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2020-03-08 National

5502.

Female labor-force participation in India has declined from 34% in 2006 to _______ in 2020?

24.8%

27.5%

30.2%

32.9%

Answer: Option

Explanation:

Female labor-force participation in India has declined from 34% in 2006 to 24.8% in 2020. India is the only country among the 153 surveyed countries where the economic gender gap is larger than the political gap. The study found that raising women's participation in the labor force to the same level as men can boost India's GDP by 27%.