Q.1. Who carries economic activities?
(a) individuals (b) firms (c) government (d) all the above
Ans. (d)
Q.2. Which sector has the lowest share in the employment in 2017-18?
(a) primary sector (b) secondary sector (c) tertiary sector (d) none of the above
Ans. (b)
Q.3. The economy is classified into public and private sectors on the basis of :
(a) employment conditions (b) the nature of economic activity
(c) ownership of enterprises (d) number of workers employed in the enterprise
Ans. (c)
Q.4. Which sector includes the units producing services?
(a) primary sector (b) secondary sector (c) tertiary sector (d) all the above
Ans. (c)
Q.5. Which sector converts goods into goods?
(a) primary sector (b) secondary sector (c) unorganised sector (d) organised sector
Ans. (b)
Q.6. Percentage share of employment is highest in
(a) primary sector (b) secondary sector (c) tertiary sector (d) public sector
Ans. (a)
Q.7. Primary sector is related to
(a) agriculture (b) dairy, forestry (c) fishing, mining (d) all the above
Ans. (d)
Q.8. In which sector activities are not guided by profit motive?
(a) organised sector (b) public sector
(c) private sector (d) unorganised sector
Ans. (b)
Q.9. In which type of unemployment more people are employed than required?
(a) seasonal unemployment (b) disguised unemployment
(c) educated unemployment (d) all the above
Ans. (b)
Q.10. In terms of GDP the share of tertiary sector in 2013-14 is
(a) between 20 to 30% (b) between 30 to 40% (c) between 60 to 70% (d) 70%
Ans. (c)
Q.11. Workers in this sector do not produce goods :
(a) tertiary sector (b) secondary sector (c) primary sector (d) none of the above
Ans. (a)
Q.12. Manufacturing units in unorganised sector are :
(a) not subject to government regulations (b) subject to government regulations
(c) subject to central bank’s regulations (d) none of the above
Ans. (a)
Q.13. Production of a commodity through exploitation of natural resources is an activity in the
(a) primary sector (b) secondary sector
(c) tertiary sector (d) Information Technology sector
Ans. (a)
Q.14. Manufacturing sector is associated with
(a) primary sector (b) secondary sector (c) tertiary sector (d) private sector
Ans. (b)
Q.15. The unorganised sector accounted for the following percentage of workforce in India in the year 1999-2000 :
(a) 63% (b) 73% (c) 83% (d) 93%
Ans. (d)
Q.16. Underemployment occurs when people
(a) do not want to work
(b) are working in a lazy manner
(c) get employment below their capability level
(d) paid less than minimum wage fixed by government
Ans. (c)
Q.17. Information and communication technology is associated with
(a) primary sector (b) secondary sector (c) tertiary sector (d) none of the above
Ans. (c)
Q.18. As per NREGA 2005 (National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005) the number of days of employment guaranteed by government is
(a) 100 days (b) 80 days (c) 150 days (d) 120 days
Ans. (a)
Q.19. The service sector includes activities such as
(a) agriculture, dairy, fishing and forestry (b) making sugar, gur and bricks
(c) transport, communication and banking (d) none of these
Ans. (c)
Q.20. Choose the correct meaning of organised sector.
(a) It covers those enterprises where the terms of employment are regular.
(b) It is outside the control of the government.
(c) Jobs are not regular.
(d) It provides low salaries.
Ans. (a)
Q.21. On which of the following basis, the sectors are classified into public and private sector?
(a) Employment conditions
(b) The nature of economic activity
(c) Ownership of enterprises
(d) Number of workers employed in an enterprise
Ans. (c)
Q.22. In which one of the following sectors, the production of a commodity is mostly through the natural processes?
(a) Primary (b) Secondary (c) Tertiary (d) Service sector
Ans. (a)
Q.23. National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was implemented in which one of the following years ?
(a) 2004 (b) 2008 (c) 2005 (d) 2009
Ans. (c)
Q.24. Which of the following types of activities are covered in the secondary sector?
(a) It generates services rather than goods.
(b) Natural products are changed through manufacturing. (c) Goods are produced by exploiting natural resources. (d) It includes agriculture, forestry and dairy.
Ans. (b)
Q.25. Public enterprises are owned by:
(a) Individual owners (b) Government
(c) Both government and individual (d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
Q.26. Disguised Unemployment means a situation where people are:
(a) Unemployed (b) Employed but earning less salary
(c) Employed but productivity is nil (d) Unemployed for a short period of time
Ans. (c)
Q.27. Which one of the following economic activities is not in the tertiary sector?
(a) Banking (b) Bee keeping
(c) Teaching (d) Working in a call centre
Ans. (b)
Q.28. Which one of the following defines GDP ?
(a) All final goods and services produced in a country in a year
(b) All final and intermediate goods produced in a country in a year
(c) Money value of all final goods and services produced in a domestic territory in a year.
(d) None of the above.
Ans. (c)
Q.29. The motive of public sector enterprises is :
(a) Profit making (b) Entertainment
(c) Social welfare and security (d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
Q.30. Which of the following Acts would not apply to a company like TISCO ?
(a) Minimum Wages Act (b) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(c) Factories Act (d) Payment of Gratuity Act
Ans. (b)
Q.31. Workers in agricultural sector are
(a) underemployed (b) over employed (c) unemployed (d) None of these
Ans. (a)
Q.32. Which of the following is not applicable for a worker, who works in the organised sector?
(a) She gets a regular salary at the end of the month
(b) She is not paid for leave
(c) She gets medical allowance
(d) She got an appointment letter stating the terms and conditions of work when she joins work.
Ans. (b)
Q.33. Which one of the following activities does not belong to the primary sector?
(a) Agriculture (b) Dairy (c) Mining (d) Weaving
Ans. (d)
Q.34. Which of the following is also known as disguised employment?
(a) Over-employment (b) Factory employment
(c) Under-employment (d) Unemployment
Ans. (c)
Q.35. Which of the following activities does not fall in the tertiary sector?
(a) Banking (b) Communication (c) Manufacturing (d) Transport
Ans. (c)
(a) Primary (b) Secondary
(c) Tertiary (d) Scientific technology
Ans. (a)
Q.36. What is meant by GDP ?
(a) Gross Dairy Product (b) Gross Domestic Product
(c) Gross Development Product (D) Gross Dependent Product
Ans. (b)
Q.37. Agriculture, dairy farming are activities belonging to which of the following sectors?
(a) Primary (b) Secondary
(c) Tertiary (d) Scientific technology
Ans. (a)
Q.38. Which of the following activities is not the activity of Primary Sector?
(a) Milking (b) Fishing (c) Making of sugar (d) Farming
Ans. (c)
Q.39. Which of the following statements is true in respect of Public Sector?
(a) Big companies own most of the assets
(b) Government owns the assets
(c) A group of people owns most of the assets
(d) An individual owns most of the assets
Ans. (b)
Q.40. Which of the following is not an activity of unorganised sector?
(a) teacher taking a class in Kendriya Vidyalaya
(b) a nurse working in a Government hospital
(c) a farmer irrigating his field
(d) a clerk working in the post office
Ans. (c)
Q.41. On which of the following economic basis the sectors are classified into organised and unorganised sectors?
(a) The nature of economic activity (b) Ownership of enterprises
(c) Employment conditions (d) Number of workers employed in the enterprise
Ans. (c)
Q.42. Which of the following economic activity does not come under the primary sector?
(a) Fishing (b) Farming (c) Mining (d) Banking
Ans. (d)
Q.43. Which of the following agencies estimates the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in India?
(a) All the state governments (b) An autonomous body
(c) A ministry of the Union Government (d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
Q.44. Which one of the following countries has the largest size of illiterate population in the world?
(a) India (b) Japan (c) France (d) Germany
Ans. (a)
Q.45. The money value of all final goods and services produced within a country during a particular year is called
(a) Gross domestic product (b) Net domestic product
(c) National product (d) Production of secondary sector
Ans. (a)
Q.46. Which one of the following was the largest producing sector in 1973?
(a) Secondary (b) Tertiary (c) Primary (d) All the above
Ans. (c)
Q.47. Identify the feature of the unorganised sector.
(a) Rules and regulations are followed
(b) Workers enjoy security of employment
(c) Employment is not secure
(d) It follows some formal processes and procedures
Ans. (c)
Q.48. In terms of G.D.P., the share of tertiary sector in 2003 was
(a) between 20 to 30% (b) between 30 to 40%
(c) between 50 to 60% (d) above 70%
Ans. (c)
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