Importance of Service Activities

Q.

Write the meaning of primary occupation.

Q.

The slack season in the Indian economy is?

Q. Choose the correct option.

Statement I: The number of jobs in the service sector in India has been increasing over the last two decades.

Statement II: The number of people employed in the agricultural sector in India has been increasing over the last two decades.

1. Both of the statements are correct.
2. Both of the statements are incorrect.
3. Statement I is correct, but statement II is incorrect.
4. Statement I is incorrect, but statement II is correct.

Q. In 2019, what was the share of the service sector in the total employment of India?

1. About 26%
2. About 32%
3. About 51%
4. About 76%

Q. Which of the following countries has one of the lowest shares of service employment in the world?

1. India
2. Japan
3. Germany
4. China

Q. Choose the correct option.

Statement I: India has one of the largest shares of service employment in the world.

Statement II: The USA and the UK have the lowest shares of service employment in the world.

1. Both the statements are correct.
2. Both the statements are incorrect.
3. Statement I is correct, but statement II is incorrect.
4. Statement I is incorrect, but statement II is correct.

Q. Choose the correct option.

Statement I: India has one of the largest shares of service employment in the world.

Statement II: About 60% of India's labour force is employed in the service sector.

1. Both the statements are correct.
2. Both the statements are incorrect.
3. Statement I is correct, but statement II is incorrect.
4. Statement I is incorrect, but statement II is correct.

Q. Choose the correct options.

Assertion (A): India has one of the lowest shares of service employment in the world.

Reason (R): Indians are largely dependent on agriculture and allied activities.

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation for A.
3. A is true, but R is false.
4. Both A and R are false.​

Q. Choose the correct option.

Statement I: The service sector boosts the development of a country by offering job opportunities.

Statement II: Improvement in the general well-being of people increases jobs in the service sector.

1. Both the statements are correct.
2. Both the statements are incorrect.
3. Statement I is correct, but statement II is incorrect.
4. Statement I is incorrect, but statement II is correct.

Q. What per cent of the total jobs in India were offered by the service sector in 2019?

1. About 24%
2. About 32%
3. About 49%
4. About 74%

Q. In 2019, about one-third of all the jobs in India were created by the service sector.

1. True
2. False

Q. Shifting to service and industrial jobs by reducing the dependency on agriculture will hinder India's growth.

1. False
2. True

Q. Which of the following phenomenon is behind the expansion of the service sector?

1. Improvement in the general well-being of people
2. Improvement in government infrastructure
3. Establishment of special economic zones
4. Increase in foreign direct investments