Class Ten Economics Chapter 2 NCERT Solutions
Chapter 2: Sectors of The Indian Economy
TEXTBOOK EXERCISES
1. Fill in the blanks using the correct option given in bracket.
(i) Employment in service sector ______________ increased to the same extent as production. (has/has not)
(ii) Workers in the ______________ sectors do not produce goods. (tertiary/agriculture)
(iii) Most of the workers in the ___________ sector enjoy job security. (organised/ unorganised)
(iv) A ______________ proportion of labourers in India are working in the unorganised sector. (large/small)
(v) Cotton is a ______________ product and cloth is a ____________ product. (natural/ manufactured)
(vi) The activities in primary, secondary and tertiary sectors are ______________ . (independent/interdependent)
Ans. (i) has not (ii) tertiary (iii) organised (iv) large
(v) natural, manufactured (vi) interdependent
2. Choose the most appropriate answer.
(a) The sectors are classified into public and private sector on the basis of:
(i) employment conditions
(ii) the nature of economic activity
(iii) ownership of enterprises
(iv) number of workers employed in the enterprise
Ans. (iii) ownership of enterprises
(b) Production of a commodity, mostly through the natural process, is an activity in ______ sector.
(i) primary (ii) secondary
(iii) tertiary (iv) information technology
Ans. (i) primary
(c) GDP is the total value of ________ produced during a particular year.
(i) all goods and services
(ii) all final goods and services
(iii) all intermediate goods and services
(iv) all intermediate and final goods and services
Ans. (ii) all final goods and services
(d) In terms of GDP the share of tertiary sector in 2013–14 is _______ per cent.
(i) 20 to 30 (ii) 30 to 40
(iii) 50 to 60 (iv) 60 to 70
Ans. (iv) 60 to 70
3. Match the following:
Problems faced by farming Sector Some possible measures
(i) Unirrigated land (a) Setting up agro-based mills
(ii) Low prices for crops (b) Cooperative marketing societies
(iii) Debt burden (c) Procurement of foodgrains by government
(iv) No job in the off-season (d) Construction of canals by the government
(v) Compelled to sell their grains to (e) Banks to provide credit with low interest
the local traders soon after harvest
Ans. Problems faced by farming Sector Some possible measures
(i) Unirrigated land (d) Construction of canals by the government
(ii) Low prices for crops (c) Procurement of foodgrains by government
(iii) Debt burden (e) Banks to provide credit with low interest
(iv) No job in the off-season (a) Setting up agro-based mills
(v) Compelled to sell their grains to (b) Cooperative marketing societies
the local traders soon after harvest
4. Find the odd one out and say why.
(i) Tourist guide, dhobi, tailor, potter
(ii) Teacher, doctor, vegetable vendor, lawyer
(iii) Postman, cobbler, soldier, police constable
(iv) MTNL, Indian Railways, Air India, Jet Airways, All India Radio
Ans. (i) Potter, because the potter relates to the secondary sector.
(ii) Vegetable vendor, he/she is the unorganised sector.
(iii) Cobbler, as he belongs to the unorganised sector. (iv) Jet Airways, as it falls in the private sector.
5. A research scholar looked at the working people in the city of Surat and found the following:
