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Sectors of the Indian Economy
How is the tertiary sector different from other sectors? Illustrate with a few examples.
There are activities that help in the development of the primary and secondary sectors. These activities, by themselves, do not produce a good but they are an aid or a support for the production process.
Examples :
(i) Goods that are produced in the primary or secondary sector, would need to be transported by trucks or trains, and then sold in wholesale and retail shops. At times, it may be necessary to store these in godowns.
(ii)We also may need to talk to others over telephone or send letters (communication) or borrow money from bank (banking) to help the production and trade. Transport, storage, communication, banking, trade, etc. are some examples of the tertiary activities.
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Employment in the service sector ____________ increased to the same extent as production. (has / has not)
Workers in the ____________ sector do not produce goods. (tertiary / agricultural)
Most of the workers in the ____________ sector enjoy job security. (organised / unorganised)
A ________ proportion of labourers in India are working in the unorganised sector. (large / small)
Cotton is a ____________ _product and cloth is a ____________ product (natural / manufactured).
The activities in primary, secondary and tertiary sectors are ____________ (independent/ interdependent).
The sectors are classified into public and private sectors on the basis of:
Production of a commodity, mostly through the natural process, is an activity in __________ sector.
GDP is the total value of _______ produced during a particular year.
In terms of GDP the share of tertiary sector in 2010-2011 is ____________.
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