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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2017 — General Studies · Question 146 of 200

Q146
Indian EconomyEmployment, Poverty & Human Development
More than 50% of the working population in India depend on
  1. a.the primary sector
  2. b.the public sector
  3. c.the tertiary sector
  4. d.the industrial sector

Answer: (A) the primary sector

Answer as of 2017 — this may have changed since.

Agriculture and allied activities (the primary sector) have historically employed the largest share of India's workforce, even though this share has been gradually declining and the sector now contributes a much smaller portion of GDP.

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