CBSE CLASS 10 SST ECONOMICS// CHAPTER 01// DEVELOPMENT 

1. Under which economic sector does the production of a commodity through the natural process come?

Ans. Primary sector. 

 2. Name the sector which continued to be the largest employer even in the year 2000.

Ans. Primary sector. 

3. In which sector are natural products changed into form through ways of manufacturing?

Ans. Secondary. 

 4. In which sector is manufacturing included?

Ans. Secondary sector. 

5. Which sector has gained prominence over the last thirty years?

Ans. Tertiary sector.

 6. Development of the primary and secondary sector?

Ans. Tertiary sector. 

7. Which sector had the highest share in GDP in 2003? 

Ans. Tertiary sector. 

8. Which sector generates services rather than goods?

Ans. Tertiary. 

9. Services such as transport, banking and insurance come under which sector?

Ans. Tertiary sector. 

10. Mention the share of tertiary sector in terms of GDP in 2003? 

Ans. Between 50-60% 

11. Which occupation belongs to the primary sector? Mention any one.

Ans. Agriculture.

12. Which sector helps in the development of the primary and secondary sector?

Ans. Service /Tertiary sector. 

13. Write three activities which belong to the primary sector.

Ans. Agriculture, dairy and mining. 

14. Mention any one factor responsible for the growth of service sector in the Indian economy.

Ans. The development of agriculture and industry lead to the development of services such as transport,

trade, storage , etc. 

 15. TISCO and Reliance are owned by which sector? 

Ans. Private sector. 

16. Sahara Airlines and B.S.E.S. are examples of which sector?

Ans. Private sector.

17. Railway is an example of which sector?

Ans. Public sector. 

18. A.T.M. is an example of which sector?

Ans. Service sector. 

19. In which sector is seasonal and disguised unemployment most prevalent in India?

Ans.Agriculture Sector 

 20. Where is the disguised unemployment formed mostly?

Ans. Agriculture sector. Casual workers in the service sector. 

 21. What do final goods and services mean?

Ans. Total production of the sectors. 

 22. Which communities generally find them in the unorganized sector?

Ans. Schedule tribes and backward communities.

23. State the meaning of underemployment.

 

Ans. Are working less than what they are capable of doing. 

 24. What is another name of underemployment?

Ans. Disguised unemployment.

25.What do you mean by disguised unemployment?

Ans. More people engaged in a job than needed. 

26. Where is the disguised unemployment found mostly? 

Ans. Agriculture sector/casual workers in the service sector.

27.Suggest any one way to solve under-employment situation in rural areas in India.

Ans. (i) Govt. can spend money on development of

the infrastructure like

 Bank service

 Construction of canals, roads,

Credit facility

Identify, promote and locate industries

28. When was Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act implemented?

Ans. 2005. 

29. What does GDP stand for?

Ans. Gross Domestic Product. 

30. What is GDP (Gross Domestic Product)?

Ans. It is the value of final goods and services produced within the domestic territory of a country. 

31. In terms of G.D.P., what was the share of tertiary sector in 2003?

Ans. Between 50 to 60%. 

32. Give full form of NREGA.

Ans. National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. 

33. For how many days employment is guaranteed under NREGA 2005?

Ans. 100 days. 

34.The Government of India has implemented the ‘Right to Work’, in how many districts?

Ans. 330 districts.

35. What are the developmental goals for landless rural labourers?

Ans. Developmental goals for landless rural labourers are more days of work and better

wages, local schools, which are able to provide quality education for their children and

there should not be any social discrimination and they too can become leaders in the

village.

36. What can developmental goals be for prosperous farmers from Punjab?

Ans. Assured high family income through higher support prices for their crops,

hardworking and cheap labourers. They should be able to settle their children abroad.

37. What are the common developmental goals of a person?

Ans. Common developmental goals are regular work, better wages and better standards of living.

38. What is per Capita income?

Ans. When the total income of the country is divided by its population, we get per capita income.

39. What is Infant mortality rate?

Ans. It is the number of deaths of infants under one year per 1,000 live births in a

particular area.

40. What is literacy rate measure?

Ans. Literacy rate measures the proportion of literate population in the seven and above

age group.

41. What is Net Attendance Ratio?

Ans. It is the total number of children of the age group 14–15 years attending school as

a percentage of total number of children in the same age group.

42. Is it true that money in your pocket cannot buy all the goods and services

that you need to live well? Explain.

Ans. Actually money cannot buy you a pollution free environment or ensure that you get

unadulterated medicines, money may also not be able to protect you from infectious

diseases.

43. Why Kerala has a low infant mortality rate?

Ans. Kerala has a low infant mortality rate because it has adequate provisions of basic

health and educational facilities.

44. How does UN on the basis of Human Development Report  compare countries?

Ans. UNDP compares countries based on:

(i) The educational levels of the people

(ii) Their health status and

(iii) Per capita income.

45. What you understand by HDI?

Ans. HDI stands for Human Development Index.

46. What is Life Expectancy at birth?

Ans. Life expectancy at birth denotes average expected length of life of a person at the

time of birth.

47. What is Gross enrolment ratio?

Ans. Gross enrolment ratio is at three levels—enrolment ratio for primary school,

secondary school and higher education beyond secondary school.

48. Which indicators are taken into consideration for measuring Human Development Index (HDI)?

Ans. (i) Per capita income

(ii) Life expectancy at birth

(iii) Literacy rate for 15+ population

(iv) Gross enrolment ratio for three levels.

49. What is National income?

Ans. The sum total of all goods and services produced within a country or nation’s

gross domestic product (GDP) plus net income received from overseas during a period

of one year.

50. What are renewable resources?

Ans. Resources that are replenished by nature as in the case of crops and plants. Ground water is a perfect example.

51. What are non-renewable resources?

Ans. These resources will get exhausted after some time and are not replenished by the nature. Example, crude oil.

52. What is HDI Rank of India in the world as per ‘Human Development’ Report,

2014?

Ans. 131.

53. How do ration shops under the Public Distribution System (PDS) help people?

Ans. Ration shops help by maintaining the nutritional status of the people and making

food available at lower cost.

54.Quote few examples of environmental degradation that can be observed around.

Ans. Falling levels of ground water, water pollution, soil erosion, deforestation, the hole

in the ozone layer, burning of fossil fuels etc. Combustion from automobiles are causing

extreme level of air pollution, especially in urban areas.

55. How do infant mortality rates need to be checked by the government?

Ans. Government should spend a lion’s share for gains in neonatal survival. Child

mortality rates can be significantly reduced if community health workers visit new

mothers regularly. Government should run awareness programs in urban as well as

rural parts of the country so that women can access post-natal programs to learn about

nutrition, vaccination schedules and breast feeding. Not only this, government can keep

a strict check on health workers’ responsibilities

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