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Indian Economy (119)Planning And Economy (119)Financial Regulators (30)Taxation (30)Agriculture (29)Modern Indian History (29)

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Growing cotton depends mainly on rainfall, sunshine and climate. Such activities belong to the:Read the answer and worked solution →Spinning yarn from cotton or making sugar from cane is an activity of the:Read the answer and worked solution →Transport, storage, banking and trade support production without making goods. They form the:Read the answer and worked solution →The tertiary sector is also called the:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Growing cotton depends mainly on rainfall, sunshine and climate. Such activities belong to the:

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

1. The product is a natural one. 2. Agriculture and related activities are grouped here. 3. This is the primary sector. _Source: syllabus Economics, Understanding Economic Development, Chapter 2, Sectors of the Indian Economy._

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Spinning yarn from cotton or making sugar from cane is an activity of the:

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

1. Natural products are changed into other forms. 2. Manufacturing is essential. 3. This is the secondary or industrial sector. _Source: syllabus Economics, Understanding Economic Development, Chapter 2, Sectors of the Indian Economy._

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Transport, storage, banking and trade support production without making goods. They form the:

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

1. These activities aid the other two sectors. 2. They produce services, not goods. 3. They form the tertiary sector. _Source: syllabus Economics, Understanding Economic Development, Chapter 2, Sectors of the Indian Economy._

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