Long Answer Type”Services are very important aspect for economic development of a country”. Analyse the statement by explaining five components of a service sector.
What are rural settlements? What are the two types of the rural settlements in the world? How are they different from each other? Give three points of distinction.
Explain with examples the occupational structure of India’s population.
The occupational structure of India’s population:
(i) The population of India according to their economic status is divided into three groups, namely; main workers, marginal workers and non-workers.
(ii) It is observed that in India, the proportion of workers (both main and marginal) is only
39.8 per cent (2011) leaving a vast majority of about 60 per cent as non-workers.
(iii) The proportion of working population, of the states and Union Territories show a moderate variation from about 39.6 per cent in Goa to about 49.9 per cent in Daman and Diu.
(iv) The work participation rate tends to be higher in the areas of lower levels of economic development since number of manual workers are needed to perform the subsistence or near subsistence economic activities.
(v) The occupational composition of India’s population (which actually means engagement of an individual in farming, manufacturing trade, services or any kind of professional activities) shows a large proportion of primary sector workers compared to secondary and tertiary sectors.
Define the term ‘Road Density’. Explain with examples the two main determinants of road density in India.
(26.1) In the given political Outline Map of the World, the following four features are shown:
(A) The major sea of commercial livestock rearing’
(B) The major sea port
(C) The major Air Port
(D) The Mega City
Identify these features and write correct names on the lines marked near each features.
(26.2) In the given political Outline Map of India, Locate and label the following with appropriate symbols:
(i) The state having lowest density of population.
(ii) The oil refinery located in West Bengal.
(iii) The major sea port located In Goa.
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