Sectors of the Indian Economy Class 10 Worksheet Economics Chapter 3

Multiple Choice Questions

Q1: Which of the following sectors is the largest producing sector in India?
(a)  Primary sector
(b)  Modern sector
(c)  Tertiary sector
(d)  Secondary sector

Q2: Which of the following is another name for primary sector?
(a)  Service sector
(b)  Agriculture and related sector
(c)  IT Sector
(d)  Industrial sector

Q3: Which of the following is a benefit of a tertiary sector?
(a) The activities of tertiary sector help in the development of primary and secondary sector.
(b) The tertiary sector helps in the production of goods by directly using natural resources.
(c) The individuals involved in tertiary sector use better quality seeds and manure to produce agricultural goods.
(d) The individuals involved in tertiary sector buys raw materials directly from farmers to convert them into final goods.

Q4: Public Sector stands for:
(a) Most of the assets owned by big companies.
(b) Assets owned by Government.
(c) Most of the assets owned by a group of people.
(d) Most of the assets owned by an individual.

Q5: Which of the following best defines the gross domestic product (GDP) of a country?
(a) It is the decrease in the value of assets over a given period of time.
(b) It is the value of final goods and services produced with in the domestic territory of a country.
(c) It is the difference between value of goods imported and the value of goods exported.
(d) It is the value of all final goods and services produced by the citizens of a country within and outside the country.

Q6: Choose a method to tackle the problem of underemployment in a country.
(a) Identify, promote and locate industries and services where a large number of people can be employed.
(b) Provide debt-waiver schemes for farmers so that they can easily take loans to increase agricultural activities.
(c) The government should provide unemployment benefits to citizens.
(d) The government should focus on developing jobs in the unorganized sector as most of the people are employed in unorganized sectors.

Q7: Which of the following sectors is the largest producing sector in India?
(a) Primary sector
(b) Modern sector
(c) Tertiary sector
(d) Secondary sector

Q8: Identify the difference between the organised and unorganised sectors.
(a) Employees in organised sector are mainly involved in agriculture and allied activities, while the employees in unorganized sector are mainly involved in manufacturing activities that take place with the help of equipment in factories.
(b) Firms in organised sector are registered by the government and have to follow certain norms of employment as set by the government, while the unorganised sector is characterised by small and scattered units which are largely outside the control of the government.
(c) Employees in organized sector are mainly self-employed, while the employees in unorganized sector are mainly employed in government or public sector jobs.
(d) In a country, the contribution of organized sector is minimal to the GDP, while the unorganized sector mainly supports the economic growth of a country.

Q9: Which of the following is true about Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(a)  The government has to ensure to increase the number of jobs in unorganized sector.
(b)  The government is required to provide 100 days of employment in rural areas to people who are able to and in need of work.
(c)  The government has to ensure that all the unemployed individuals in rural areas must get  100 per day as unemployment benefits.
(d)  The government is required to provide free health check ups and medical facilities to unemployed people in rural areas for at least 100 days in a year.

Q10: Which of the following refers to the intermediary good?
(a)  Goods that are included in the estimation of GDP.
(b)  Goods that are not used as raw material for production of other goods during a year.
(c)  Goods that are used as raw material for the production of other goods during a year.
(d)  Goods that are not resold by the firms to make profit during a year.

Fill in the Blanks

Q1: The ____________ sector involves the creation of products by extracting and gathering natural resources.

Q2: The ____________ sector includes activities that support the growth of the primary and secondary sectors.

Q3: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the sum of production of ____________ sectors in a year.

Q4 The ____________ sector gradually became the most important in the economy and employment.

Q5: The ____________ sector overtook the primary sector as India's largest producing sector in 2013-14.

True and False

Q2: The purpose of the Public Sector is not just to earn profits while activities in the sector are guided by the motive to earn profits only.

Q3: There has been a big change in the three sectors of economic activities in India but a similar shift has not taken place in the share of employment.

Q4: The public sector plays an important role in the economy of India by creating and expanding infrastructure such as the construction of roads, bridges, railways, schools, hospitals, etc.

Q5: The unorganised sector in urban areas constitutes casual workers especially in construction, trade and transport as well as the people who are employed on their own doing small jobs such as selling on the street or doing repair work.

Assertion and Reasoning Based Type Questions

Q1: Assertion: An individual who manufacture flour from wheat is engaged in primary sector.
Reason: When some process of manufacturing is used the product is a part of secondary sector.
(a)  If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b)  If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c)  If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d)  If both assertion and reason are false. 

Q2: 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 organized sector.
(a)  If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b)  If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c)  If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d)  If both assertion and reason are false. 

Q3: Assertion: There are several goods and services that the society needs; however, the private sector does not produce all of them.
Reason: Private sector is profit driven.
(a)  If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b)  If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c)  If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d)  If both assertion and reason are false.

Q4: Assertion: Rakesh is an educated and skilled worker who earns a high monthly salary as he is employed in a private bank in a city.
Reason: All service sectors in India are growing extremely well and each individual engaged in any kind of tertiary activity earns a high income.
(a)  If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b)  If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c)  If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d)  If both assertion and reason are false.

Q5: Assertion: Mohan is a shopkeeper who pays his taxes on time. He has employed two workers Rakesh and Raghu in his shop. He pays them well, however, none of the workers get any paid leaves in the year.
Reason: Rakesh and Raghu are employed in unorganized sector.
(a)  If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b)  If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c)  If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d)  If both assertion and reason are false.

Q6: 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 tertiary sector.
Reason: Tertiary sector is the only organized sector in the economy so the government spends a lot of money for creating jobs in tertiary sector.
(a)  If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b)  If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c)  If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d)  If both assertion and reason are false.

Q7: Assertion: Reliance industries is a privately-owned firm.
Reason: Government is a major stakeholder in reliance industries.
(a)  If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b)  If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c)  If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d)  If both assertion and reason are false.

Q8: Assertion: The development of agriculture and industry leads to the development of service sector.
Reason: As the primary and secondary sectors develops, the demand for transport, storage structures, banks, insurance, etc., increases.
(a)  If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b)  If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c)  If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d)  If both assertion and reason are false.

Q9: Assertion: In India, the primary sector is the largest employer.
Reason: The demand for services has increased enormously.
(a)  If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b)  If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c)  If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d)  If both assertion and reason are false.

Q10: Assertion: When calculating the total value of goods and services produced in a country, the value of all goods and services at each stage of production should be calculated.
Reason: At each stage of production some value is added to a good or service, therefore, the value added at each stage of production is added to derive the total value of goods and services in an economy.
(a)  If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b)  If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c)  If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d)  If both assertion and reason are false. 

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Q1: TISCO : Private, ________ : Public.

Q2: The main objective of a private sector enterprise is ________.

Q3: Complete the following :
The activities of the primary sector are called primary because _______.

Q4: Correct the following statement and rewrite.
When more people work in a job than required it is known as seasonal employment.

Q5: Identify the sector with the help of the following features :
(a)  Registered by the government
(b) Workes enjoy security of employment.
(c)  It is also called organised sector.

Q6: What type of goods and services are included for calculation of GDP in India?

Q7: What if the underemployed people are removed from primary sector and provide them with proper work somewhere else ?

Q8: What happens in the situation of underemployment ?

Q9: Where do we find majority of workers from scheduled castes, tribes and backward communities?

Q10: Which aspects of human development does the government need to pay attention ?

Short Answer Type Questions

Q2: How do we calculate the value of various goods and services and know the total production in each sector ?

Q3: What are the non-economic activities ?

Q4: Why is the tertiary sector becoming more important in India ? Explain. 

Q5: What does this mean that the primary sector provided employment to more than half of the working population while its share in GDP was less than 25 percent ?

Q6: Why does disguised unemployment not help to enhance the productivity of the country?

Q7: “The declining share of agriculture in the Gross Domestic Product (G.D.P.) is a matter of serious concern in India.” Support this statement with any five reasons.
OR
“The declining share of agriculture in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a matter of serious concern in India.” Support the statements.

Q8: Explain the objective of implementing the MGNREGA 2005.

Q9: What is underemployment ?

Q10: Why is the value of only final goods and services counted while calculating GDP ?

Long Answer Type Questions

Q1: What do you mean by the term Gross Domestic product? What precautions should we take in calculating GDP?

Q2: How do you think the sectoral composition of Indian economy has changed ?

Q3: Pavan is a poor agriculture labourer in a village. He wants to migrate to city in search of better employment opportunities. Can you suggest some ways through which his migration for better employment opportunities be stopped ?

Q4: What are the ways to increase more employment for the people in rural India ?

Q5: Reema works as a Head Technician in Mehta Textiles Private Ltd. whereas Shirin works as a Sales Executive in Kashvi Fashion Showroom. Identify the sectors of economy in which Reema and Shirin are working. Evaluate the role of each of these sectors in the Indian economy.

Q6: Write any five features of an organized sector.

Q7: Rohan works in a bank as a clerk while Sumit works on a construction site as a labourer. Find out the difference in their conditions of work and judge the benefits and drawbacks of working in the respective sectors.

Q8: Mr. Swaminathan works in a government textile mill. Now the government is planning to sell that mill to a company in private sector. What can be the demerits of private sector?

Q9: Explain how public sector contributes to the economic development of a nation.

Q10: What historical changes have been brought about in the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors ?

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