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DEVELOPMENT & SECTORS OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Development of a country can generally be determined by its:-

a)

Per capita income

b)

Average literacy level

c)

Health status of its people

d)

None of these

2.

Production of a commodity, mostly through the natural process, is an activity in ______________ sector.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Information technology

3.

The sectors are classified into public and private sector on the basis of :

a)

Employment conditions

b)

The nature of economic activities

c)

Number of workers employed

d)

Ownership of enterprises

4.

Which age group of children is included for calculating Net Attendance Ratio?

a)

6-10

b)

7-11

c)

5-9

d)

14-15

5.

The service sector includes activities such as:

a)

Agriculture, dairy, fishing and forestry

b)

Making sugar, gur and bricks, banking

c)

Transport, communication and banking

d)

None of these

6.

Choose the correct meaning of organised sector:

a)

It covers those enterprises where the terms of employment are regular.

b)

It is outside the control of the government.

c)

Jobs are not regular.

d)

It provides low salaries

7.

What will be the top priority in the developmental goal of a landless labourer?

a)

Expansion of rural banking

b)

More days of work and better wages

c)

Metal roads for transportation

d)

Establishment of a high school

8.

Government owns most of the assets and provides all the services:-

a)

Private Sector

b)

Public Sector

c)

Organised Sector

d)

Tertiary Sector

9.

The value of all final goods and services produced within a country during a particular year is called as: -

a)

Gross Domestic Product

b)

Net Domestic Product

c)

National Product

d)

Production of Tertiary Sector

10.

Which of the following neighbouring countries has better performance in terms of human development than India ?

a)

Bangladesh

b)

Sri Lanka

c)

Nepal

d)

Pakistan

11.

A situation in which more persons are employed on a job than are optimally required is:-

a)

Structural unemployment

b)

Disguised unemployment

c)

Cyclical unemployment

d)

Seasonal unemployment

12.

Central government in India made a law, implementing the Right to Work in how many districts of India?

a)

150 districts

b)

200 districts

c)

250 districts

d)

625 districts

13.

Employment figures of a country are based on data collected from 5-yearly survey on employment and unemployment. Which organisation conducts this survey ?

a)

ILO — International Labour Organisation

b)

Census of India

c)

NREGA 2005—National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005

d)

NSSO—National Sample Survey Organisation

14.

NREGA (National Rural Employment Guarantee Act of 2005) has guaranteed ………. days of employment in a year in many districts of India. What are the correct number of days?

a)

200 days

b)

100 days

c)

30 days

d)

60 days

15.

Underemployment occurs —

a)

When people are not willing to work.

b)

When people are working slowly.

c)

When people are working less than what they are capable of doing.

d)

When people are not paid for their jobs.

16.

Which sector has emerged as the largest producing sector in India. Select one from the following alternatives:

a)

Secondary sector

b)

Tertiary sector

c)

Primary sector

d)

Technology sector

17.

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

a)

Among part-time industrial workers

b)

In most of the government offices

c)

In big private companies

d)

Among agricultural workers working for small farm lands