Sectors of Economic Activities

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Sectors of Economic Activities: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Sectors of the Economy, Primary Sector of the Economy, Secondary Sector of the Economy & Tertiary Sector of the Economy etc.

Important Questions on Sectors of Economic Activities

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Workers in the _____ sector do not produce goods

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Economic activities have two part market activities and _____

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Internet cafe, ATM booths, call centres, software companies, etc are part of which sector of economy?

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Which of the following types of activities are covered in the secondary sector?

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Which of the following comes under Primary Sector?

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 Which is not an example of primary sector activity?

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Which of the following activities can be included in primary sector?

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Which of the following statements are not true?

I. Employment in the service sector has not increased to the same extent as production.

II. Workers in the tertiary sector produce goods.

III. The activities in the Primary, Secondary and Tertiary sectors are not interdependent.

IV. Most of the workers in the unorganised sector enjoy job security.

V. A large proportion of labourers in India are working in the unorganised sector.

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Which of the following activity is not related to the primary sector?

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Making of Sugar from Sugarcane is associated with-

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The production unit producing shoe comes under

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Construction sector is related to which sector of economy?

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Which sector includes agriculture and animal husbandry?

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What the industrial unit is called, which is run with the help of family members?

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Following are some activities:–

(I) Giving seeds and fertilizers subsidies to the farmers.

(II) Cultivating wheat.

(III) Making atta from wheat.

(IV) Providing storage facility for the wheat.

Out of the above, which activity/activities relate to the primary sector–

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Assume, there are three families living in a village. In the family of Mr. Ramlal, the elder son, Mr. Anil work in their fields, and the younger son Mr. Sunil is a lawyer in district court. In the family of Mr. Shyamlal-only son, Mr. Dinesh works in a nearby factory having of making spare parts of motorcycle as an engineer. In the family of Mr. Mohanlal- has two daughters, elder Monika is an insurance agent and younger Seema runs her internet cafe. Thus, what is the ratio of economic sectors in which people of this village are engaged?

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Ram was working with his father in their farm. His father was small farmer. Income generated from the farm was not enough for the family. Ram got an opportunity to get loan from the bank under a govt. programme. He bought a rickshaw with that money and started working as a rickshaw puller in the city. Now he is able to earn good enough and their family income is increased than earlier. Such kind of activity done by Ram to improve his financial conditions comes under

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Which one is the incorrect statement?

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The following type of goods is used by producers as material inputs. Commonly, they are used as raw material or inputs for production of other goods.

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Which of the following activities are classified as Tertiary Sector?