What is the sectoral composition of an economy? Is it necessary that the service sector should contribute maximum to the GDP of an economy? Comment.
The sectoral composition of an economy is the contribution of different sectors to the total GDP of an economy during a year. That is, the share of the agricultural sector, industrial sector and service sector in GDP. Yes, it is necessary that at the later stages of development, the service sector should contribute the maximum to the total GDP. This phenomenon is called Structural Transformation. This implies that gradually the country's dependence on the agricultural sector will shift from the maximum to minimum and, at the same time, the share of the industrial and service sector in the total GDP will increase. This structural transformation together with the economic growth is termed as economic development.
Why was the public sector given a leading role in industrial development during the planning period?
Match the following:
1. Prime Minister 3. Quota 4. Land Reforms 5. HYV Seeds 6. Subsidy |
A. Seeds that give large proportion of output C. Chairperson of the planning commission D. The money value of all the final goods and services produced within the economy in one year. E. Improvements in the field of agriculture to increase its productivity F. The monetary assistance given by government for production activities. |
What is marketable surplus?
What is the Green Revolution? Why was it implemented and how did Does it benefit the farmers? Explain in brief.
Explain ‘growth with equity’ as a planning objective.
Why was it necessary for a developing country like India to follow self-reliance as a planning objective?
Why and how was the private sector regulated under the IPR 1956?
Define a plan?
Does modernisation as a planning objective create contradiction in the light of employment generation? Explain.
Why should plans have goals?
What was the focus of the economic policies pursued by the colonial government in India? What were the impacts of these policies?
What are the two major sources of human capital in a country?
What do you mean by rural development? Bring out the key issues in rural development.
Who is a worker?
Explain the term ‘infrastructure’.
What is meant by environment?
Why are regional and economic groupings formed?
Why were reforms introduced in India?
Why calorie-based norm is not adequate to identify the poor?
Name some notable economists who estimated India’s per capita income during the colonial period?
Explain how investment in education stimulates economic growth.
Define worker-population ratio.
Compared to the 1970s, there has hardly been any change in the distribution of workforce across various industries. Comment.
Victor is able to get work only for two hours in a day. Rest of the day, he is looking for work. Is he unemployed? Why? What kind of jobs could persons like Victor be doing?
Is it necessary to generate employment in the formal sector rather than in the informal sector? Why?
Discuss economic reforms in India in the light of social justice and welfare.
Critically appraise some of the shortfalls of the industrial policy pursued by the British colonial administration.
Is there any relationship between unemployment and poverty? Explain.
Analyse the recent trends in sectoral distribution of workforce in India.
Do you think the navaratna policy of the government helps in improving the performance of public sector undertakings in India? How?