Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Population-Distribution,Density, Growth and Composition

Question:
Assertion: The participation rate in secondary and tertiary sector has registered an increase during the last few decades in India.
Reasoning: This indicates a shift of dependence of workers from farm based occupations to non-farm based ones, indicating a sectoral shift in the economy of the country.
Options:
Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct.
Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct.
Correct Answer:
Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation:
It is important to note that the proportion of workers in agricultural sector in India has shown a decline over the last few decades (58.2% in 2001 to 54.6% in 2011). Consequently, the participation rate in secondary and tertiary sector has registered an increase. This indicates a shift of dependence of workers from farm based occupations to non-farm based ones, indicating a sectoral shift in the economy of the country.