SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

INDIAN ECONOMY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In India in 1973-74, the two sectors that significantly grew together were
A
Primary and secondary
B
Primary and Tertiary
C
Secondary and Tertiary
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The primary sector was the largest producing sector in 1973 because the primary sector had a 45% share in GDP because the majority of the population was involved in agriculture due to lack of economic development.

Detailed explanation-2: -The percentage of workforce in primary sector has decreased from 74.3% (in 1972-73) to 48.9% (in 2011-12). The percentage of workforce in secondary sector has increased from 10.9 (in 1972-73) to 24.3 (in 2011-12).

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