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Rearrange the Following Words / Phrases to Form Meaningful Sentences: (A) More than / Are Child Workers / the Indian Population / Five per Cent of /

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Question

Rearrange the following words / phrases to form meaningful sentences:

(a) more than / are child workers / the Indian population / five per cent of /

(b) engaged / in agriculture / tens of thousands / are chiefly /

(c) work / in urban areas / many / of industries / in a variety /

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Solution

(a) More than five per cent of the Indian population are child workers.

(b) Tens of thousands are chiefly engaged in agriculture.

(c) Many work in a variety of industries in urban areas

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2013-2014 (March) Delhi Set 1

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