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प्रश्न
Give reasons.
There is mixed economy in Brazil and India.
Give geographical reasons:
There is mixed economy in Brazil and India.
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उत्तर १
- A mixed economy includes both the commercial and public sectors.
- In mixed economies, both the public and private sectors own diverse sectors such as banking, railways, airways, power production, the iron and steel industry, health, education, and telecommunications.
- Its main goal is to strike a balance between profit and social welfare.
- The public sector focuses on providing essential services and infrastructure to support society’s welfare.
- A mixed economy helps in reducing economic inequalities by supporting the weaker sections of society.
- It ensures economic stability by combining government planning with market forces.
All these characteristics of a mixed economy are present in Brazil and India. Therefore, there is a mixed economy in both countries.
उत्तर २
- In a mixed economy, the private sector and public (government) sector coexist.
- In Brazil as well as in India, the sectors like railway, electricity production, iron and steel industry, etc are owned and managed by public (government) sector.
- In Brazil as well as in India, the sectors like banking, airways, health, education, telecommunication, etc., are owned and managed by private as well as public (government) sectors. In this way, there is a mixed economy in Brazil and India.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Draw a suitable Line graph with the help of the following statistical information and answer the following questions.
| Number of international tourists (in lakhs) | |||||
| International tourists (in lakhs) |
1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 |
| Brazil | 20 | 50 | 45 | 40 | 50 |
| India | 20 | 21 | 30 | 50 | 140 |
- In which year is the number of tourists maximum in India?
- In the year 2000, how many tourists visited Brazil?
- In which year do India and Brazil have the same number of international tourists?
B) Read the following graph and answer the questions :

i) In which country is the contribution of tertiary sector higher ?
ii) In India, most people are engaged in which occupational sector?
iii) Which country has only 10% of the population engaged in primary sector?
iv) How much does tertiary sector contribute to the national income of India?
v) Which sector contributes the least in the Brazilian national income?
vi) What is the percentage of people engaged in the secondary sector in Brazil?
The economies of India and Brazil are of the ______ type.
Read the following graph and answer the questions:
Gross National Incomes (GNI) from 1960 to 2016 (in million US $)

- Which country’s national income was highest in 2016 and was it how much?
- Comparing India and Brazil, which country had a higher national income in 1980?
- Comparing India and Brazil, which country had a higher income in 2016?
- Tell the difference between the GNP of Brazil and India in 2016.
- Calculate the difference between the national incomes of developed and developing countries in 2016.
Classify the following activities in by ticking (✓) in the respective column.
| Activities | Primary | Secondary | Tertiary |
| Television Broadcasting | |||
| Bee-keeping | |||
| Coir and Rope making | |||
| Jaggery-making | |||
| Producing blades of the plough. |
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| Construction | |||
| Extracting Iron Ore | |||
| Automobile Production | |||
| Rice Production | |||
| Teaching | |||
| Driving buses | |||
| Providing lodging and boarding facilities |
Which type of occupations gives a boost to the development of a country’s economy?
With the help of the pie chart given in the fig., tell what the contribution of secondary activities is to Brazil’s GDP?

Write answer in one sentence-
Which type of economy is found in Brazil?
A table regarding the ownership of various sectors in both the countries is given. Like Brazil, fill the details regarding India and complete the table.
| Sr. No. | India | Sector | Brazil |
| 1. | -- | Banking | Private and public both |
| 2. | -- | Railways | Private and public both |
| 3. | -- | Airways | Private and public both |
| 4. | -- | Electricity production | Largely public |
| 5. | -- | Iron and Steel Industry | Largely public |
| 6. | -- | Health | Private and public both |
| 7. | -- | Education | Largely public, little private |
| 8. | -- | Telecommunications | Private and public both |
On the basis of the information about the ownership of various sectors in both the countries given in the table, can you infer about the type of these economies?
Read the following graph and answer the questions:
India and Brazil Contribution of sectors in national income and percentage of population engaged in the sector.

- Name the sectors mentioned in the graph.
- Which sector contributes the highest in National income in India?
- How much percent of population is engaged in primary sector in Brasil?
