Question

Which of the following is not an indicator of economically underdeveloped countries?

• A. Low per capita income
• B. High death-rate
• C. Low proportion of labour force in the primary sector
• D. High level of illiteracy

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Low proportion of labour force in the primary sector

Under-Developed Countries are the economies that depend on the primary sector. It has a involvement with the extraction of raw materials. It consist of mining, fishing, farming, etc. It largely depend on the use of outdated technology, due to the lack of capital resources, these countries can't afford the use of modern technology. As a result, productivity suffers and rate of economic growth continues to be low. Unemployment in the rural sector is a main feature of such economies.