Sectors of Indian Economy MCQ: Online Test(Quiz)

1. Data from a 5-year survey on employment and unemployment is used to calculate a country’s employment stats. Which organisation is responsible for this survey?


(a) NSSO—National Sample Survey Organisation
(b) NREGA 2005—National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005
(c) ILO — International Labour Organisation
(d) Census of India

2. (GDP) refers to Gross Domestic Product. What does it demonstrate?

(a) It depicts the size of a country’s economy in terms of total output in a particular year.

(b) It depicts a country’s overall product in a particular year without taking into account the country’s complete resources.

(c) It displays the number of workers employed in the production process within a given year.

(d) It indicates the overall value of a country’s trade transactions in a given year.

3. Identify the product which is natural:
(a) Textile
(b) Wheat flour
(c) Cotton
(d)  sauce

4. Which of the examples cannot be included in unorganized sector?


(a) A farmer watering his crops.

(b)   Daily pay labourer employed by a contractor.

(c) A hospital doctor tending to a patient.

(d) A handloom weaver at home, weaving on a loom.

5. The ownership of Tisco and Reliance Industries lies with the   :
(a) The government
(b) Private company
(c) A cooperative society
(d) mutually by private companies and the govt.

6. NREGA assured ………. days of employment in a year in many Indian districts?

(a) 200 days
(b) 100 days
(c) 30 days
(d) 60 days

7. Underemployment happens —
(a) those who refuse to work

(b) when folks take their time.

(c) when people are underutilized.

(d) when workers are underpaid.

8. Which sector is the largest producing sector in our country?

(a) Secondary sector
(b) Tertiary sector
(c) Primary sector
(d) Science and Technology sector

9. Disguised unemployment is found mostly in__

(a) Among agricultural workers contributing for small farms
(b) Among part-time industrial workers
(c) In most of the government offices
(d) In big private companies

10. How do big private companies contribute in country’s development?
(a) By using advertisements to increase demand for their items.

(b) By boosting their earnings.

(c) By increasing the country’s productivity in the manufacture of industrial items.

(d) By allowing the wealthy to use private hospitals.

11. Tertiary sector is known as____

(a) Service sector

(b) Public sector

(c) Private sector

(d) Govt. sector

12. Banking sector comes under___

(a) Primary

(b) Tertiary

(c)Secondary

(d)None

13. Communication sector comes under

(a) Tertiary sector

(b) Primary sector

(c) Secondary sector

(d) None

14. Cotton cultivation comes under ……….. Sector?

(a) Primary

(b) Secondary

(c) Tertiary

(d) None

15.  The……….. owns the majority of assets and provides all services in the public sector?

(a) Private

(b) Government

(c) Both

(d) None

16. In the private sector, ownership is held by ___

(a) Private companies

(b) Corporate companies

(c) Public companies

(d) None

17. Both……….. and……….. development require protection and support for the unorganised sector?

(a) Economic and social

(b) Private and government

(c) Public and private

(d) None

18. Bankers and truck drivers belong to ……….. sector of the economy?

(a) Primary

(b) Secondary

(c) Tertiary

(d) None

19. Agriculture is an example of ________.

(a) tertiary Sector

(b) secondary Sector

(c) primary Sector

(d) none of the above

20.  __________ is a term that refers to activities in which natural items are transformed into other forms through manufacturing processes that we associate with industrial activity.

(a) secondary sector

(b) tertiary sector

(c) primary sector

(d) none of the above

21.  shows how big the economy of a country is

(a) GSDP

(b) GDP

(c) PPP

(d) None of the above

22. In industrialised countries, there has been a further transition from ______ to _____ in the last 100 years. In terms of total production, this has become the most important?

(a) secondary to tertiary sector

(b) primary to tertiary sector

(c) primary to secondary sector

(d) none of the above

    23.  In India ____________ was the least producing sector in 2010-11?

(a) primary sector

(b) secondary sector

(c) tertiary sector

(d) quaternary sector

24.  In India, maximum growth was seen in which sector from 1970-71 to 2010-11?

(a) primary sector

(b) secondary sector

(c) tertiary sector

(d) quaternary sector

25. Which sector had the maximum production in 1970-71?

(a) tertiary sector

(b) secondary sector

(c) primary sector

(d) quaternary sector

26.  The unorganised sector is characterised by small, dispersed units that are mainly uncontrolled by the_______?

(a) employers

(b) private individuals

(c) government

(d) employees

27. Which of the following statements about the organised sector is correct?

(a) Workers in the organised sector have more job security.

(b) They are only required to work a set amount of hours.

(c) If they work longer hours, the employer must compensate them with overtime pay.

(d) All of the preceding.

28. The NREGA act was passed in____

  • 2001
  • 2002
  • 2009
  • 2005

29. According to the same analysis by the old Planning Commission, if tourism as a sector is enhanced, we can add more than ______ persons to the workforce each year?

(a) 20 lakhs

(b) 25 lakhs

(c) 10 lakhs

(d) 35 lakhs

30. More than half of the country’s workforce is employed in the primary sector, primarily in

(a) fishing

(b) mining

(c) Agriculture

(d) none of the preceding

31. ____ is the classification of economy?

(a)Urban

(b)Rural

(c)Public/private

(d)State/national

32. ______ activity is not a part of the primary sector?


(a) Fishing
(b) Banking
(c) Mining
(d) Forestry

33. ____is the largest employer in the country?
(a) Primary Sector
(b) Secondary Sector
(c) Tertiary Sector
(d) IT Sector

34. The task of measuring GDP is done by___
(a) central government
(b) state government
(c) provincial government
(d) all of the above

35. Life insurance is done by__
(a) primary sector
(b) secondary sector
(c) service sector
(d) none of the above

36. Public sector enterprises aims to____
(a) profit making
(b) entertainment
(c) social welfare and security
(d) none of the above

37. What role do large private enterprises have in a country’s development

(a)By using advertisements to increase demand for their items.

(b)By boosting their earnings.

(c)By increasing the country’s productivity in the manufacture of industrial items.

(d)By making private healthcare facilities available to the wealthy.

38. The monetary worth of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given year is referred to as:

a) Gross domestic product

 b) Net domestic product

 c) National product

 d) Secondary sector production

39. _________ Economic activities is not of the tertiary sector?
(a) Banking
(b) Bee keeping
(c) Teaching
(d) Call centre job

40.  Activities like________ are included in the service sector?

(a) agriculture, dairy, fishing and forestry

(b) making sugar, gur and bricks

(c) transport, communication and banking

(d) none of these

41. Which of the activities fall in the secondary sector?


(a) Rather than producing products, it generates services.

(a) The manufacturing process alters natural items.

(c) Natural resources are used to manufacture goods.

(d) Agriculture, forestry, and dairy are all included.

42. Information and communication technology fall under__
(a) primary sector
(b) secondary sector
(c) tertiary sector
(d) none of the above

43. Profit motive does not guide_____
(a) organised sector
(b) public sector
(c) private sector
(d) unorganised sector

44. ______  is associated with manufacturing sector?
(a) primary sector
(b) secondary sector
(c) tertiary sector
(d) private sector

45. Economic activities can be done by____
(a) individuals
(b) firms
(c) government
(d) all the above

46. GDP can be defined as______produced during a year?

(a) All goods and services

(b) Only final goods and services

(c) Intermediate goods and services

(d) None of the above

47. Sectors are classified according to

(a) Employment

(b) Ownership

(c) No. of workers

(d) None

48. ______ is a public sector enterprise?

(a) Indian railways

(b) Amul

(c) TISCO

(d) None

49. Secondary sector deals with

(a) Raw products

(b) Semi manufactured products

(c) Manufactured products

(d) None

50. Largest employer is in____

(a) Primary sector

(b) Secondary sector

(c) Tertiary sector

(d) None

Sumit ThakurMCQsSectors of Indian Economy MCQ: Online Test(Quiz) 1. Data from a 5-year survey on employment and unemployment is used to calculate a country's employment stats. Which organisation is responsible for this survey? (a) NSSO—National Sample Survey Organisation(b) NREGA 2005—National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005(c) ILO — International Labour Organisation(d) Census of...Seminar Topics