Read the following two statements carefully and choose the correct option: Statement 1: Northeastern states of India show high female work participation rates. Statement 2: Tribal societies in these regions are more gender-equitable in labour division.
Both 1 and 2 are correct
Statement 1 — correct. Census and PLFS data show that several northeastern states — such as Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh — have female work participation rates well above the national average.
Statement 2 — correct. Tribal societies in the region have comparatively more gender-equitable labour division: women take an active part in shifting (jhum) and settled cultivation, weaving, trade and local markets (for example, the all-women Ima Keithel market in Imphal), and some communities such as the Khasi and Garo are matrilineal.
Both statements are correct, and the second helps explain the first.
Hence, the answer is Both 1 and 2 are correct.
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