Choose the correct option:
Question 1.
Which of the following activities does not belong to the primary sector?
(a) Fishing
(b) Banking
(c) Mining
(d) Forestry
Answer
Answer: (b) Banking
Question 2.
Which of the following sectors is the largest employer in India?
(a) Primary Sector
(b) Secondary Sector
(c) Tertiary Sector
(d) IT Sector
Answer
Answer: (a) Primary Sector
Question 3.
The task of measuring GDP is undertaken by the
(a) central government
(b) state government
(c) provincial government
(d) all of the above
Answer
Answer: (a) central government
Question 4.
Life insurance is an activity of the
(a) primary sector
(b) secondary sector
(c) service sector
(d) none of the above
Answer
Answer: (c) service sector
Question 5.
The motive of the public sector en terprises is
(a) profit making
(b) entertainment
(c) social welfare and security
(d) none of the above
Answer
Answer: (c) social welfare and security
Question 6.
How do big private companies contribute in the development of a nation?
(a) By increasing the demands for their products through advertisements.
(b) By increasing their profits.
(c) By increasing productivity of the country in the manufacturing of
industrial goods.
(d) By providing private hospital facilities for the rich.
Answer
Answer: (c) By increasing productivity of the country in the manufacturing of industrial goods.
Question 7.
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) Science and Technology sector
Answer
Answer: (b) Tertiary sector
Question 8.
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
Answer
Answer: (b) 100 days
Question 9.
Which of the following examples does not fall under unorganized sector?
(a) A farmer irrigating his field.
(b) A daily wage labourer working for a contractor.
(c) A doctor in a hospital treating a patient.
(d) A handloom weaver working on a loom in her house.
Answer
Answer: (c) A doctor in a hospital treating a patient.
Question 10.
Employment figures of a country are based on data collected from 5-yearly
survey on employment and unemployment. Which organisation conducts this
survey?
(a) NSSO – National Sample Survey Organisation
(b) NREGA 2005 – National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005
(c) ILO – International Labour Organisation
(d) Census of India
Answer
Answer: (b) NREGA 2005 – National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005
Question 11.
The money value of all final goods and services produced within a country
during a particular year is called:
(a) Gross domestic product
(b) Net domestic product
(c) National product
(d) Production of secondary sector
Answer
Answer: (a) Gross domestic product
Question 12.
Which of the following economic activity does not come under the primary
sector?
(a) Fishing
(b) Farming
(c) Mining
(d) Banking
Answer
Answer: (d) Banking
Question 13.
Which of the following activities is not the activity of Primary Sector?
(a) Milking
(b) Fishing
(c) Making of sugar
(d) Farming
Answer
Answer: (c) Making of sugar
Question 14.
What is meant by GDP?
(a) Gross Dairy Product
(b) Gross Domestic Product
(c) Great Development Project
(d) Great Domestic Product
Answer
Answer: (b) Gross Domestic Product
Question 15.
Agriculture, dairy farming are activities belonging to which of the following
sectors?
(a) Primary
(b) Secondary
(c) Tertiary
(d) Scientific technology
Answer
Answer: (a) Primary
Question 16.
Which of the following is not applicable for a worker, who works in the
organised sector?
(a) She gets a regular salary at the end of the month
(b) She is not paid for leave
(c) She gets medical allowance
(d) She got an appointment letter stating the terms and conditions of work
when she joins work.
Answer
Answer: (b) She is not paid for leave
Question 17.
The motive of public sector enterprises is:
(a) Profit making
(b) Entertainment
(c) Social welfare and security
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (c) Social welfare and security
Question 18.
Which one of the following economic activities is not in the tertiary
sector?
(a) Banking
(b) Bee keeping
(c) Teaching
(d) Working in a call centre
Answer
Answer: (b) Bee keeping
Question 19.
The service sector includes activities such as
(a) agriculture, dairy, fishing and forestry
(b) making sugar, gur and bricks
(c) transport, communication and banking
(d) none of these
Answer
Answer: (c) transport, communication and banking
Question 20.
Which of the following types of activities are covered in the secondary
sector?
(a) It generates services rather than goods.
(b) Natural products are changed through manufacturing.
(c) Goods are produced by exploiting natural resources.
(d) It includes agriculture, forestry and dairy.
Answer
Answer: (b) Natural products are changed through manufacturing.
Question 21.
As per NREGA 2005 (National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005) the number of
days of employment guaranteed by government is
(a) 100 days
(b) 80 days
(c) 150 days
(d) 120 days
Answer
Answer: (a) 100 days
Question 22.
Information and communication technology is associated with
(a) primary sector
(b) secondary sector
(c) tertiary sector
(d) none of the above
Answer
Answer: (c) tertiary sector
Question 23.
In which sector activities are not guided by profit motive?
(a) organised sector
(b) public sector
(c) private sector
(d) unorganised sector
Answer
Answer: (b) public sector
Question 24.
Manufacturing sector is associated with
(a) primary sector
(b) secondary sector
(c) tertiary sector
(d) private sector
Answer
Answer: (b) secondary sector
Question 25.
Primary sector is related to
(a) agriculture
(b) dairy, forestry
(c) fishing, mining
(d) all the above
Answer
Answer: (d) all the above
Question 26.
Who carries economic activities?
(a) individuals
(b) firms
(c) government
(d) all the above
Answer
Answer: (d) all the above
Question 27.
The economy is classified into public and private sectors on the basis of :
(a) employment conditions
(b) the nature of economic activity
(c) ownership of enterprises
(d) number of workers employed in the enterprise
Answer
Answer: (c) ownership of enterprises
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Previous Years’ Questions
1. The sectors are classified into public and private sector on the basis of: [CBSE (CCE) 2011]
(a) Employment conditions
(b) The nature of economic activities
(c) Number of workers employed
(d) Ownership of enterprises
2. The value of all final goods and services produced within a country during a particular year is called as: [CBSE (CCE) 2011]
(a) Gross Domestic Product
(b) Net Domestic Product
(c) National Product
(d) Production of Tertiary Sector
3. The service sector includes activities such as [CBSE(CCE)2011]
(a) agriculture, dairy, fishing and forestry
(b) making sugar, gur and bricks
(c) transport, communication and banking
(d) None of these
4. Choose the correct meaning of organised sector [CBSE (CCE) 2011]
(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.
NCERT Questions
5. Production of a commodity, mostly through the natural process, is an activity in sector.
(a) primary
(b) secondary
(c) tertiary
(d) information technology
6. GDP is the total value of ………….. produced during a particular year.
(a) all goods and services
(b) all final goods and services
(c) all intermediate goods and services
(d) all intermediate and final goods and services
7. In terms of GDP the share of tertiary sector in 2003 is:
(a) between 20 per cent to 30 per cent
(b) between 30 per cent to 40 per cent
(c) between 50 per cent to 60 per cent
(d) 70 per cent
Additional Questions
8. Underemployment occurs when people
(a) do not want to work
(b) are working in a lazy manner
(c) are working less than what they are capable of doing
(d) are not paid for their work
9. When we produce a good by exploiting natural resources, it is an activity of the
(a) Secondary sector
(b) Tertiary sector
(c) Primary sector
(d) Organised sector
10. Natural products are changed into other forms through ways of manufacturing
(a) Primary sector
(b) Secondary sector
(c) Tertiary sector
(d) Unorganised sector
11. Which of the following is included in tertiary sector?
(a) ATM booths
(b) Call centres
(c) Internet cafe
(d) All of them
12. Only ………… are included to know the total production in each sector.
(a) Final goods and services
(b) Intermediate goods
(c) Only goods
(d) Only services
13. At the initial stages of development, ………………. was the most important sector of economic activity
(a) Primary sector
(b) Secondary sector
(c) Tertiary sector
(d) Organised sector
14. In the past 100 years, there has been a further shift from secondary to ……………. in developed countries.
(a) Primary sector
(b) Organised sector
(c) Tertiary sector
(d) Unorganised sector
15. Mention the largest producing sector in 2003 in India ?
(a) Primary
(b) Secondary
(c) Tertiary
(d) Unorganised sector
16. Name the sector which continues to be the largest employer even in the year 2000.
(a) Secondary
(b) Primary
(c) Tertiary
(d) Banking section
17. A situation in which more persons are employed on a job than are optimally required.
(a) Structural unemployment
(b) Disguised unemployment
(c) Cyclical unemployment
(d) Seasonal unemployment
18. A study conducted by the planning commission estimates that the following number of jobs can be created in the education sector alone.
(a) 20 lakhs
(b) 15 lakhs
(c) 18 lakhs
(d) 25 lakhs
19. Out of 200 million children in the school going age group, how many are attending schools?
(a) One – fourth
(b) Half
(c) Two – thirds
(d) One – fifth
20. According to planning commission, if tourism as a sector is improved, every year we can give additional employment to people more than
(a) 25 lakhs
(b) 30 lakhs
(c) 32 lakhs
(d) 35 lakhs
21. 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) 300 districts
22. Under NREGA 2005, how many days of work, in a year are guaranteed by the government?
(a) 100 days
(b) 120 days
(c) 90 days
(d) 99 days
23. Enterprises or places of work where the terms of employment are regular and people have assured work comes under
(a) Primary sector
(b) Organised sector
(c) Unorganised sector
(d) Tertiary sector
24. Percentage of people in the unorganised sector in tertiary sector is …………………..
(a) 67 %
(b) 76 %
(c) 51 %
(d) 75 %
25. In the rural areas, the unorganised sector mostly comprises of
(i) Landless agricultural labourers
(ii) Garment makers
(iii) Street vendors
(iv) Sharecroppers and artisans
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (iii) and (iv)
(d) (i) and (iv)
26. Which of them does not generally find itself in the unorganised sector ?
(a) Scheduled castes
(b) Scheduled tribes
(c) Rich families
(d) Backward communities
27. Government owns most of the assets and provides all the.services
(a) Private Sector
(b) Public Sector
(c) Organised Sector
(d) Tertiary Sector
28. There are large number of activities like providing health and education which are the primary responsibility of
(a) Primary sector
(b) Private companies
(c) Government
(d) Secondary sector
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