CBSE Class 10 Social Science Sectors of the Indian Economy MCQs

Answer : unorganised

Question : Two statements are given in the question below as Assertion (A) and Reasoning (R). Read the statements and choose the appropriate option.
Assertion (A): The share of tertiary sector in employment has not increased in proportion to its increase in production.
Reason (R): Still more than half of the workers in the country are working in the primary sector.
Options:
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
Answer : B

Question : Two statements are given in the question below as Assertion (A) and Reasoning (R). Read the statements and choose the appropriate option.
Assertion (A): Agriculture is an activity of organised sector in India.
Reason (R):Most of the workers working in agriculture are employed only during harvesting and sowing seasons.
Options:
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
Answer : D

Match the following:

Answer : C

Question : Do you think the classification of economic activities into primary, secondary and tertiary is useful? Explain how.
Answer : The classification of economic activities into primary, tertiary and secondary is useful on account of the information it provides on how and where the people of a country are employed. also this helps in ascertaining as to which sector of economic activity contributes more or less to the country’s GDP and per capita income.
If the tertiary sector is developing much faster than the primary sector, then it implies that agriculture is depleting, and the government must take measures to rectify this. The knowledge that the agricultural profession is becoming unpopular or regressive can only come if we know which sector it belongs to. Hence it is necessary to classify economic activities into these there sectors for smooth economic administration and development.

Question : What do you understand by disguised unemployment? Explain with an example each from the urban and rural areas.
Answer :  Disguised Unemployment is a kind of unemployment in which there are people who are visibly employed but are actually unemployed. This situation is also known as Hidden Unemployment. In such a situation more people are engaged in a work than required.
For example:

• In rural areas, this type of unemployment is generally found in agricultural sector like – in a family of 9 people all are engaged in the same agricultural plot. But if 4 people are with drawn from it there will be no reduction in output. So, these 4 people are actually disguisedly employed.
• In urban areas, this type of unemployment can be seen mostly in service sectors such as in a family all members are engaged in one petty shop or a small business which can be managed by less number of persons.

Question : “Tertiary sector is not playing any significant role in the development of Indian economy.” Do you agree? Give reasons in support of your answer.
Answer : No, I do not agree with the statement that tertiary sector is not playing any significant role in the development of Indian economy. The tertiary sector has contributed vastly to the Indian economy, especially in the last two decades. In the last decade, the field of information technology has grown, and consequently, the GDP share of the tertiary sector has grown from around 40% in 1973 to more than 50% in 2003.

Question : Workers are exploited in the unorganised sector. Do you agree with this view? Give reasons in support of your answer.
Answer :  Yes, workers are exploited in the unorganized sector. This would be clear from the following points:

• There is no fixed number of working hours. The workers normally work 10 – 12 hours without paid overtime.
• They do not get other allowances apart from the daily wages.
• Government rules and regulations to protect the labourers are not followed there.
• There is no job security.
• Jobs are low paid the workers in this sector are generally illiterate, ignorant and unorganized. So they are not in a position to bargain or secure good wages.
• Being very poor they are always heavily in debt. So, they can be easily made to accept lower wages.

Question :Compare the employment conditions prevailing in the organised and unorganised sectors.
Answer : 
The employment conditions prevailing in the organised and unorganised sectors are vastly different. The organised sector has companies registered with the government and hence, it offers job security, paid holidays, pensions, health and other benefits, fixed working hours and extra pay for overtime work. On the other hand, the unorganised sector is a host of opposites. There is no job security, no paid holidays or pensions on retirement, no benefits of provident fund or health insurance, unfixed working hours and no guarantee of safe work environment.