Which sector is the main source of employment for majority workers in India?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option 1: Primary sector
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.
As per data of 2017-18, following is the distribution of workforce in India
Primary Sector: 44.6 %
Secondary Sector: 24.4 %
Tertiary Sector: 31%