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Social Science · 2026 · 5 marks
CBSE 2026 · Region 4 · Set 1 · Q38
How are primary sectors different from secondary sectors ? Explain with examples.How are organized sectors different from unorganized sectors ? Explain with examples. Map for Q. No. $\displaystyle 9$ and $\displaystyle 19$
How are primary sectors different from secondary sectors ? Explain with examples.
How are organized sectors different from unorganized sectors ? Explain with examples. Map for Q. No. $\displaystyle 9$ and $\displaystyle 19$
Marking-scheme solution
How are primary sectors different from secondary sectors? Explain
with examples.
Primary Sector
Secondary Sector
(i) Natural
products
are
Goods
are
produced
by
changed into other forms
exploiting natural resources.
through
ways
of
manufacturing.
It produces raw materials.
(ii) It uses the produce of
primary sector to change it
into manufactured goods.
(iii) Products we get are from
(iii) Manufacturing is done in a
agriculture,
dairy,
fishing,
workshop or factory.
forestry.
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(iv) It is also called agriculture and
(iv) It is also called Industrial
related sector.
sector.
(v) It forms the basis of urban
It forms the basis of rural
economy.
economy.
(vi) Example- cotton to cloth,
(vi) Example-
farming,
fishing,
sugarcane to sugar etc.
mining etc.
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(
OR
How are organized sectors different from unorganized sectors? Explain
with examples.
Organised Sector
Unorganised Sector
The terms of employment are
(i) The terms of employment
not regular.
are regular.
It is largely outside the control
(ii) It
is
governed
by
of the government. There are
government
rules
and
rules and regulations but these
regulations such as Factory
are not followed.
act, Minimum wage Act
etc.
(iii) Workers in the unorganised
(iii) Workers in the organised
sector do not have security of
sector enjoy security of
employment.
employment.
(iv) There are no fixed working
(iv) They are expected to work
hours.
only a fixed number of
hours.
There is no provision of
(v) If they work more, they
overtime payment.
have to be paid overtime by
the employer.
(vi) They get paid leave.
(vi) They do not get paid leave.
(vii) There
is
provision of
(vii) There is no provision of
provident fund, gratuity
provident fund, gratuity etc.
etc.
(viii) They are supposed to get
(viii) They do not get medical
medical benefits.
benefits.
(ix) When they retire, these
(ix) There is no provision of
workers get pensions.
pension after the retirement.
(x) Example- Railway, post
Street vendors, domestic help,
office etc
agricultural labourers etc.
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(
to be explained with example.)
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