Employment Growth Informational and other Issues test - 33

Even though industrial output or the production of goods went up by more than nine times during the period, employment in the industry went up by around three times. The same applies to the tertiary sector as well. While production in the service sector rose by 14 times, employment in the service sector rose around five times. As a result, more than half of the workers in the country are working in the primary sector, mainly in agriculture, producing only about one sixth of the GDP. In contrast to this, the secondary and tertiary sectors produce the rest of the produce whereas they employ less about half the people. Does this mean that the workers in agriculture are not producing as much as they could? What it means is that there are more people in agriculture than is necessary. So, even if you move a few people out, production will not be affected. In other words, workers in the agricultural sector are underemployed.

Even though industrial output or the production of goods went up by more than nine times during the period, employment in the industry went up by around three times. The same applies to the tertiary sector as well. While production in the service sector rose by 14 times, employment in the service sector rose around five times. As a result, more than half of the workers in the country are working in the primary sector, mainly in agriculture, producing only about one sixth of the GDP. In contrast to this, the secondary and tertiary sectors produce the rest of the produce whereas they employ less about half the people. Does this mean that the workers in agriculture are not producing as much as they could? What it means is that there are more people in agriculture than is necessary. So, even if you move a few people out, production will not be affected. In other words, workers in the agricultural sector are underemployed.

Mining is a primary activity. After primary and secondary, there is a third category of activities that falls under tertiary sector and is different from the above two. These 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. For example, 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. We also may need to talk to others over telephone or send letters(communication) or borrow money from banks (banking) to help production and trade. Transport, storage, communication, banking, trade are some examples of tertiary activities. Since these activities generate services rather than goods ,the tertiary sector is also called the service sector.

The GDP share of the tertiary sector in 2013-14 is 57%(approx). This lies in between 50% to 60%. The tertiary sector contribution has improved after independence. As dependence on agriculture has reduced as people gradually changed their occupation from primary to the secondary and tertiary sector.
Hence, option C is correct.

As per 2011 census of India, which sector is contributing least to GDP tertiary sector. The service sector accounts for almost 54% of Indian GVA of 179.15 lakh crores. The Industry sector lags behind it with 25.92% contribution and the Agriculture sector is at the third place with 20.19% contribution.

NSSO - National Sample Survey Organisation, now known as National Sample Survey Office, is an organisation under the Ministry of Statistics of the Government of India. It is the largest organisation in India conducting regular socio-economic survey. It was established in 1950.

Unemployment is very much prevailing in India. So a lot of workers depend on seasonal work. These are works which are for a time period. Many such workers got relief from this unemployment when building and railway network construction work started.

The proportion of the work force of some 478 million is approximately split 52%, 14%, and 34% in agriculture, industry and service sectors in India, compared to 38%, 28%, and 34% respectively .

 

Over the thirty years between 1973 and 2003, while production in all the three sectors has increased, it has increased the most in the tertiary sector. 
The share of the tertiary sector in terms of GDP in 2003 is was 50-60%. per cent.

The secondary sector covers activities in which natural products are changed into other forms through ways of manufacturing that we associate with industrial activity.

For example, using cotton fibre from the plant, we spin yarn and weave cloth. Using sugarcane as a raw material, we make sugar or gur.

Gross domestic product of secondary sector in 2003 was 20%