development, NCERT Books
Outsourcing of Work
Outsourcing of work means:
- Government taking over private companies
- A big firm handing over specialist jobs to small enterprises or individuals — Correct Answer
- Workers moving from rural to urban areas
- Importing goods from foreign countries
Explanation:
Correct Answer Explanation
Outsourcing means that a big firm finds it profitable to close down some specialist departments and hand over jobs to very small enterprises or specialist individuals, sometimes even in other countries.
Key Points:
- Departments like legal, computer programming, customer service are commonly outsourced.
- The traditional notion of factory or office has been altered.
- For many, the home is becoming the workplace.
- This has led to more informal employment.
Why Other Options Are Wrong
- A: That is nationalisation.
- C: That is rural-urban migration.
- D: That is importing, not outsourcing.
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