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CLASS 10 ECONOMICS SECTORS OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS GOLDEN REFERENCE BOOK

CLASS 10 ECONOMICS


SECTORS OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY


MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS


GOLDEN REFERENCE BOOK


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Workers in different sectors (in Millions) 
Unorganised 
Secon dary 
Tertiary 
Total 
Workers in different sectors (in Millions) 
Total 
Prim ary 
Secondary 
Terti ary 
Total 
TO in Percentage 
Organise. 
17.26% 
Unorganiséd 
82.74% 
(i) What is the percentage of people in the unorganised sector in agriculture? 
(ii) DO you agree that agriculture is an unorganised sector activity? Why? 
(iii) If we look at the country as a whole, we find that — % Of the workers in 
India are in the unorganised sector. Organised sector employment is 
available to only about — of the workers in India. 
(i) The percentage Of people in the unorganised agriculture is 99.56%. 
Yes, we think that agriculture is an unorganised sector activity because, 
(a) Farmers have no fixed working hours. 
(b) Farmers do not get fixed amount of money as salary every month. 
(c) Farm labour are low paid and Often irregular. 
(a) 82.74%; (b) 17.26% 
V. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 
1. SECTORS OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES 
1.1. The prime economic activity Of India: 
(a) Industry 
(c) providing services 
(b) Agriculture 
(d) None of these

 

2. COMPARING THE THREE SECTORS 
2.1. IVhieh or the rollou'ing activity does not come under tertiary 
2.2. The tertiary sectar is also known as: 
public Sector 
Service Sector 
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Private 
Organised Sector 
2.3. Which of the following activitieé does not belong to the primary sector? 
Mining 
2.1. Historical Change in Sectors 
2.1.1. Transportation is an activity Of 
Service sector 
Industrial Sector 
(CBSE 2011) 
(b) Dairy 
(d) Weaving 
(b ) Tertiary ge•Ctor 
Both and (b) 
2.1.2. Which one of the following sectors the largest employer in Indiå? (CBSE 2011) 
(a) Primary 
(c) Tertiary 
(d) IT sector 
2.1-3. Which one of the following was the largest producing sector in 1971? (CBSE 2011) 
Secon 
Primary 
Tertiu-y 
(d) of the above 
2.1 X Which of the following is an example of the service sector? 
(a) Horticulture 
(c) Dairy farming 
(b) pottery making 
(d) Storage 
3. PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND TERTIARY SECTORS IN INDIA 
3.1. The GDP of India in the year 2010-11 was 
21,00.000 crores 
24,00.OOO crores 
3.2. Sahara Airlines is example of: 
la) Service sector 
(c) Tertiary sector 
(bi 50,OO.OOO croreÅ 
(d) e 2200.000 cores 
(b) private sector 
(d) All of the atx•ve 
(CBSE 2011) 
(CBSE 2011) 
(CBSE 2011) 
3.3. In term of GDP the share of tertiary sector in 2010—11 Was: 
between to 
(a) between to 30'* 
(d) alme 
Tertiary sector has become an important part Of Indian economy on account of: 
(CBSE 2011) 
(a) development of agriculture and industry (b) rise in levels of income 
none of the 
(c) both (a) and (b)

 

3.1. Rising Importance of the Tertiary Sector in Production 
3-1.1. Disguised unemployment means a situation Where people are: 
(a) Unemployed 
(b) Employed but earning less salary 
(e) Employed but work than their potential 
(d) Unemployed for a short period of timo 
3.2. Where are Most of the people Employed? 
3.2. Undemmployment is a situation when people: 
(CBSE 2011) 
(CBSE 2011) 
do not want to work 
(c) are working in a lazy •nunner 
3.3. How to Create More Employment? 
(b) are not paid for their work 
(d) want to do job. but not getting 
For hotc many days employment assurance has been protiided under NREGA Act? 
(a) 150 days 
200 
1b) 365 days 
(d) 100 days 
3-3.2. The Government or Indio has implemented the Right to Work in: 
(a) 2004 
2006 
(b) 2005 
(d) 2007 
3.33. Which Of the following was the objective of NREGA 2005? 
(a) To control the unorganised sector in rural areas 
(b) To provide 100 days employment in a year by the government 
(e) To control the now of money from private sector to public sector 
(d) None Of the above 
4. DIVISION OF SECTORS AS ORGANISED AND UNORGANISED 
4.1. In which of the following sectors employees are normally exploited? 
(a) Organised sector 
Sector 
(b) Public sector 
(d) Service sector 
4-2. Which Of the following is not an activity Of organised sector? 
(CBSE 2011) 
(CBSE 2011) 
(CBSE 2011) 
(a) Teacher teaching in Kendriya Vidyalaya (b) A nurse working in a Govt. herspital 
A farmer irrigating his field 
(d) A clerk working in the Post Office 
4.8. Which Of the following is not applicable for a worker. Who works in the organised 
sector? 
(CBSE 2011) 
Hushe gets a regular salary at the end Of the month 
(b) is not paid for leave 
(c) HUBhe get* medical allowance 
(d) He/she got an appointment letter stating the term' and conditions of work when he/she 
joined this work 
4.4. Identify the feature of the unorganised sector: 
(a) Rules and regulations are followed 
(b) Workers enjoy security of employment 
(CBSE 2011)

 

SECTORS OFTHEJNOIAN ECONOMY 
'c) Employment is not secure 
(d) It follmvs some formal processes and procedure 
4.1. How to Protect Workers in the Unorganised Sector? 
security 
Agriculture sector 
(c) Unorganised sector 
(CBSE 2011) 
(b) Private sector 
(d' Organised sector 
S. SECTORS IN TERMS OF OWNERSHIP: PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS 
5. Which Of the following statement ig true in respect or public sector? (CBSE 2011) 
(a ) Big companies most of the assets (b) Gov ernment own the assets 
A gmup of people owns most of the assets (d) An individual own most Of the assets 
5.2. Public enterprises are owned by: 
(a ) Individual owners 
(c) Both government and individual 
(CBSE 2011) 
(b) Government 
(d) None Of the above 
5.3. The sectors are classified into public and private sector on the basis Of (CBSE 2011) 
(a) Employment conditions 
(c) Number Of worker employed 
(b) The nature of economic activities 
(d) Ownership Of enterprise 
5.4. Which Of the following acts would not apply to a company like TISCO? (CBSE 2011) 
(a) Minimum Wages Act 
(b) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 
(e) Factories Act 
(d) payment of Gratuity Act 
5.5. The motive of public sector enterprises is: 
(a) Profit making 
(e) Social welfare and Security 
5.6. Railways is an example Of: 
(a) Private sector 
(e) Secondary sector 
(b) 
(b) 
(d) 
(CBSE 2011) 
Entertainme n t 
None Of the above 
(CBSE 2011) 
Public sector 
None of the above 
2.1. (d) 
2.2. • (c) 
2.1.2. (a) 
3.2. (d) 
2.8. (d) 
2.1.a. (e) 
3.3. (e) 
8.8.1, (d) 
2'i.4. (d) 
3.4. (C)

 

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4.1. 
4.1.1. (d) 
5.1. 
5.2. (b) 
5.3. (d) 
6.4. (b) 55, 
5.6. 
VI. PRACTICE EXERCISE 
1. SECTORS OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES 
1.1. Differentiate between activities Of primary sector and secondary sector. 
1.2. How tertiary sector is different from secondary sector? 
Explain any five features Of Tertiary sector. 
1.4. What is the prime economic activity of India? 
2. COMPARING THE THREE SECTORS 
(CBSE 2015) 
(CBSE 2016) 
2.1. 
2.2. 
2.3. 
2.4. 
2.5. 
2.6. 
Why value of goods and services a better measure for production levels in the economy 
as against actual quantities of goods and services? 
"Not every goods and services produced need to be counted for valueof goods and 
services." Explain. 
What is the usual trend of shift from primary to secondary to tertiary Sector in a 
developing economy? 
Define GDP. 
(CBSE 2015) 
How do wo count and calculate the value Of goods and services in the three economic 
sectors? Explain With the help of a suitable example. 
(CBSE 2016) 
Differentiate between final goods and intermediate goods with the help of examples. 
(CBSE 2016) 
2.7. Suggest any one way to create employment opportunity in the rural areas. 
(CBSE 2016) 
3. PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND TERTIARY SECTORS IN INDIA 
3.1. Which sector in India has outperformed over the last forty years? Give reasons. 
Explain the performance Of primary sector in India over the last forty years. 
Why there is a mismatch between shift in employment and GDP from primary to 
secondary to tertiary sector? 
Write a note on NREGA 2005. 
Differentiate between open unemployment and disguised unemployment? 
(CBSE 2015) 
HOW many days Of guaranteed employment are provided under National Rural 
32. 
3.3. 
3.4. 
3.5. 
3.6. 
3.7. 
Employment Guarantee Act 2005? 
Why is NREGA also called the right to work? 
(CBSE 2015) 
(CBSE 2015)

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