9th Standard, Social, Economics, Chapter – 15
Sectors of Indian Economy
EXERCISES
I. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.
1) Main occupation of India is Agriculture.
2) Health and Education come under Tertiary sector.
3) The total Geographical land of Karnataka is 1,91,791 Sq Kms.
4) SBM was established by Sir M Vishweswaraiah in 1913.
5) Manufacturing activities belong to Secondary sector.
6) The coastline area of Karnataka is Karavali and 320 km. long
7) To expand higher education Karnataka government has established ‘Karnataka knowledge commission.
8) New Economic Policy was introduced in 1991.
II. Answer the following questions with group discussion.
9) Define primary sector.
Answer: The primary sector includes agriculture and its allied activities like Sericulture, Horticulture, Animal husbandry, Poultry, Fishery, and Floriculture etc. which provide raw materials to agro-based industries.
10) Explain the importance of Indian agriculture sector.
Answer: Agriculture is a major occupation in India. Still it is the backbone of our economy. Its importance can be briefed as follows,
1. People are still depending on agriculture, directly and indirectly for their livelihood.
2. It provides raw materials for agro-based industries.
3. It provides food for human beings and fodder for animals.
4. It helps in the capital formation through the savings of the farmers.
11) Explain the importance of Industrial sector.
Answer: The importance of Industrial sector are as follows.
1) It brings higher income to the nation.
2) It provides employment to the people.
3) Standard of living of the people will be increased.
4) It helps to modernise the agriculture as it provides tractors, machineries, fertilisers etc.
5) Reduces the pressure of population on agriculture. Many will migrate to cities & towns.
6) It helps to earn more foreign exchange.
7) Industrial regions also develop as centres of trade, education, transport, Banking etc.
12) Which districts of Karnataka are called as cradle of Banking?
Answer: Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts of Karnataka are called as the Cradles of banking industry.
13) What is Education according to Gandhiji?
Answer: According to Gandhiji ‘Education brings all round development in personality of the child’.
14) State the group of Industries.
Answer: The industries can be classified into three groups. They are as follows.
a) Agro-based Industries
b) Forest-based Industries
c) Mineral-based Industries.
15) List the important irrigation projects of Karnataka.
Answer: The important irrigation projects of Karnataka are,
- Tungabhadra Dam
- Upper Krishna Project (Almatti and Narayanpur dams)
- Kabini Dam, KRS Dam
- Hemavathi Project
- Harangi Project, and the innovative Ramthal Drip Irrigation Project.
- Upper Bhadra
- Mahadayi projects
16) What is Health according to W.H.O.?
Answer: According to World Health Organization- Health refers to “the person, who is free from physical, mental, social and intellectual disorders”.
Additional Questions:
1 . What is Tertiary sector? What are the types of Tertiary sector?
Answer: Tertiary sector is also called service sector. At present the world economy is dominated by service sector. The types of Tertiary sector are as follows.
- Banking
- Insurance
- Trade
- Transport and communication
- Health
- Education and training etc.
2. The condition of farmers is not yet satisfactory. Why?
Answer: Though agriculture is the main occupation, the condition of farmers is not yet satisfactory due to the following reasons.
1) Majority of farmers are small and marginal.
2) Large portion of cropped area is rain fed.
3) Productivity in agriculture is very low.
4) Majority of farmers are ignorant about the modern tools and new techniques of production.
5) Farmers do not get the correct price for their products due to the existence of middlemen.
3. List the Industries which are located in Karnataka.
Answer: The Industries which are located in Karnataka are,
- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
- National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL),
- Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL),
- Indian Telephone Industries (ITI),
- Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML),
- Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL),
- Hindustan Machine Tools (HMT)
- TVS motor cycle manufacturing Plant at Mysuru,
- Tata motors at Dharwad,
- Electrical equipments manufacturing companies like Kirloskar, ABB, Kavika, Larsen and Turbo (L&T)
- . Infosys and Wipro are the leading IT (Information technology) Companies from Karnataka.
III. Activities:
1) “The Third sector is in top position in the world.” Give a real picture with supported information about this statement.
2) List the industries that are in your locality and classify.
IV. Project:
1) Prepare a project on Karnataka Economy by explaining the different Economic activities.
