Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Social Change and Development in India: Change and Development in industrial Society

Question:

Assertion: The agricultural sector is a central pillar of the Indian economy, employing 60 percent of the nation's workforce in 2018-19. Hence, India is still a developing country.
Reason: In developed countries, the majority of people are in the services sector, followed by industry and less than 10% are in agriculture.

Options:

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

A is true and R is false

A is false and R is true

Correct Answer:

A is false and R is true

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4: A is false and R is true

Assertion: The agricultural sector is a central pillar of the Indian economy, employing 60 percent of the nation's workforce in 2018-19. Hence, India is still a developing country. This is false. In India, in 2018–19, nearly 43% were employed in the primary sector (agriculture and mining), 17% in the secondary sector (manufacturing, construction and utilities), and 32% in the tertiary sector (trade, transport, financial services, etc.)
Reason: In developed countries, the majority of people are in the services sector, followed by industry and less than 10% are in agriculture. This is true.