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Economy UPPSC 2006 GS-I
Question

A labour intensive industry is one that

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Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Employs more hands

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Employs more hands”.
A labour-intensive industry is one that: (3) Employs more hands. This means that the industry relies heavily on human labor rather than machinery and automation for its production processes.

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