The chapter “Sectors of the Indian Economy” is important for Class 10 board exams because it builds the foundation of how economic activities are classified and how different sectors contribute to national income, employment, and development. Questions from this chapter are often asked in MCQ, assertion-reason, case-based, and short-answer formats, so a clear understanding helps in scoring well.
This chapter also connects classroom learning with real-life issues such as unemployment, public services, organised and unorganised work, and the role of the government in economic development. A strong grasp of these concepts helps students answer application-based questions accurately as per the CBSE 2024-25 pattern.
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Q1. Which of the following is an example of a primary sector activity?
Teaching in a school
Manufacturing shoes
Farming
Banking
Q2. Which sector is also known as the service sector?
Primary sector
Secondary sector
Tertiary sector
Organised sector
Q3. Cotton cultivation belongs to which sector?
Primary sector
Secondary sector
Tertiary sector
Quaternary sector
Q4. Which of the following is a secondary sector activity?
Mining
Dairy farming
Textile manufacturing
Transport
Q5. The sector that contributes to the production of services is:
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
Q6. Which of the following is an example of an economic activity?
Cooking for family members at home
Reading a novel for leisure
Working as a tailor for wages
Playing cricket with friends
Q7. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) means:
Total value of goods and services produced in a year within a country
Total exports of a country
Total population of a country
Total savings of a country
Q8. In India, which sector is the largest employer?
Secondary sector
Tertiary sector
Primary sector
Organised sector
Q9. Which sector contributes the most to India’s GDP?
Primary sector
Secondary sector
Tertiary sector
Agricultural sector only
Q10. Which of the following is a feature of the organised sector?
No fixed working hours
No job security
Regular employment with rules and regulations
Low wages and no written agreement
Q11. Which of the following workers is most likely to be in the unorganised sector?
Teacher in a government school
Doctor in a government hospital
Daily wage labourer
Bank employee
Q12. Which sector is also called the industrial sector?
Primary sector
Secondary sector
Tertiary sector
Public sector
Q13. Which of the following is NOT a tertiary sector activity?
Transport
Banking
Textile production
Communication
Q14. Which of the following best explains disguised unemployment?
More people are working than needed in a task
People are unemployed only during festivals
Workers are highly skilled but jobless
A person refuses to work
Q15. In which sector is disguised unemployment commonly found in India?
Primary sector
Secondary sector
Tertiary sector
Public sector
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