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Fill in the blanks using the correct option given in the bracket: a) Employment in the service sector _________ increased to the same extent as production. (has / has not) b) Workers in the _________ sector do not produce goods. (tertiary / agricultural) c) Most of the workers in the _________ sector enjoy job security. (organised / unorganised) d) A _________ proportion of labourers in India are working in the unorganised sector. (large / small) e) Cotton is a _________ product and cloth is a _________ product. [natural /manufactured] f) The activities in primary, secondary and tertiary sectors are_________ [independent / interdependent]


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a)Has not

b)Tertiary

c)Organised.

d)Large

e)natural/manufactured

f)interdependent.

  • There are many examples to prove interdependencies of different sectors of the economy.
  • Sugar mill is an activity that comes under the secondary sector. Whereas the producing sugarcane comes under the primary sector.
  • The transportation industry is the tertiary sector.
  • The transportation industry transports the sugarcane to either sugar mills or markets.
  • If the transportation industry is on strike, then it will impact the secondary and primary sector.
  • If the sugar mills are on strike or if they are not functioning then primary and tertiary sectors will be impacted.
  • If the farmers who grow sugarcane are on strike, or if they are facing issues due to weather conditions, then the secondary and tertiary sector will be impacted.
  • From the above example it can be understood that primary, secondary and tertiary sectors are interdependent.
  • Tertiary sector activities do not produce goods by themselves, but they support or aid the process of production in other sectors.
  • The Secondary sector involves industrial activities in which goods are produced using different manufacturing processes, in which natural products are converted into other forms.
  • The goods produced from the primary sector becomes the base for all other activities.
  • Primary sector is the group of economic activities that involves producing goods using natural resources.
  • Forestry, fishing, agriculture, dairy comes under the primary sector of the economy.

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