10th Class Social Science The Role of Service Sector in Indian Economy Question Bank Long Answer Type - Sectors of the Indian Economy

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    The following table gives the GDP in rupees (Crore) by the three sectors:
    Year primary secondary tertiary
    1950 80,000 12,000 39,000
    2000 3,14,000 2,80,000 5,55,000
    (i) Calculate the share of the three sectors in GDP for 1950 and 2000.
    (ii) Show the data as a bar diagram similar to Graph 2 in the chapter.
    (iii) What conclusions can we draw from the bar graph?

    Answer:

    (i) (a)
    Total GDP of three sectors = (80,000+19,000+39,000) = Rs. 1,38,000 crores
    Share of primary sector
    Share of secondary sector
    Share of tertiary sector
    (b)
    Total GDP of three sectors = Rs. 11,49,000 crores
    Share of primary sector
    Share of secondary sector
    Share of tertiary sector
    (ii) Above data as a bar diagram: 
    (iii) Conclusions drawn from the bar diagram-(Comparing 1950 and 2000)
    (a) Share of primary sector in GDP has decreased.
    (b) Share of secondary sector in GDP has increased.
    (c) Share of tertiary sector in GDP has increased.
    This shows that the economy is moving on the path of development as share of secondary and tertiary sector in GDP has increased in 2000 as compared to 1950.
     


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