Economics
The sectors are classified into public and private sector on the basis of:
- employment conditions
- the nature of economic activity
- ownership of enterprises
- number of workers employed in the enterprise
Related Questions
The table below shows the estimated number of workers in India in the organised and unorganised sectors. Read the table carefully. Fill in the missing data and answer the questions that follow.
Workers in different sectors (In millions)
Sector Organised Unorganised Total Primary 1 232 Secondary 41 74 115 Tertiary 40 88 128 Total 82 Total in Percentage 100% - What is the percentage of people in the unorganised sector in agriculture?
- Do you agree that agriculture is an unorganised sector activity? Why?
- If we look at the country as a whole, we find that …………… % of the workers in India are in the unorganised sector. Organised sector employment is available to only about ……………% of the workers in India.
Fill in the blanks using the correct option given in the bracket:
(i) Employment in the service sector …………… increased to the same extent as production. (has / has not)
(ii) Workers in the …………… sector do not produce goods. (tertiary / agricultural)
(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)
Production of a commodity, mostly through the natural process, is an activity in …………… sector.
- primary
- secondary
- tertiary
- information technology
GDP is the total value of …………… produced during a particular year.
- all goods and services
- all final goods and services
- all intermediate goods and services
- all intermediate and final goods and services