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Sectors of Indian Economy

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The erstwhile Planning Commission is known as _______.

a)

Neeti Aayog

b)

Niti Aayog

c)

NITI Aayog

d)

NEETI Aayog

2.

In urban areas, the unorganized sector comprises mainly of which of the following?

a)

People who work in hospitals

b)

Teachers

c)

Workers in a transportation company

d)

People who work as employers in a company

3.

Which of the following type of unemployment is hidden in contrast to someone who does not have a job and is clearly visible as unemployed?

a)

Underemployed

b)

Disguised unemployed

c)

Uneremployed

d)

Both A and B

4.

Transport of coal to a factory falls under which of the following economic sectors?

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Tertiary Sector

c)

Prmary sector

d)

Secondary sector

5.

Which of the following is NOT wrong?

a)

In a developing country the government is not responsible to make arrangements to provide basic services to the people.

b)

All parts of the service sector is growing equally well.

c)

Today, the secondary sector is the largest contributor to India's GDP.

d)

The primary sector continues to be the largest employer even now.

6.

DON'T select the sentence from the following which is wrong.

a)

The central government in India made a law implementing the Right to Work in about 625 districts.

b)

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Guarantee Act was implemented in 2009.

c)

Education sector doesn't provide any employment.

d)

Farmers in India are the most profitable in the agricultural sector.

7.

Assertion: Leela works five days a week, receives her income on the last day of each month and gets medical facilities from her firm.

Reason: Leela is not working in the unorganized sector.

a)

Assertion and Reason are true and reason is the correct explanation for the assertion

b)

Assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation for the Assertion

c)

Assertion is true but Reason is false

d)

Assertion and Reason are both false

e)

Assertion is false but Reason is true

8.

Assertion: An individual who manufacture flour from wheat is engaged in the tertiary sector.

Reason: When some process of manufacturing is used, the product is a part of the secondary sector.

a)

Assertion and Reason are true and reason is the correct explanation for the assertion

b)

Assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation for the Assertion

c)

Assertion is true but Reason is false

d)

Assertion and Reason are both false

e)

Assertion is false but Reason is true

9.

Assertion: In India, the tertiary sector is not the smallest employer.

Reason: The demand for services has decreased drastically.

a)

Assertion and Reason are true and reason is the correct explanation for the assertion

b)

Assertion is true but Reason is false

c)

Assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation for the Assertion

d)

Assertion and Reason are both false

e)

Assertion is false but Reason is true

10.

Service sector does NOT include which of the following activities?

a)

Timber processing

b)

Internet café

c)

Lawyer

d)

Teachers

11.

Which of the following sentences is NOT wrong?

a)

A study conducted by NITI Aayog states that nearly 20 lakh jobs can be created in the agricultural sector alone.

b)

None of the above

c)

A study conducted by NCE states that nearly 25 lakh jobs can be created in the educational sector alone.

d)

A study conducted by NCE Aayog states that nearly 25 lakh jobs can be created in the educational sector alone.

12.

Choose the sentence from the following, which is correct.

a)

The task of collection of data in all the three sectors of the economy is done by BPO

b)

The task of collection of data in all the three sectors of the economy is done by UDPA

c)

The task of collection of data in all the three sectors of the economy is done by IEGC

d)

The task of collection of data in all the three sectors of the economy is done by NSSO

13.

Choose the correct sentence from the following.

a)

In India primary sector is the largest employe while the tertiary sector is the largest income generator.

b)

In India secondary sector is the largest employe while the tertiary sector is the largest income generator.

c)

In India primary sector is the largest employe while the secondary sector is the largest income generator.

d)

In India tertiary sector is the largest employe while the primary sector is the largest income generator.

14.

Assertion: In India, over the forty years between 1972-74 and 2013-14, while production in all three sectors has decreased, it has increased the most in the primary sector.

Reason: Tertiary sector is the only organized sector in the economy so the government spends a lot of money for creating jobs in the tertiary sector.

a)

Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the incorrect explanation of the Assertion

b)

Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion

c)

Both Assertion and Reason are false

d)

Assertion is true but Reason is false

e)

Assertion is false but Reason is true

15.

Assertion: In India, over the forty years between 1973-74 and 2013-14, while production in all three sectors has increased, it has increased the most in the primary sector.


Reason: Primary sector is the only organized sector in the economy so the government spends a lot of money for creating jobs in the tertiary.

a)

Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

b)

Assertion and Reason are true but U is not the correct explanation of Assertion

c)

Both Assertion and Reason are false

d)

Assertion is true but Reason is false

e)

Assertion is false but Reason is true

16.

Assertion: Leela works five days a week, receives her income on the last day of each month and gets medical facilities from her firm.


Reason: Leela is working in the organized sector

a)

Both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion

b)

Both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

c)

Assertion is true but the Reason is false

d)

Both Assertion and Reason are false

e)

Assertion is false but Reason is true

17.

Assertion: In India, the primary sector is the largest employer.


Reason: The demand for services has increased enormously.

a)

Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion

b)

Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion

c)

Assertion is true but the Reason is false

d)

Assertion is false but the Reason is true

e)

Both the Assertion and Reason are false

18.

In urban areas, unorganized sector comprises mainly of which of the following?

a)

People who work in hospitals

b)

People who work as employers in a company

c)

Teachers

d)

Workers in a transportation company

19.

Fill in the blank

The central government in India had made a law implementing the _______ in about 625 districts of India.

a)

Right to increased wage

b)

Right to governmental services

c)

Right to education

d)

Right to work

20.

Assertion: The sum of the production of three sectors of the economy is called GDP (Gross Domestic Product).


Reason: Only the final goods and services are included so that the intermediate goods do not get counted more than once.

a)

Both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion

b)

Both Assertion and Reason are true bit the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion

c)

Assertion is true but the Reason is false

d)

Assertion is false but the Reason is true

e)

Both the Assertion and the Reason are false

21.

Assertion: The initial stages of development had secondary sector as the most important sector


Reason: In the early 19th centuries, majority of people were indulged in manufacturing, crafts, trading, etc..

a)

Both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion

b)

Both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion

c)

Assertion is true but the Reason is false

d)

Assertion is false but the Reason is true

e)

Both the Assertion and the Reason are false

22.

Assertion: If enough jobs are created in secondary and tertiary sectors, it would lead to better economic development of the country.


Reason: This would reduce underemployment in the primary sector and value potential of human resource.

a)

Both the Assertion and the Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion

b)

Assertion is false but the reason is true

c)

Assertion is true but the reason is false

d)

Both the Assertion and the Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion

23.

Over the past decade, certain new services such as _____ and _______ have become essential.

a)

Information and Machinery

b)

Information and Communication

c)

Communication and professional training

d)

Both B & C

24.

Which of the following is not a method to increase income of the state?

a)

Tourism

b)

Domestic Industries

c)

Craft industry

d)

Both B & C

25.

Choose the inCORRECT sentence from the following.

a)

In the public sector the government owns majority of the assets

b)

Private sector is more profitable than the public sector

c)

Artisans include Goldsmiths, spinner, farmers and plumbers

d)

Protection and support of the unorganized sector is necessary for both economic and social development.

26.

Choose the correct sentence from the following.

a)

GDP stands for Gross Dormitory Profit.

b)

In disguised unemployment, the labour effort gets doubled

c)

The underemployment is clearly hidden in contrast to someone who is clearly unemployed hence its called disguised unemployment.

d)

Many people in service sector like plumbers, carpenters do not spend the whole day for work but do not earn very little.

27.

Choose the incorrect sentence from the following.

a)

Organized sector job employers have to follow many acts such as maximum wages act, workshops act etc.

b)

Unorganized sector is largely outside the control of governments.

c)

Those who are employed on their own without restriction are part of organized sector.

d)

Kamal is Kanta’s Neighbour.

28.

The sector in which the productive units are owned, maintained and managed by the government are known as which of the following?

a)

Public sector

b)

Government sector

c)

All of the above

d)

None of the above

29.

Assertion" There are several goods and services that the society needs; however, public sector does not produce all of them.


Reason: The private sector is profit driven.

a)

Both the Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the explanation of the Assertion

b)

Both the Assertion and Reason are true but the reason is not the explanation of the Assertion

c)

The Assertion is false but the reason is true

d)

The Assertion is true but the reason is false

e)

Both the Assertion and the reason are false

30.

Don't choose the sentence from the following which is not non-wrong? 😉

a)

If the price of fertilizers or pump-sets don't go up, the cost of cultivation of the farmers will not rise and their profits will not reduce.

b)

If farmers don't refuse to not sell sugarcane to a particular sugar mill, then the mill will not have to shut down.

c)

People not working in the industrial and service sectors don't need food.

d)

When we produce a good by not exploiting natural resources, it is not an activity of the non-primary sector.