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What does the history of developed countries indicate about the shifts that have taken place between sectors?

The history of developed countries indicate about the shifts that have taken place between sectors that from then to now there has been a major shift from the secondary sector which means manufacturing industries to the tertiary sector or service sector, which has become the most important sector of the country’s economy and most number of people are employed in this sector in the developed countries which means a lot of changes can be noticed if we look up at history once.


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3

Classify the following list of occupations under primary, secondary and tertiary sectors:

● Tailor


● Workers in match factory


● Basket weaver


● Money lender


● Flower cultivator


● Gardener


● Milk vendor


● Potter


● Fishermen


● Bee-keeper


● Priest


● Astronaut


● Courier


● Call centre employee

 4

Students in a school are often classified into primary and secondary or junior and senior. What is the criterion that is used? Do you think this is a useful classification? Discuss.

 2

Correct and arrange the important aspects for calculating GDP from this jumble.

To count goods and services we add the numbers that are produced.


We count all those that were produced in the last five years.


Since we shouldn’t leave out anything we add up all these goods and services.

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Answer the following questions by looking at the graph


(i) Which was the largest producing sector in 1971-72?


(ii) Which is the largest producing sector in 2011-12?


(iii) Can you say which sector has grown the most over, forty years?


(iv) What was the GDP of India in 2011-12?