Practicing Success

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 and contributing to about 17 percent of its GDP. 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:
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
Explanation:
A developed country is a country that has a high level of industrialization and per capita income while a developing country is a country that is still in the early stages of industrial development and has a low per capita income. Though agriculture is said to be the backbone for our country, we still are lagging behind many nations in terms of agricultural productivity.