The "Sectors of the Indian Economy" is a foundational chapter in Class 10 Economics that provides a comprehensive framework for understanding how the Indian economy functions. It classifies economic activities into three primary categories: Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary, while also examining the division of the economy into Organized/Unorganized and Public/Private sectors. For the CBSE Board Exams, this chapter is crucial as it carries significant weightage and addresses critical real-world issues like disguised unemployment, GDP calculation, and the role of the government in employment generation through schemes like MGNREGA 2005.
Mastering this chapter allows students to analyze the structural transformation of India from an agrarian society to a service-oriented economy. By practicing these high-quality MCQs, students will develop the analytical skills required to distinguish between intermediate and final goods, understand the interdependence of sectors, and evaluate the working conditions across different employment categories. This set is strictly aligned with the 2024-25 NCERT curriculum to ensure maximum relevance for the upcoming board examinations.
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Q1. Which sector is also known as the 'Agriculture and related sector'?
Secondary Sector
Tertiary Sector
Primary Sector
Information Technology Sector
Q2. Which of the following activities is NOT part of the primary sector?
Fishing
Mining
Banking
Forestry
Q3. Converting sugar cane into sugar or gur is an activity of which sector?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
Q4. The Tertiary sector is also known as:
Industrial sector
Service sector
Agricultural sector
Manufacturing sector
Q5. To avoid the problem of 'double counting', only the value of ______ should be included in the GDP.
Intermediate goods
Final goods and services
Raw materials
Semi-finished products
Q6. GDP stands for:
Gross Domestic Product
Grand Domestic Product
Great Domestic Produce
Gross Daily Product
Q7. In terms of GDP share in 2013-14, which sector emerged as the largest producing sector in India?
Primary Sector
Secondary Sector
Tertiary Sector
Information Technology Sector
Q8. Despite the shift in GDP share, which sector continues to be the largest employer in India as of 2017-18?
Secondary Sector
Tertiary Sector
Primary Sector
Public Sector
Q9. What is 'Disguised Unemployment'?
When people are not willing to work.
When people are working but all of them are made to work less than their potential.
When people do not have any job.
When people lose jobs due to technology.
Q10. In which sector do we find the maximum case of disguised unemployment?
Service Sector
Industrial Sector
Agriculture Sector
IT Sector
Q11. Which act is also known as the 'Right to Work'?
MGNREGA 2005
Consumer Protection Act
Industrial Disputes Act
Factories Act
Q12. Under MGNREGA 2005, if the government fails in its duty to provide employment, what will it provide to the people?
Free food grains
Unemployment allowances
Health insurance
Transport subsidy
Q13. Workers in the ______ sector enjoy security of employment.
Unorganized
Organized
Agricultural
Private small scale
Q14. Which of the following is a characteristic of the unorganized sector?
Jobs are regular.
Workers get paid leave.
There is no provision for overtime or paid holidays.
It is registered by the government.
Q15. The classification of sectors into Public and Private is based on:
Employment conditions
Nature of economic activity
Ownership of assets and delivery of services
Number of workers employed
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