2.3 ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS :
Answer the following questions :
1. What are ‘Secondary Sector Activities’?
Ans: The activities in which natural products are changed into other forms through different ways of manufacturing are called ‘Secondary Sector Activities’.
2. What are ‘Tertiary Sector Activities’?
Ans: The activities that help in the development of primary and secondary sector are called ‘Tertiary Sector Activities’.
3. What is ‘Under – Employment’?
Ans: People are apparently working but all of them are made to work less than their potential.
4. What is ‘Public Sector’?
Ans: The sector of the economy in which the government owns most of the assets and provides all services are called ‘Public Sector’.
5. What is ‘Private Sector’?
Ans: The sector of the economy in which the ownership of assets and delivery of services in in the hands of individuals or companies is called ‘Private Sector’.
6. What is the motive of the Private Sector in the economy?
Ans: : The main motive of the private sector is to earn profit.
7. How will the Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana help rural villages?
Ans: It will help villages sell their products in the market.
8. Why is mining an activity of the primary sector?
Ans: This is because the raw material i.e. minerals is a natural products.
9. Why does rice grow well in Goa?
Ans:
i) Rice requires a high temperature about 250C and high humidity with an annual rainfall of above 100cm.
ii) It grows well in plains of alluvial soils.
All the above factors are naturally available in Goa .
10. In what way are tertiary sector activities different from Primary and Secondary sector activities ?
Ans: Primary and Secondary sector produce goods whereas the Tertiary sector does not produce goods . The tertiary sector helps in the development of Primary and Secondary sector activities .
11. Write two examples of Primary Sector activities .
Ans: Agriculture , diary , fishing and forestry are the examples of Primary Sector activities .
12. Write two examples of Tertiary sector activities .
Ans: Transport , communication , telephone services , banking , services of teachers , doctors and so on .
13. What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ?
Ans: It is the value of all the final goods and services produced within a country during a particular year .
14. Write any two examples of Public Sector in India .
Ans: Railways and Post office are the two examples of Public Sector in India .
15. Why is the tertiary sector becoming important in India ?
Ans:
i) Development of agriculture and industry in India leads to development of services such as trade , transport , banking , insurance , storage and so on .
ii) As the income level is rising in India , certain sections of the population demand more services like private hospitals , shopping and so on .
iii) The government is making provision for the basic services like health and medicines , education , security , defence , banking , etc .
16. How is Gross Domestic Product (GDP) calculated ?
Ans:
i) The value of final goods and services produced in a year provides the total production of the sectors for the year .
ii) The sum of the production in the three sectors gives GDP .
17. In recent years the tertiary sector is becoming important in India . Why ?
Ans:
i) It has become important in terms of total production .
ii) Most of the working people are also employed in the services sector .
18. Differentiate between Organised and Un-organised sector .
Ans:
| Organised Sector | Un-organised Sector |
| i) It covers places of work where the terms of employment are regular . | i) It covers small and scattered units where employment is not regular . |
| ii) People have assured work . | ii) People do not have assured work . |
| iii) It follows the rules and regulations of the government . | iii) They are not directly under the control of the government . |
| iv) Workers enjoy security of employment . | iv) There is no security of employment . |
| v) Workers have fixed hours of work . | v) There are no fixed hours of work for the workers . |
19. What are the important provisions of NREGA 2005 (National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005) ?
Ans:
i) All those who are able to work and are in need of work have been guaranteed 100 days of employment in a year .
ii) Unemployment allowance will be given to the people if the government fails to provide employment to such people .
iii) The type of work that would help to increase the production from the land in future will be given preference under the Act .
20. Why do people to work in the organised sector ?
Ans:
i) The terms of employment are regular and people have assured work .
ii) It follows the rules and regulation of the government .
iii) Workers enjoy security of employment and have fixed hours of work .
iv) Workers get benefit like paid leave , paid holidays , provident fund , gratuity , etc .
v) They get other facilities like medical benefits , drinking water and a safe working environment .
vi) They get a pension after retirement .