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CBSE · Class 10 · Social Science

Sectors of the Indian Economy

Standard difficulty · 20 questions · 40 marks

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Write full answers in Sections B and C. Answers are on the last page — try every question first!

Section A — Choose the correct answer8 × 1 = 8 marks
1.
Agriculture, fishing and mining belong to the:
  1. tertiary sector
  2. service sector only
  3. secondary sector
  4. primary sector
2.
Dairy farming belongs to which sector?
  1. public goods sector
  2. tertiary
  3. primary
  4. secondary
3.
What is meant by “intermediate goods”?
  1. more workers than needed on a job
  2. goods that reach the consumer
  3. goods used up in making final goods
  4. assets owned by individuals or companies
4.
In the book’s graph for 2017–18, the shares of employment were primary 44%, secondary 25% and tertiary 31%. In a town of 21,300 workers with the same shares, how many work in the primary sector?
  1. 9,372 workers
  2. 9,472 workers
  3. 11,928 workers
  4. 5,325 workers
5.
A farmer sells 5,800 kg of wheat to a miller at ₹17 a kg; the miller sells the flour (same weight) at ₹42 a kg. What value is counted in GDP?
  1. ₹145,000
  2. ₹342,200
  3. ₹98,600
  4. ₹243,600
6.
A small farm needs 5 workers but 7 family members work on it. How many are disguisedly unemployed?
  1. 2 people
  2. 12 people
  3. 5 people
  4. 7 people
7.
Suppose a town has 1,300 workers and 81% work in the unorganised sector. How many is that?
  1. 1,053 workers
  2. 1,300 workers
  3. 247 workers
  4. 10,530 workers
8.
Which of these is in the public sector?
  1. the railways
  2. a family farm
  3. a street vendor
  4. a private car company
Section B — Short answer8 × 2 = 16 marks
9.
What is the difference between final and intermediate goods?
10.
Primary, secondary or tertiary? (a) making bricks (b) running a bank
11.
Explain each term: (a) organised sector (b) public sector
12.
The book’s graph shows the secondary sector’s share of employment as 11% in 1977–78 and 25% in 2017–18. Suppose a district had 8,200 workers then and 11,700 now. How many worked in the secondary sector each time?
13.
Suppose a city has 26 lakh organised and 325 lakh unorganised workers. What percentage are unorganised, to one decimal place?
14.
A family buys 8 packets of biscuits at ₹10 each. The flour and sugar used to make them are intermediate goods. Which value counts in GDP, and how much is it?
15.
MGNREGA promised 100 days of work a year. At a wage of ₹240 a day, how much could a household earn from it in a year?
16.
Describe each: (a) the organised sector (b) the public sector
Section C — Longer answers4 × 4 = 16 marks
17.
Explain the three sectors of the economy with examples.
18.
Match each with its sector: (a) running a bank (b) fishing (c) making bricks. Choose from: tertiary; primary; secondary.
19.
The book’s graph of employment shares: 1977–78 primary 71%, secondary 11%, tertiary 18%; 2017–18 primary 44%, secondary 25%, tertiary 31%. (a) Which sector’s share fell, and by how much? (b) In a district of 296,000 workers with the 2017–18 shares, how many work in each sector? (c) Why does the primary sector still employ so many?
20.
A city has 511,000 workers, 79% in the unorganised sector. (a) How many is that? (b) Give two problems these workers face. (c) Suggest two ways to protect them.
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Sectors of the Indian Economy · AW-10SS-SIE-2026-V1 · For parents — fold back or tear off before handing the sheet to your child.

QAnswerWorking
1(d) primary sector—
2(c) primary—
3(c) goods used up in making final goods—
4(a) 9,372 workers44% of 21,300
5(d) ₹243,600only the final good (flour) is counted, to avoid double counting
6(a) 2 people7 − 5
7(a) 1,053 workers81% of 1,300
8(a) the railways—
9Final goods reach the consumer; intermediate goods are used up in making final goods.—
10(a) secondary (b) tertiary—
11(a) registered firms with regular jobs and benefits (b) assets owned by the government—
12902 in 1977–78 and 2,925 in 2017–1811% of 8,200; 25% of 11,700
1392.6%325 ÷ 351 × 100
14the biscuits (final goods), ₹808 × 10
15₹24,000100 × 240
16(a) regular jobs, paid leave and security (b) government owns most assets—
17Primary uses natural resources (farming, mining); secondary turns them into goods (manufacturing); tertiary provides services that support the others (transport, banking, trade).—
18(a) tertiary (b) primary (c) secondary—
19(a) primary, by 27 points (b) primary 130,240, secondary 74,000, tertiary 91,760 (c) Not enough jobs were created in industry and services.44%, 25% and 31% of 296,000
20(a) 403,690 (b) low, irregular pay and no job security or paid leave (c) minimum wages and social security, and cheap credit and training.79% of 511,000