In both India and Pakistan the __________ sector is emerging as a major player of development.

Tertiary

The correct answer is option (3) : Tertiary

 In the normal course of development, countries first shift their employment and output from agriculture to manufacturing and then to services. This is what is happening in China. The proportion of workforce engaged in manufacturing in India and Pakistan were low at 21 and 23 per cent respectively. The contribution of industries to GDP is at 30 per cent in India and 21 per cent in Pakistan. In these countries, the shift is taking place directly to the service sector. Thus, in both India and Pakistan, the service sector is emerging as a major player of development. It contributes more to GDP and, at the same time, emerges as a prospective employer. If we look at the proportion of workforce in the1980s, Pakistan was faster in shifting its workforce to service sector than India and China. In the 1980s, India, China and Pakistan employed 17, 12 and 27 per cent of its workforce in the service sector respectively. In 2014, it has reached the level of 29, 43 and 34 per cent, respectively.