Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Indian Economic Development: Employment - Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues

Question:

Which sector is the main source of employment for majority workers in India?

Options:

Primary sector

Secondary sector

Tertiary sector

All of the above

Correct Answer:

Primary sector

Explanation:

Primary sector is the main source of employment for majority of workers in India. The primary sector includes all those activities the end purpose of which consists in exploiting natural resources: agriculture, fishing, forestry, mining, deposits. Though both men and women workers are concentrated in the primary sector, women workers’ concentration is very high there.