Question

Answer the following questions by looking at the graph:

1. Which was the largest producing sector in 1977–78?
2. Which is the largest producing sector in 2017–18?
3. Can you say which sector has grown the most over forty years?
4. What was the GDP of India in 2017–18?

Answer 1

1. The Primary sector was the largest producing sector in 1977-78.
2. The Tertiary sector became the largest producing sector in 2017-18, replacing the primary sector.
3. The tertiary sector has grown the most. It experienced massive expansion, surpassing both the primary and secondary industries to dominate India’s economic output.
4. In 2017-18, India’s GDP was about ₹ 1,20,00,000 crores, with the top edge of the stacked bar corresponding with the 12,00,0000 point on the y-axis.