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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 muchpercent of population is engaged in tertiary activities in India?
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Solution
- India has a higher percentage of population engaged in primary activities.
- In Brazil, the contribution of the tertiary sector is greater in the GDP.
- In Brazil, the share of secondary activities is more in the GDP.
- No, we cannot say that Brazil is an agrarian economy like India because:
i. In Brazil, 71% of the population is engaged in the tertiary sector while the contribution of this sector to GDP is 67%.
ii. This shows that it has a strong and rapidly growing service sector. - India has a higher percentage of population engaged in secondary activities.
- In India, 26.9% of the population is engaged in tertiary activities.
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India and Brazil Contribution of sectors in national income and percentage of population engaged in the sector.

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