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Chapter 2 Sectors of Indian Economy Assignment

The document outlines various questions related to the sectors of the Indian economy, focusing on the primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors. It includes questions of varying difficulty, addressing concepts such as economic activities, employment issues, and the role of government in economic development. The document serves as an assignment for Chapter 2, prompting students to explore the interdependence of sectors and the significance of each in the context of India's economy.

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Chapter 2 Sectors of Indian Economy Assignment

The document outlines various questions related to the sectors of the Indian economy, focusing on the primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors. It includes questions of varying difficulty, addressing concepts such as economic activities, employment issues, and the role of government in economic development. The document serves as an assignment for Chapter 2, prompting students to explore the interdependence of sectors and the significance of each in the context of India's economy.

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Assignment

Chapter 2 – Sectors of Indian economy

1 Mark Questions

1. Under which economic sector does the production of a commodity through the
natural process come?
2. Which sector includes activities that help in the development of the primary and
secondary sector?
3. In which sector is seasonal and disguised unemployment most prevalent in India?
4. Define intermediate goods. Give examples.
5. What do final goods and services mean?
6. How can we determine which sector is dominant in a particular country?
7. Suggest any one way to solve under employment situation in rural areas in India.
8. Service sector in India employs two different kinds of people. Who are these?
9. Why is there a need to protect and support the workers in the unorganized sector?
10. How does public sector help in the development of a country?

3 Marks Questions

1. Explain the three sectors of economic activities with the help of examples.
2. Economic activities are interdependent. Explain with examples.
3. How is tertiary sector different from the other two sectors of economic activities?
Explain.
4. Define final goods and services. Give one example of final goods. Why are only
final goods and services counted in the calculation of GDP?
5. Explain the problem of underemployment in the service sector in urban areas with
examples.
6. Explain the role of NREGA in creating employment for the people in India.
7. Why is NREGA also called the “Right to Work”? Mention any three reasons for it.
8. Explain any three reasons for the primary sector to be the largest employer in
India.
9. State the objectives of MNREGA.
10. Explain measures that can be adopted to remove disguised unemployment
in the agriculture sector.
11. How do we count various goods and services? What precautions should be
taken while counting goods and services?
12. How would income and employment increase if farmers are provided with
loan, irrigation and transportation facilities?
13. Why do people prefer to work in the organized sector?
14. Why is agriculture an activity of unorganized sector in India? Explain.
15. Distinguish between the public sector and the private sector.
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16. Explain how public sector contributes to the economic development of a
nation.
17. A remarkable fact about India is that while there has been a change in the
share of the three sectors in GDP, a similar shift has not taken place in
employment. According to government data the primary sector continues to be the
largest employer even now.
Suggest ways through which employment can be increased in sectors other than
Primary sector in India.

5 Marks Questions

1. Explain any five reasons for the growth of services sector in India.
2. “When a country develops, the contribution of primary sector declines and that of
secondary and tertiary sector increases.” Analyze the statement.
3. There has been a big change in the three sectors of economic activities, but a
similar shift has not taken place in the share of employment. Explain the above
statement on the basis of facts.
4. Describe the various ways in which government can create employment
opportunities for the people in India.
5. “Agriculture had been the backbone of the Indian economy. But the declining
share of agriculture in the GDP is now a matter of serious concern.” Explain the
meaning of this statement.
6. “Workers are not exploited in organized sector.” Do you agree with the statement?

4 Marks Questions

1. There are many activities that are undertaken by directly using natural resources.
For example, in the case of an activity like dairy, we are dependent on the
biological process of the animals and availability of fodder etc. The product here,
milk, also is a natural product. Similarly, minerals and ores are also natural
products. When we produce a good by exploiting natural resources, it is an activity
of the primary sector.
Many products we use are not produced by nature but have to be made and
therefore some process of manufacturing is essential. This could be in a factory, a
workshop or at home. For example, using cotton fiber from the plant, we spin yarn
and weave cloth. Using sugarcane as a raw material, we make sugar or gur. We
convert earth into bricks and use bricks to make houses and buildings. These are
termed as secondary sector activities.

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After primary and secondary, there is a third category of activities that falls under
tertiary sector and is different from the above two. These activities, by themselves,
do not produce a good but they are an aid or a support for the production process.
For example, goods that are produced in the primary or secondary sector would
need to be transported by trucks or trains and then sold in wholesale and retail
shops.
(i) Which sector employees maximum people in India and why?
(ii) Explain how the activities undertaken in the three sectors are interdependent.

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