MCQ Class 10 Social Science Chapter 2 Sectors of The Indian Economy

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Question. From where the employment and non-employment figures are taken to study the data?
(a) Real-Time Handbook of Statistics on Indian Economy
(b) National Statistical Office (NSO)
(c) NITI Aayog
(d) Statistics Information Bureau

Question. What are the groups of classification of an economy called?
(a) Sectors
(b) Centers
(c) Types
(d) Categories

Question. The sum of production in the three sectors gives what is called the __________ of a country.
(a) Gross income
(b) Gross domestic product
(c) Net domestic product
(d) Net income

Question. The value of final goods and services produced in each sector during a particular year provides the __________.
(a) average production of the sector for that year
(b) net production of the sector for that year
(c) total production of the sector for that year
(d) gross production of the sector for that year

Question. ATM is an example of
(a) primary sector
(b) secondary sector
(c) tertiary sector
(d) all of these

Question. Service is
(a) tangible
(b) intangible
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) physical Product

Question. Which of the following profession belongs to the Tertiary Sector of economy?
(a) Fisherman
(b) Farmer
(c) Factory worker
(d) Teacher

Question. Hidden unemployment is also called
(a) organised sector
(b) disguised unemployment
(c) tertiary sector
(d) contractual unemployment

Question. Animal Husbandry is a part of
(a) primary sector
(b) secondary sector
(c) tertiary sector
(d) none of these

Question. Converting iron ore to steel is a part of
(a) primary activity
(b) secondary activity
(c) tertiary activity
(d) all of these

Question. Name one type of classification of the economy?
(a) Urban
(b) Rural
(c) Public/Private
(d) State/National

Question. What is the secondary sector?
(a) Production of a good by exploiting natural resources.
(b) Activities in which natural products are changed into other forms through ways of manufacturing.
(c) Activities, by themselves, do not produce a good but they are an aid or support for the production process.
(d) Mineral excavation.

Question. Using sugarcane as raw material, we make sugar or gur, under what sector does this activity come?
(a) Primary
(b) Private
(c) Industrial
(d) Tertiary

Question. Not every good (or service) that is produced and sold needs to be counted. It makes sense only to include the _________ to get the total production.
(a) values of goods and services in production
(b) final goods and services
(c) adding up the actual numbers of goods
(d) goods and services in the three sectors

Question. Give an example of an intermediate good?
(a) Woven basket
(b) Chair production from wood
(c) Wheat flour
(d) Biscuits

Question. Those activities, by themselves, do not produce a good but they are an aid or support for the production process, are called __________.
(a) primary
(b) private
(c) industrial
(d) tertiary

Question. Name one functioning activity of the tertiary sector.
(a) Goods that are produced would need to be transported by trucks or trains and then sold in wholesale and retail shops.
(b) This sector gradually became associated with the different kinds of industries.
(c) Activities in which natural products are changed into other forms through ways of manufacturing.
(d) Produce a good by exploiting natural resources.

Question. GDP of a country is based on
(a) total value of good and services
(b) final value of goods and services
(c) initial value of goods and services
(d) all of these

Question. MGNREGA guarantees job to poor for
(a) 100 days
(b) 90 days
(c) 60 days
(d) 50 days

Question. Which sector is also called the service sector?
(a) Primary
(b) Public
(c) Industrial
(d) Tertiary

Question. ________ gradually became the most important in total production and employment.
(a) Secondary sector
(b) Tertiary sector
(c) Public sector
(d) Primary sector

Question. Which one is a primary occupation?
(a) Tailor
(b) Basket weaver
(c) Flower cultivator
(d) Milk vendor

Question. Which activities come under the agriculture and related sectors?
(a) Dairy
(b) Mineral excavation
(c) Using cotton fiber from the plant
(d) Selling agricultural products in the market

Question. It has been noted from the histories of many, now developed, countries that at initial stages of development, ________ sector was the most important sector of economic activity.
(a) public
(b) tertiary
(c) secondary
(d) primary

Question. Read the given statements in context of ‘globalization’ and choose the correct option
(a) It is the only way for economic development of the country.
(b) Interlinks only production based activities in dispersed locations in the world.
(c) It has always given only positive results in all the countries.
(d) Leads to spread of technology, cultures and diseases from a region to another.

Question. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A) Primary sector is the largest employer.
Reason (R) It includes all those occupations which are related to man’s natural environment like farming, animal rearing, mining etc.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true, but R is false.
(d) A is false, but R is true.

Question. Why did the government shift its strategy from long term to short term programmes to remove unemployment?
(a) Lack of Funds
(b) Large scale corruption
(c) Long term programs take long time to implement and results are also affected.
(d) Low response from the state governments.

Question. Match the following.

Codes
(a) A → 2, B → 3, C → 4, D → 1
(b) A → 2, B → 4, C → 1, D → 3
(c) A → 3, B → 1, C → 2, D → 4
(d) A → 4, B → 2, C → 3, D → 1

Question. Which of the following statements is correct regarding India?
(a) Tertiary sector contributes maximum to the GDP.
(b) India is basically a socialist economy.
(c) Distribution of income and wealth is quit equitable.
(d) None of the above

Question. Choose the correctly matched pair from the given options:
(a) Organised Sector- Daily Labourer
(b) Unorganised Sector- Bank officer
(c) Public Sector- Indian Railway
(d) Private Sector- Post office

Question. Public health is responsibility of
(a) primary sector
(b) government
(c) private sector
(d) none of these

Question. When we produce a good by exploiting natural resources it is called ___________?
(a) tertiary sector
(b) primary sector
(c) service sector
(d) public sector

Question. Transport, communication and banking come under:
(a) Secondary
(b) Tertiary
(c) Primary
(d) None

Question. Tertiary sector is larger in a:
(a) Developing country
(b) Developed country
(c) Underdeveloped country
(d) Least develop

Question. Greater the development of the primary and secondary sectors, ________would be the demand for such services?
(a) equal
(b) more
(c) less
(d) uneven

Question. When income levels rise, certain sections of people start demanding many more services like________ .
(a) more food
(b) hospitals
(c) defense
(d) tourism

Question. Protection and support to the unorganised sector workers is necessary for both:
(a) rural and urban areas
(b) economic and political development
(c) social and political development
(d) economic and social development

Question. The sector in which the government owns most of the assets and provides all the services is called:
(a) Public sector
(b) Private sector
(c) Mixed sector
(d) None of the above

Question. In developed countries, the ________ sector has become the most important in terms of total production.
(a) primary
(b) industrial
(c) service
(d) public

Question. In the data given of GDP, which was the most productive sector in 1974?
(a) primary sector
(b) tertiary sector
(c) secondary sector
(d) equal production sector

Question. The primary sector is also called ________.
(a) service sector
(b) agriculture and related sector
(c) pre-industry sector
(d) unorganized sector

Assertion-Reason (A-R)

In each of following questions, a statemant of Assertion (A) is given followed by a corresponding statement of Reason (R). Select the correct answer to codes (a), (b) (c) or (d) as given below:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong.
(d) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.

Question. Assertion (A) : Not every good or service that is produced and sold needs to be counted to know the total production in each sector.
Reason (R) : The value of final goods already includes the value of all the intermediate goods.

Question. Assertion (A) : GDP (Gross Domestic Product) shows how big the economy is.
Reason (R) : GDP of a country is the value of all intermediate goods and services produced within a country during a particular year.

Question. Assertion (A) : Underemployment can also be called disguised unemployment.
Reason (R) : Each person is doing some work but no-one is fully employed according to their true potential. This type of unemployment is hidden unlike the common type of unemployment where the job seeker clearly has no job.

Match the column

Column-A	Column-B
(i) MTNL	(a) Tertiary Sector
(ii) GDP	(b) Factors of production
(iii) NREGA	(c) Gross Domestic product
(iv) Land & Capital	(d) 2005
(v) Insurance	(e) Organised Sector

Column-A	Column-B
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 food grains by government
(iv) No job in the off season	(d) Construction of canals by the government
(v) Compelled to sell their grains to the local traders soon after harvest	(e) Banks to provide credit with low interest

Column-A	Column-B
(i) Transportation is an activity of	(a) private sector
(ii) Reliance industry is an example of	(b) primary sector
(iii) Agriculture is an example of	(c) service sector
(iv) Right to work is related to	(d) unorganised sector
(v) A labour working on a shop belongs	(e) NREGA 2005

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