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Topic 294 · Society, Health, Education & Schemes

Unpaid housework and care work

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA
  1. Core Trigger: The Time Use Survey 2024, released in February 2025, showed women spend 289 minutes a day on unpaid domestic services against 88 for men.
  2. Care Gap: On unpaid caregiving women spend 137 minutes a day, men 75.
  3. Conducting Body: The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) ran the survey through 2024.
  4. Key Term: Notional income is an assumed income attributed to a homemaker to compute compensation.
  5. Data Use: Such survey data gives courts and planners evidence to measure and value unpaid work.
  6. Judicial Step: Kirti v Oriental Insurance Co. (Supreme Court, 2021) valued a homemaker's notional income in motor-accident compensation.
  7. India Link: Courts have begun to value housework, moving beyond treating it as economically invisible.
  8. Venue: The Supreme Court of India sits in New Delhi.
  9. Founded: The Supreme Court was inaugurated on 28 January 1950.
  10. Landmark: Lata Wadhwa v State of Bihar (2001) valued a homemaker's services when fixing compensation for a fire victim.
  11. Articles: Article 14 guarantees equality; Article 15(3) permits special provisions for women and children.
  12. Doctrine: Under the Motor Vehicles Act 1988, tribunals award just compensation, often by the multiplier method.
Question 1 of 10

The Time Use Survey 2024 found women spend how many minutes a day on unpaid domestic services?

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Answer: (D) 289

Core Trigger: The Time Use Survey 2024, released in February 2025, showed women spend 289 minutes a day on unpaid domestic services against 88 for men.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 294, point 1

Question 2 of 10

On unpaid caregiving, how many minutes a day do women spend, per the survey?

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Answer: (B) 137

Care Gap: On unpaid caregiving women spend 137 minutes a day, men 75.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 294, point 2

Question 3 of 10

Which ministry ran the Time Use Survey through 2024?

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Answer: (C) Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Conducting Body: The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) ran the survey through 2024.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 294, point 3

Question 4 of 10

Notional income of a homemaker means what?

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Answer: (D) An assumed income attributed to her to compute compensation

Key Term: Notional income is an assumed income attributed to a homemaker to compute compensation.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 294, point 4

Question 5 of 10

Time use survey data gives courts and planners evidence for what purpose?

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Answer: (B) Measuring and valuing unpaid work

Data Use: Such survey data gives courts and planners evidence to measure and value unpaid work.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 294, point 5

Question 6 of 10

Kirti v Oriental Insurance Co. (2021) valued a homemaker's notional income in which kind of compensation?

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Answer: (C) Motor-accident compensation

Judicial Step: Kirti v Oriental Insurance Co. (Supreme Court, 2021) valued a homemaker's notional income in motor-accident compensation.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 294, point 6

Question 7 of 10

Where does the Supreme Court of India sit?

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Answer: (D) New Delhi

Venue: The Supreme Court of India sits in New Delhi.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 294, point 8

Question 8 of 10

On which date was the Supreme Court inaugurated?

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Answer: (B) 28 January 1950

Founded: The Supreme Court was inaugurated on 28 January 1950.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 294, point 9

Question 9 of 10

Lata Wadhwa v State of Bihar (2001) valued a homemaker's services for compensation to which victim?

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Answer: (C) A fire victim

Landmark: Lata Wadhwa v State of Bihar (2001) valued a homemaker's services when fixing compensation for a fire victim.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 294, point 10

Question 10 of 10

Consider the statements: 1. Article 14 guarantees equality. 2. Article 15(3) bars special provisions for women and children. Which is/are correct?

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Answer: (A) Only 1

Articles: Article 14 guarantees equality; Article 15(3) permits special provisions for women and children.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 294, point 11

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