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Question
Observe the following graph and answer the questions given below-
- Which country has a higher percent of the population engaged in primary activities?
- In which country is the contribution of tertiary sector greater in the GDP?
- In which country is the share of secondary activities more in the GDP?
- Can we say that Brazil is an agrarian economy like India? Give reasons.
- Which country has a higher percent of the population engaged in secondary activities?
- How much percent of population is engaged in tertiary activities in India?
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Solution
- India has a higher percentage of its population engaged in primary activities.
- In Brazil, the contribution of the tertiary sector is greater to the GDP.
- In Brazil, the share of secondary activities is higher in the GDP.
- No, we cannot say that Brazil is an agrarian economy like India because the following are true:
- In Brazil, 71% of the population is engaged in the tertiary sector, while the contribution of this sector to GDP is 67%.
- This shows that it has a strong and rapidly growing service sector.
- India has a higher percentage of its population engaged in secondary activities.
- In India, 26.9% of the population is engaged in tertiary activities.
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| Sr. No. | India | Sector | Brazil |
| 1. | -- | Banking | Private and public both |
| 2. | -- | Railways | Private and public both |
| 3. | -- | Airways | Private and public both |
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| 5. | -- | Iron and Steel Industry | Largely public |
| 6. | -- | Health | Private and public both |
| 7. | -- | Education | Largely public, little private |
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