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Published on: 30/11/2018
In this question paper, some of the important questions are covered from the chapter Sectors of the Indian Economy.
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1.
The primary sector employs the largest number of people in India. Give reasons.
2.
What are tertiary activities? Explain with examples.
3.
Using examples from your area, compare and contrast that activities and functions of private and public sectors.
4.
Distinguish between open unemployment and disguised unemployment.
5.
How are the activities in the economy classified on the basis of employment conditions?
6.
Find the odd one out and say why.
(a) Tourist guide, dhobi, tailor, potter
(b) Teacher, doctor, vegetable vendor, lawyer
(c) Postman, cobbler, soldier, police constable
(d) MTNL, Indian Railways, Air India, Sahara Airlines, All India Radio
7.
In what ways can employment be increased in urban areas?
8.
Explain the difference between primary, secondary and tertiary sectors using examples other than those mentioned in the text.
9.
Cotton is a __________ product and cloth is a _________ product. (natural / man-made, manufactured/artificial)
10.
A ________ proportion of labourers in India are working in the unorganised sector. (large/small)
11.
Employment in the service sector ____________ increased to the same extent as production. (has/has not)
12.
How many days employment assurance has been provided under NREGA Act?
300
200
365
100
13.
Which of the following statement is true in respect to public sector
Government owns the assets
Big companies own most of the assets
An individual own most of the assets
A group of people owns most of the assets
14.
Which of the following acts would not apply to a company like TISCO?
Minimum wages act
National Rural Employment Guarantee act
Factories act
Payment of Gratuity act
15.
The sectors are classified into public and private sector on the basis of:
employment conditions
the nature of economic activity
ownership of enterprises
number of workers employed in the enterprise
16.
What is the purpose of public sector?
17.
What is the main motive of private sector?
18.
Who are the people who work in the unorganised sectors in the rural areas?
19.
Expand NREGA
20.
What is disguised employment?
21.
Mention the basic services of a country.
22.
Which is the prime activity of India?
23.
Give an example of the service sector.
24.
Give for reasons for the rising importance of tertiary sector in India.
25.
How can the workers of unorganised sector be protected?
1.
(i) There are no enough jobs created in the secondary and tertiary sectors.
(ii) While there has been a change in the share of three sectors in GDP, a similar shift has not taken place in employment.
(iii) Service sector in India employs different kinds of people.
At one end there are a limited number of services that employ highly skilled and educated workers. Sat the other end, there are a very large number of workers engaged in services such as small shopkeepers, transporters etc. Hence only a part of sector in growing in importance.
2.
(a) This sector covers those activities that aid the primary and secondary sectors. It provides services rather than goods and hence, it is also called the service sector.
(b) E.g. Transportation, education services, telephone, information technology, banking, health services etc.
(c) Share in India's GDP: 55%
3.
Differences between public sector and private sector are
| Public Sector | Private Sector |
| The main aim of this sector is public welfare. | The main aim of this Sector is to earn maximum profit. |
| It is controlled and managed by the government | It is controlled and managed by an individual or a group of individuals. |
| This sector provided basic facilities like education, health, food and security to the people. e.g the Indian Railways the Post Office and the BSNL | This sector provides consumer goods to the people. e.g. the Reliance, TISCO. |
4.
Open unemployment is an unemployment which is clearly visible and seen that some people who want to work but do not have the work. One such example is educated unemployment.
Disguised unemployment is a situation when some people are underemployed. They only divide the labour effort without any effective contribution to the growth of the sector. They are mostly found in primary sectors because of unavailability of work for them. If they are drawn out from work, there will be no such effect on production.
Disguised unemployment is more harmful than open unemployment because it often cannot be properly addressed due to its hidden nature and the potential of the human resource cannot be tapped.
5.
Economic activities are classified into two types on the basis of employment conditions
(i) Organised Sector The organised sector covers those enterprises or places of work where the terms of employment are regular and therefore, people have assured work. They are registered by the government and have to follow its rules and regulations which are given in various laws such as the Factories Act, Minimum Wages Act, Payment of Gratuity Act, Shops Act, etc. Examples are Reliance Industries Limited, Tata Motors, etc
(ii) Unorganised Sector The unorganised sector contains enterprises not registered by the government. The unorganised sector is characterised by small and scattered units, which do not follow proper rules for employment or give any leaves or other benefits. Examples are casual workers in construction, shops, garages, etc.
6.
(a) Tourist guide is the odd one, as his job may come under organised sector but other workers definitely come under unorganised sector.
(b) Vegetable vendor is the odd one, because he is often unskilled while the others are well qualified professionals.
(c) Cobbler is the odd one, because he works in the unorganised sector.
(d) Sahara Airlines is the odd one because it comes under the private sector.
7.
To increase employment in urban areas, we will need to carry out the following tasks
(i) Invest in basic industries which provide mass employment.
(ii) Improve local and inter-city transportation, so that more people can be employed to work in the transportation industry.
(iii) Give incentives for industry in urban areas to increase their capacity.
8.
Primary Sector This sector of the economy involves conversion of natural resources into primary products. Thus, this sector is directly associated with nature.
Secondary Sector It include those activities in which natural products are changed into other forms through manufacturing.
Tertiary Sector The activities that help in the development of primary and secondary sectors are covered in tertiary sector.
9.
( )
natural, manufactured
10.
( )
large
11.
( )
has not
12.
(b)
200
13.
(a)
Government owns the assets
14.
(b)
National Rural Employment Guarantee act
15.
(c)
ownership of enterprises
16.
There are several things needed by the society as a whole but these things the private sector will not provide at a reasonable cost. There are large number of activities which are the primary responsibility of the government.
17.
The main motive of private sector is to earn profits.
18.
In the rural areas the unorganised sector mostly comprises of landless agricultural labourers, small and marginal farmers, sharecroppers and artisans.
19.
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act passed in 2055 is known as NREGA.
20.
The kind of under employment hidden in contrast to someone who does not have a job and is clearly visible as unemployment.
21.
Hospitals , educational institutions, post and telegraph services, police stations, courts, village administrative offices, municipal corporations, defence, transport, banks, insurance companies etc. are considered as the basic service of a country.
22.
Agriculture in the prime activity of India.
23.
Dairy Farming is a example of the service sector
24.
(a) In any country several services such as hospitals, educational institutions, post and telegraph services, police stations, courts, village administrative offices , municipal corporations , defence, transport, banks, insurance companies, etc. are required. These can be considered as basic services. In a developing country the government has to take responsibility for the provision of these services.
(b) The development of agriculture and industry leads to the development of services such as transport, trade, storage and the like, as we have already seen. Greater the development of the primary and secondary sectors, more would be the demand for such services.
(c) As income levels rise, certain sections of people start demanding many more services like eating out, tourism, shopping, private hospitals, private schools, professional training etc. These changes can be seen in cities, especially in big cities.
(d) Over the past decade or so, certain new services such as those based on information and communication technology have become important and essential. The production of these services has been rising rapidly.
25.
The workers in the unorganised sector need protection on the following issues
(i) Wages They are low and not regular. There is no provision for overtime, paid leave, etc. Minimum wages rules should be implemented strictly.
(ii) Safety Construction workers can get injured while working and they need to work under safe conditions. There should be a check on the working conditions along with the provision of insurance.
(iii) Health Long working hours and unhygienic working environment affect the health of the workers adversely. Health insurance along with a fixed number of working hours should be made mandatory.
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