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Bihar Board Class 10 (BSEB) Sectors of the Indian Economy — practice questions

Explore 19 free Sectors of the Indian Economy questions in Bihar Board Class 10 (BSEB) Economics. Open each question or exercise to read its content, reference answers and available explanation.

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As per your syllabus, what is the SECONDARY sector?Read the answer and worked solution →Activities like agriculture, mining, fishing, and forestry belong to which sector?Read the answer and worked solution →Manufacturing activities belong to which sector?Read the answer and worked solution →Banking, insurance, transport and storage belong to which sector?Read the answer and worked solution →Gross Domestic Product (GDP) isRead the answer and worked solution →Disguised unemployment is typically found in which sector?Read the answer and worked solution →Which sector employs the largest share of India's workforce despite contributing less to GDP?Read the answer and worked solution →MGNREGA (2005) was enacted to addressRead the answer and worked solution →The unorganised sector employsRead the answer and worked solution →Which one of these is part of the PUBLIC sector?Read the answer and worked solution →Which one is part of the PRIVATE sector?Read the answer and worked solution →'Sunrise sectors' in India's economy includeRead the answer and worked solution →Final goods areRead the answer and worked solution →Workers in the unorganised sector need protection mainly becauseRead the answer and worked solution →The proportion of workers in the unorganised sector among total workers in India is roughlyRead the answer and worked solution →'Underemployment' meansRead the answer and worked solution →Workers in the unorganised sector are best protected byRead the answer and worked solution →Primary, secondary or tertiary?Read the answer and worked solution →Organised or unorganised?Read the answer and worked solution →

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As per your syllabus, what is the SECONDARY sector?

  1. Banking only
  2. Activities that TRANSFORM primary-sector goods into other forms — manufacturing, factories, construction
  3. Services and trade
  4. Agriculture and fishing
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Correct answer: B. Activities that TRANSFORM primary-sector goods into other forms — manufacturing, factories, construction

As per your syllabus, §Sectors of Economic Activities, secondary = manufacturing / industrial. The other options describe primary or tertiary.

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Activities like agriculture, mining, fishing, and forestry belong to which sector?

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  3. Tertiary
  4. Quaternary
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Correct answer: A. Primary

1. The primary sector exploits natural resources directly. 2. Agriculture, mining, fishing, forestry and animal husbandry are primary activities. 3. They produce the raw material that other sectors use. _Source: syllabus Understanding Economic Development, Ch 2 "Sectors of the Indian Economy"_

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Manufacturing activities belong to which sector?

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  3. Tertiary
  4. Public
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Correct answer: B. Secondary

1. The secondary sector transforms primary goods into manufactured products. 2. Steel, textiles, sugar and cement production are examples. 3. Also called the industrial sector. _Source: syllabus Understanding Economic Development, Ch 2 "Sectors of the Indian Economy"_

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