Sectors of the Indian Economy Multiple-choice Questions (MCQs) will help students while studying the chapter related to Sectors of the Indian Economy. It is an important chapter in the syllabus of Class 10 Social Science. Solving the Sectors of the Indian Economy MCQ Questions, in addition to referring to the CBSE Notes for Class 10 Social Science, will help students to understand the chapters in a comprehensive manner and be better prepared while facing the examination.
Students must solve MCQ Questions of Class 10 Social Science to help them understand their level of preparation. Sectors of the Indian Economy MCQs given below will help students to revise and recollect the important concepts and points related to topics such as sectors of economic activities, comparison of primary, secondary and tertiary sectors, historical change in sectors, contribution of three sectors in the Indian economy, ways to create more employment, NREGA 2005, division of sectors as organised sectors and unorganised sectors.
MCQ Questions for Class 10 Social Science Sectors of the Indian Economy
1. Occupational structure of India is divided into..............sectors.
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
Answer: (c) Three
2. What is the another name of service sector ?
(a) Tertiary
(b) Primary
(c) Secondary
(d) Agriculture
Answer: (a) Tertiary
3. Primary sector includes :
(a) Agriculture
(b) Services
(c) Industries
(d) All of these
Answer: (a) Agriculture
4. Manufacturing comes in the sector .............
(a) Primary
(b) Tertiary
(c) Secondary
(d) All of these
Answer: (c) Secondary
5. The main motive of Public Sector is ..................
(a) Profit
(b) Public Welfare
(c) Advantages
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) Public Welfare
6. Which of the following is the type of a worker ?
(a) Self-employed
(b) Casual wage worker
(c) Regular salaried worker
(d) All of these
Answer: (d) All of these
7. Which of these are included in Secondary sector ?
(a) Manufacturing
(b) Electricity, Gas
(c) Construction
(d) All of these
Answer: (d) All of these
8. How much percentage work force was engaged in Primary Sector in 2001 ?
(a) 15.8
(b) 60.4
(c) 23.8
(d) 11.9
Answer: (b) 60.4
9. How much percentage work force was engaged in secondary sector in 2001 ?
(a) 23.8
(b) 60.4
(c) 15.8
(d) 20.5
Answer: (c) 15.8
10. Which of the following is not a worker ?
(a) Farmer
(b) Doctor
(c) Teacher
(d) Beggar
Answer: (d) Beggar
11. Which of the following is a formal worker ?
(a) Rickshaw Puller
(b) Policeman
(c) Lawyer
(d) Owner of the shop
Answer: (b) Policeman
12. Which of the following is informal worker ?
(a) Policeman
(b) A clerk in electricity office
(c) Driver of Government Bus
(d) Rickshaw Puller
Answer: (d) Rickshaw Puller
13. Over the period of thirty years (1973-2003), the share of which sector in India has increased the most ?
(a) Primary Sector
(b) Secondary sector
(c) Tertiary sector
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) Tertiary sector
14. In which sector of India is found disguised unemployment ?
(a) Industrial Sector
(b) Agricultural sector
(c) Service sector
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) Agricultural sector
15. What is called the value of final goods and services produced in a country in a particular year ?
(a) Gross Domestic Product
(b) Gross National Product
(c) Net Personal Income
(d) None of the above
Answer: (a) Gross Domestic Product
16. In the year of 2003, which sector has the most contribution in Gross National Product ?
(a) Primary
(b) Secondary
(c) Tertiary
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) Tertiary
17. When was the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) was implemented ?
(a) 2003
(b) 2004
(c) 2005
(d) 2006
Answer: (d) 2006
18. The objective of activities of private sector is :
(a) social upliftment
(b) to earn personal gain
(c) to help the Govt.
(d) to help the people
Answer: (b) to earn personal gain
19. Which of the following is an activity of tertiary sector ?
(a) Agriculture
(b) Fishing
(c) Bank Services
(d) To make paper from wood
Answer: (c) Bank services
20. In India, disguised unemployment is related with which sector ?
(a) Industrial sector
(b) Agriculture sector
(c) Service sector
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) Agriculture sector
21. In which year the 'National Rural Employment Guarantee Act' was implemented in India ?
(a) 2000
(b) 2005
(c) 2007
(d) 2008
Answer: (b) 2005
