Sectors of the Indian Economy (Chapter-2)

What is the differences in the employment conditions between organized and un-organized sectors of the economy?

Why is the tertiary sector becoming more important in India? Explain.

What is the meaning of under employment? In which economic sector is under employment

conditions more prevalent? &Why?

Why does only final goods and services are included while calculating National Income?

Though maximum share of GDP is coming from tertiary sector, but still the share of employment in the primary sector is maximum. Discuss.

What is the differences between public and private sectors?

The following table gives the GDP in Rupees (Crores) by the three sectors:

(i) Calculate the share of the three sectors in GDP for 1950 and 2000.

(ii) Show the data as a bar diagram similar to Graph 2 in the chapter.

(iii) What conclusions can we draw from the bar graph?

A study in Ahmedabad found that out of 15,00,000 workers in the city, 11,00,000 worked in the unorganised sector. The total income of the city in this year (1997-1998) was Rs 60,000 million. Out of this Rs 32,000 million was generated in the organised sector. Present this data as a table. What kind of ways should be thought of for generating more employment in the city?

The workers in the unorganised sector need protection on the following issues: wages, safety and health. Explain with examples.

Explain how public sector contributes to the economic development of a nation.

Give a few examples of public sector activities and explain why the government has taken them up.

Using examples from your area compare and contrast the activities and functions of private and public sectors.

Explain the objective of implementing the NREGA 2005.

Compare the employment conditions prevailing in the organised and unorganised sectors.

How are the activities in the economy classified on the basis of employment conditions?

Workers are exploited in the unorganised sector. Do you agree with this view? Give reasons in support of your answer.

Service sector in India employs two different kinds of people. Who are these?

"Tertiary sector is not playing any significant role in the development of Indian economy." Do you agree? Give reasons in support of your answer.

Distinguish between open unemployment and disguised unemployment.

What do you understand by disguised unemployment? Explain with an example each from the urban and rural areas.

How is the tertiary sector different from other sectors? Illustrate with a few examples.

Make a long list of all kinds of work that you find adults around you doing for a living. In what way can you classify them? Explain your choice.

For each of the sectors that we came across in this chapter why should one focus on employment and GDP? Could there be other issues which should be examined? Discuss.

Do you think the classification of economic activities into primary, secondary and tertiary is useful? Explain how.

A research scholar looked at the working people in the city of Surat and found the following.

Complete the table. What is the percentage of workers in the unorganised sector in this city?

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, SAHARA Airlines, All India Radio

Match the following:

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

(b) Production of a commodity, mostly through the natural process, is an activity in ______________ sector.

(i) primary

(ii) secondary

(iii) tertiary

(iv) information technology

(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

(d) In terms of GDP the share of tertiary sector in 2003 is _________

(i) between 20 per cent to 30 per cent

(ii) between 30 per cent to 40 per cent

(iii) between 50 per cent to 60 per cent

(iv) 70 per cent

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)