Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

GDP measures total production but does not reveal where people are actually employed. In India, the tertiary sector contributes the most to GDP, yet the majority of workers remain in the primary sector. This gap shows that high production in a sector does not mean high employment in it. Studying employment patterns separately helps identify problems like disguised unemployment (especially in agriculture), unprotected workers in the unorganised sector, and the need for targeted government policies to generate jobs where people actually work.

Source: Chapter 2 – Sectors of the Indian Economy, "Comparing the Three Sectors" and "Summing Up"

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• The key textbook fact examiners expect: tertiary sector leads in GDP but primary sector leads in employment — state this contrast clearly.
• Connect it to why it matters: unemployment, disguised unemployment, unorganised sector workers needing protection.
• Avoid writing a vague general answer; examiners look for the GDP–employment gap as the central point.
• 3 marks = roughly 3 distinct points: (1) GDP ≠ employment picture, (2) the India-specific gap, (3) policy/problem implication.