Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

Broad sectoral (primary/secondary/tertiary) classification uses only the nature of activity as its criterion. It tells us what kind of work is done but not the conditions under which people work.

A software engineer and a cobbler both fall in the tertiary sector, yet one works in the organised sector with job security, fixed wages, and legal protections, while the other is in the unorganised sector with irregular income and no social security.

This shows that sectoral classification alone is insufficient. Additional classifications — such as organised vs. unorganised and public vs. private — are needed to fully understand workers' economic realities and address problems like exploitation and lack of protection.

Source: Sectors of the Indian Economy (Let's Recall; Summing Up), Chapter 2

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• The examiner expects you to identify the limitation: tertiary sector groups very different workers together.
• Key term to use: organised vs. unorganised sector — this is the second classification in Chapter 2 that fills the gap left by primary/secondary/tertiary.
• Mention that multiple classification criteria (nature of activity + employment conditions + ownership) are needed together for a complete picture.
• Avoid writing a long essay — 3 marks = ~3 clear points in 60–90 words.