Employment in India and Tamil Nadu Book Back Questions & Answers

Unit 2 > Social > Class 9 > Samacheer Kalvi - English Medium

    Choose the correct answer
  • 1. We take age group _______ years for computation of the workforce.

    a. 1260

    b. 1560

    c. 2165

    d. 514

    Correct answer: b. 1560

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  • 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

    c. Tertiary sector, Secondary sector, Primary sector

    d. Secondary sector, Tertiary sector, Primary sector

    Correct answer: c. Tertiary sector, Secondary sector, Primary sector

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

    a. Primary Sector

    b. Secondary Sector c. Tertiary Sector d. Public sector

    c. Tertiary Sector

    d. Public sector

    Correct answer: a. Primary Sector

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

    a. Agriculture

    b. Manufacturing

    c. Mining

    d. Fishery

    Correct answer: b. Manufacturing

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

    a. Construction

    b.Manufacturing

    c. Small Scale Industry

    d. Forestry

    Correct answer: d. Forestry

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  • 6. Tertiary Sector include/s

    a. Transport

    b. Insurance

    c. Banking

    d. All of these

    Correct answer: d. All of these

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  • 7. Which sector is not included in the occupational pattern?

    a. Primary sector

    b. Secondary sector

    c. Tertiary sector

    d. Private sector

    Correct answer: d. Private sector

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  • 8. Which Delhi Sultan of medieval India formed Employment Bureau to solve the unemployment problem.

    a. Muhamad Bin Tugluq

    b. Allauddin Khilji

    c. Feroz Shah Tugluq

    d. Balban

    Correct answer: c. Feroz Shah Tugluq

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  • 9. _________ sector is registered and follows government rules.

    a. Agriculture

    b. Organised

    c. Unorganised

    d. Private

    Correct answer: b. Organised

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  • 10. ________ sector provides job security and higher wages

    a. Public sector

    b. Organised sector

    c. Unorganised sector

    d. Private sector

    Correct answer: b. Organised sector

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  • 11. Find the odd one

    a. Banking

    b. Railways

    c. Insurance

    d. Small Scale Industry

    Correct answer: d. Small Scale Industry

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  • 12. The sectors are classified into Public and Private sectors on the basis of

    a. number of workers employed

    b. nature of economic activity

    c. ownership of enterprises

    d. employment conditions

    Correct answer: c. ownership of enterprises

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  • 13. 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)

    c. (A) is correct and (R) is false

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

    Correct answer: b. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) does not explain (A)

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  • 14. People who employ workers and pay rewards for their work is termed as _______.

    a employee

    b. employer

    c. labour

    d. caretaker

    Correct answer: b. employer

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  • 15. __________ continues to be the largest employer in Tamil Nadu.

    a. Agriculture

    b. Manufacturing

    c. Banking

    d. Small Scale Industry

    Correct answer: a. Agriculture

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    • Fill in the blanks
  • 1. In ______ sector, the employment terms are not fixed and regular.

    Correct answer: Unorganised

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  • 2. Economic activities are classified into _______ and _______ sectors.

    Correct answer: Public,Private

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  • 3. ________ has always featured as an important element of development policy in India.

    Correct answer: Employment

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  • 4. Employment pattern changes due to ________________

    Correct answer: lifestyle of the people

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  • 5. The nature of employment in India is _________.

    Correct answer: multi-dimensional

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  • 6. ________ of the economy is the number of people in the country, who work and also capable of working.

    Correct answer: Labour Force

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  • 7. Public sector means _____________

    Correct answer: Government undertaking

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    • Match the following
  • 1. Public sector

    Correct answer: Service motive

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  • 2. Private sector

    Correct answer: Profit motive

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  • 3. Primary sector

    Correct answer: Poultry

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  • 4. Tertiary sector

    Correct answer: Banking

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    • Match the List I with List II
  • 1. Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery and Mining

    Correct answer: Primary Sector

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  • 2. Manufacturing, Electricity Gas and Water Supply

    Correct answer: Secondary sector

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  • 3. Trade, Transport and Communication

    Correct answer: Service Sector

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  • 4. Unincorporated Enterprises and Household industries

    Correct answer: Unorganised sector

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