Sectors of Indian Economy Part 1

Over the past decade or so, certain new services such as _______ have become important and essential?

•  private hospitals
•  professional training
• information and communication technology
• Insurance

NREGA (National Rural Employment Guarantee Act of 2005) has guaranteed _______days of employment in a year in many districts of India

• 200 days
• 100 days
• 30 days
• 60 days

As per NREGA 2005 (National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005) the number of days of employment guaranteed by government is

• 100 days
• 80 days
• 150 days
• 120 days

Which of the following examples does not fall under unorganized sector?

• A farmer irrigating his field.
• A daily wage labourer working for a contractor.
• A doctor in a hospital treating a patient.
• A handloom weaver working on a loom in her house.

What is the secondary sector?

• production of a good by exploiting natural resources
• activities in which natural products are changed into other forms through ways of manufacturing
•  activities, by themselves, do not produce a good but they are an aid or support for the production process.
• Mineral excavation

The primary sector is also called_______

• Service sector
• Agriculture and related sector
• Pre- industry sector
• Unorganized sector

Where will you find the disguised unemployment most? Select the correct option from those given below:

• Among agricultural workers working for small farm lands
• Among part-time industrial workers
• In most of the government offices
• In big private companies

Which one is a primary occupation?

• Tailor
• Basket weaver
• Flower cultivator
• Milk vendor

Which one of the following economic activities is not in the tertiary sector?

• Banking
• Bee keeping
• Teaching
• Working in a call centre

In terms of G.D.P., the share of tertiary sector in 2003 was:

• between 20 to 30%
• between 30 to 40%
• between 50 to 60%
• above 70%