2.3    Additional Questions :

Answer the following questions :

1.  What are ‘Secondary Sector Activities’?
Ans:
The activities in which natural products are changed into other forms through different ways of manufacturing are called ‘Secondary Sector Activities’.

2.  What are ‘Tertiary Sector Activities’?
Ans:
The activities that help in the development of primary and secondary sector are called ‘Tertiary Sector Activities’.

3.  What is ‘Under – Employment’?
Ans:
People are apparently working but all of them are made to work less than their potential.

4.  What is ‘Public Sector’?
Ans:
The sector of the economy in which the government owns most of the assets and provides all services are called ‘Public Sector’.

5.  What is ‘Private Sector’?
Ans:
The sector of the economy in which the ownership of assets and delivery of services in in the hands of individuals or companies is called ‘Private Sector’.

6.  What is the motive of the Private Sector in the economy?
Ans:
The main motive of the private sector is to earn profit.

7.  How will the Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana help rural villages?
Ans:
It will help villages sell their products in the market.

8.  Why is mining an activity of the primary sector?
Ans:
This is because the raw material i.e. minerals is a natural products.

9.  Why does rice grow well in Goa?
Ans:

i) Rice requires a high temperature about 250C and high humidity with an annual rainfall of above 100cm.
ii) It grows well in plains of alluvial soils.
All the above factors are naturally available in Goa.