9th Social Science Economics Guide Unit 2

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9th Social Science Economics Guide Unit 2

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9th Social Science Economics Guide Unit 2 Employment in India and Tamilnadu Textual Exercise

I. Choose the correct answer.

1. We take age group …….. years for computation of the workforce.

(a) 12 – 60

(b) 15 – 60

(d) 5 – 14

Answer:(b) 15 – 60

2. Which is the correct sequence of various sectors in GDP of India in the descending order?

(a) Primary sector, Secondary sector, Tertiary sector

(b) Primary sector, Tertiary sector, Secondary sector

(d) Secondary sector, Tertiary sector, Primary sector

Answer:(a) Primary sector, Secondary sector, Tertiary sector

3. Which one of the following sectors is the largest employer in India?

(a) Primary Sector

(b) Secondary Sector

(d) Public sector

Answer:(a) Primary Sector

4. Which one of the following is not in Primary Sector?

(a) Agriculture

(b) Manufacturing

(d) Fishery

Answer:(b) Manufacturing

5. Which one of the following is not in the Secondary Sector?

(a) Construction

(b) Manufacturing

(d) Forestry

Answer:(d) Forestry

6. Tertiary Sector include/s …..

(a) Transport

(b) Insurance

(d) All of these

Answer:(d) All of these

7. Match the List I with List II using the codes given below:

a) Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery and Mining – 1. Unorganised sector
b) Manufacturing, Electricity Gas and Water Supply – 2. Service Sector
c) Trade, Transport and Communication – 3. Secondary sector
d) Unincorporated Enterprises and Household industries – 4. Primary Sector

A B C D
a) 1 2 3 4
b) 4 3 2 1
c) 2 3 1 4
d) 3 2 4 1

Answer: (b) 4, 3, 2, 1

8. Which sector is not included in the occupational pattern?

(a) Primary sector

(b) Secondary sector

(d) Private sector

Answer:(d) Private sector

9. Which Delhi Sultan of medieval India formed ‘Employment Bureau’ to solve the un-employment problem?

(a) Muhamad Bin Tugluq

(b) Allauddin Khilji

(d) Balban

Answer:(c) Feroz Shah Tugluq

10. …….. sector is registered and follows government rules.

(a) Agriculture

(b) Organised

(d) Private

Answer:(b) Organised

11. ……. sector provides j.ob security and higher wages

(a) Public sector

(b) Organised sector

(d) Private sector

Answer:(b) Organised sector

12. Find the odd one.

(a) Banking

(b) Railways

(d) Small Scale Industry

Answer:(b) Railways

13. The sectors are classified into Public and Private sectors on the basis of …

(a) number of workers employed

(b) nature of economic activity

(d) employment conditions

Answer:(c) ownership of enterprises

14. Assertion (A): The unorganised sector of the economy characterised by the household manufacturing activity and small-scale industry.

Reason (R): Jobs here are low paid and often not regular

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A)

(b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) does not explain (A)

(d) (A) is false and (R) is true

Answer:(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A)

15. People who employ workers and pay rewards for their work is termed as ……

(a) employee

(b) employer

(d) caretaker

Answer:(b) employer

16. ……. continues to be the largest employer in Tamil Nadu.

(a) Agriculture

(b) Manufacturing

(d) Small Scale Industry

Answer:(a) Agriculture

II. Fill in the blanks.

In ……. sector, the employment terms are not fixed and regular.
Economic activities are classified into ……….. and …… sectors.
……… has always featured as an important element of development policy in India.
Employment pattern changes due to …….
The nature of employment in India is ………
……. of the economy is the number of people in the country, who work and also capable of working.
Public sector means ……… .

Answers:

unorganised
Public and Private
Employment
life style of the people
multi-dimensional
Labour force
Government undertaking

III. Match the following.

1. Public sector – Banking
2. Private sector – Poultry
3. Primary sector – Profit motive
4. Tertiary sector – Service motive

Answers:

IV. Give short answers.

1. What is labour force of the economy?

Answer:

Labour force of the economy is the number of people in the country who work and also capable of working.

2. Why are children and old age (above 60 years) are not considered for computation of workforce?

Answer:

We take the age group of 15-60 years for the computation of work force. Persons who are less than 15 years are considered as children and person who have crossed 60 years of age are excluded as they are not physically fit to undertake productive occupation. Hence they are not considered for computation of work force.

3. What are the three sectors of an economy?

Answer:

The economy is classified into three sectors. Primary (or) Agriculture sector, Secondary (or) Industrial sector and Tertiary (or) Service sector.

4. Agriculture, despite a sharp decline in Gross Domestic Product, continues to be the largest employer in Tamil Nadu. Give reason.

Answer:

Agriculture, despite a sharp decline in gross domestic product, continues to be the largest employer in Tamil Nadu. This is because the non-agriculture sectors are yet to generate enough employment to affect a shift of labour force.

V. Answer in detail.

1. Explain:

(a) primary sector;

(b) secondary sector;

Answer:

The structure of employment denotes the number of workers engaged in different sectors of the economy.

Primary Sector: Agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, poultry, dairy farming, fishing, etc. Secondary Section: Manufacturing, small and large scale industries and constructional activities. .

Tertiary Sector: Transport insurance banking, trade, communication, real estate, government and non-government services.

In developing countries like India that a large work force will be engaged in Primary Sector, while a small proportion in Secondary and Tertiary sectors.

2. Explain the employment structure of India.

Answer:

The nature of employment in India is multi-dimensional. Some get employment throughout the year; some others get employed for only a few months in a year.
The economy is classified into three sectors: primary or agriculture sector, secondary or industrial sector and tertiary or service sector.
The structure of employment denotes the number of workers engaged in different sectors of the economy.
Though the occupational pattern varies from one country to another, one can find in developing countries like India that a large work force will be engaged in primary sector, while a small proportion in secondary and tertiary sectors.
Whereas, in well-developed countries, the proportion of workforce engaged in agriculture will be very small and a majority of labour force will be in the industrial and tertiary sectors.
Employment has always featured as an important element of development policy in India.
Employment growth has increased at an average rate of 2% during the past four decades since 1972 – 73.

3. Compare the employment conditions prevailing in the organised and unorganised sectors.

Answer:

4. Distinguish between the Public sector and the Private sector.

Answer:

9th Social Science Economics Guide Unit 2

VI. Projects and Activities.

1. Make a long list of all kinds of work that you find for adults around you. In what way can you classify them?

Answer:

(a) Agriculture, Food & Natural resources.

(b) Business, Management & Administration.

(d) Engineering, Manufacturing & Technology.

(e) Health Science Technology.

(f) Human Services.

2. A research scholar looked at the working people in the city of Chennai and found the following:

Answer:

3. Classify the following list of occupations under primary, secondary and tertiary sectors. Milk vendor, tailor, teacher, doctor, farmer, postman, engineer, potter, fisherman, artisans, policeman, banker, driver, carpenter.

Answer:

VII. HOTS.

Tertiary sector is in top position in the world now. Justify

Answer:

In a direct sense, the tertiary sector is mostly independent.
This sector primarily includes those activities that help in the development of the primary and secondary sector.
They aid and support the production process.

e.g., The transport sector, that uses trucks to transport finished products from factory to the retail stores.

Service sector also includes some essential services that may not directly help in the production of goods.

e.g., Teachers, doctors, washermen, barbers, etc.

Tertiary sector actually caters to the excess income in a person’s hand after he is successful in acquiring his basic needs.

This sector will remain a chief engine for future growth.

VIII. Life Skill.

1. Discuss the sectors of your village economy.

Answer:

The teacher will make the students to gain knowledge of Primary, Secondary and Tertiary sector.
The students will be asked to collect information regarding the three sectors.
The students will be advised to classify the jobs available under Primary, Secondary and Tertiary sectors in their village.