NCERT Class 10 Chapter 2 Sectors of the Indian Economy MCQs for UPSC

1. Why is the economic sector that produces goods by directly exploiting natural resources (such as agriculture, dairy, fishing, and forestry) classified as the 'Primary' sector?

1. A.Because it forms the base for all other products that are subsequently manufactured or produced in an economy.
2. B.Because it employs exclusively college-educated professionals.
3. C.Because it contributes more than ninety percent of total tax revenue in developed nations.
4. D.Because all its activities are operated exclusively by the central government.

2. How does the tertiary (service) sector fundamentally differ from the primary and secondary sectors?

1. A.It produces tangible physical raw materials for heavy machinery factories.
2. B.These activities by themselves do not produce goods, but provide aid, support, and services for the production process, trade, and social administration.
3. C.It operates without any interaction with transport and banking systems.
4. D.It is restricted exclusively to agricultural commodity marketing.

3. Which of the following scenarios demonstrates the direct dependence of the primary agricultural sector on the secondary industrial sector?

1. A.A postal worker delivering letters to school teachers.
2. B.A call centre employee providing software assistance to overseas clients.
3. C.Farmers buying manufactured inputs like tractors, pumpsets, fertilisers, and pesticides, where a price rise in industrial goods raises cultivation costs and reduces farm profits.
4. D.An artist painting a landscape for an urban art gallery.