Choose the correct option.

Statement I: The service sector employs the highest number of people in India.

Statement II: A solution to India's unemployment problem is to develop its secondary and tertiary sectors.

Both the statements are correct.

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Both the statements are incorrect.

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Statement I is correct, but statement II is incorrect.

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Statement I is incorrect, but statement II is correct.

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Solution

The correct option is D Statement I is incorrect, but statement II is correct.
The primary sector of India employs the largest number of people. India's service sector employs about 25% of its labour force and generates about 60% of its national income. Thus, a possible solution for India's unemployment problem is to develop the secondary and tertiary sectors in the economy and develop employment opportunities there.

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Fill in the blanks using the correct option given in the bracket:

(i) Employment in the service sector _________ increased to the same extent as production. (has / has not)

(ii) Workers in the _________ sector do not produce goods. (tertiary / agricultural)

(iii) Most of the workers in the _________ sector enjoy job security. (organised / unorganised)

(iv) A _________ proportion of labourers in India are working in the unorganised sector. (large / small)

(v) Cotton is a _________ product and cloth is a _________ product. (natural / manufactured)

(vi) The activities in primary, secondary and tertiary sectors are _________. (independent / interdependent)

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