Find the odd one out and give reasons:

(i) Teacher, doctor, vegetable vendor, lawyer

(ii) Postman, cobbler, soldier, police constable

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. (service / 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]

Choose the most appropriate answer:

(a) Production of a commodity, mostly through the natural process, is an activity in _______ sector.

(i) primary

(ii) secondary

(iii) tertiary

(iv) information technology

(b) GDP is the total value of _____________ produced during a particular year.

(i) all goods and services

(ii) all final goods and services

(iii) all intermediate goods and services

(iv) all intermediate and final goods and services

(c) In terms of GDP the share of service sector in 2009-10 was

(i) between 20 to 30 per cent

(ii) between 30 to 40 per cent

(iii) between 50 to 60 per cent

(iv) 70 per cent

Do you think the classification of economic activities into primary, secondary and services sectors is useful? Explain how.

For each of the sectors that we came across in this chapter, why should one focus on employment and GDP? Could there be other issues which should be examined?

Discuss.