Chapter Exam

Chapter-16 Employment in India and Tamil Nadu — Online MCQ Test

Q: Which sector includes agriculture, forestry, fishing, and mining?

Answer: A. Primary sector — The primary sector is concerned with the direct extraction of natural resources, such as agriculture and mining.

Q: What does the tertiary sector mainly provide?

Answer: B. Services — The tertiary sector is also called the service sector because it provides services like transport, banking, and education.

Q: A person working in transport, communication, and banking belongs to which sector?

Answer: C. Tertiary sector — Transport, communication, and banking are service activities, so they come under the tertiary sector.

Q: Which of the following is the most accurate order of sectors based on the type of economic activity?

Answer: B. Agriculture, manufacturing, services — The primary sector includes agriculture, the secondary sector includes manufacturing, and the tertiary sector includes services.

SOCIAL · Samacheer Kalvi 9th · Tamil Nadu State Board

Practice Chapter-16 Employment in India and Tamil Nadu with a free chapter-wise online MCQ test for Tamil Nadu State Board Samacheer Kalvi 9th SOCIAL. This chapter covers: Description Examines employment sectors labour patterns and workforce trends Keywords Primary Sector Secondary Sector Tertiary Sector Organized Sector Public Sector. AI-generated questions from basic to board-exam level, with instant results and explanations.

Questions

20m

Time Limit

Attempts Left

10 random questions from this chapter (mixed difficulty)
Questions you've seen before won't repeat until the pool resets
You have 20 minutes — exam auto-submits when time is up
Maximum 3 attempts per chapter
Results and explanations shown immediately after submission

New here? Register free — includes 3 free chapter exams.

Chapter-16 Employment in India and Tamil Nadu — Important Questions & Answers (FAQ)

Frequently asked questions from Tamil Nadu State Board Samacheer Kalvi 9th SOCIAL — Chapter-16 Employment in India and Tamil Nadu, with answers and explanations. These are sample questions; the exam has its own separate question set.

Which sector includes agriculture, forestry, fishing, and mining?

A. Primary sector ✓
B. Secondary sector
C. Tertiary sector
D. Organized sector

Answer: A. Primary sector
The primary sector is concerned with the direct extraction of natural resources, such as agriculture and mining.

What does the tertiary sector mainly provide?

A. Raw materials
B. Services ✓
C. Manufactured goods
D. Agricultural products

Answer: B. Services
The tertiary sector is also called the service sector because it provides services like transport, banking, and education.

A person working in transport, communication, and banking belongs to which sector?

A. Primary sector
B. Secondary sector
C. Tertiary sector ✓
D. Agricultural sector

Answer: C. Tertiary sector
Transport, communication, and banking are service activities, so they come under the tertiary sector.

Which statement best shows the difference between public sector and private sector employment?

A. Public sector jobs are always in agriculture
B. Private sector jobs are always permanent
C. Public sector is government-controlled, while private sector is owned by individuals or companies ✓
D. Private sector workers do not receive wages

Answer: C. Public sector is government-controlled, while private sector is owned by individuals or companies
Public sector enterprises are run by the government, whereas private sector enterprises are owned by individuals or companies.

Which of the following is the most accurate order of sectors based on the type of economic activity?

A. Service, manufacturing, agriculture
B. Agriculture, manufacturing, services ✓
C. Manufacturing, agriculture, services
D. Agriculture, services, manufacturing

Answer: B. Agriculture, manufacturing, services
The primary sector includes agriculture, the secondary sector includes manufacturing, and the tertiary sector includes services.

← Previous Chapter

Chapter-15 Forms of Government

Next Chapter →

Chapter-17 Money and Credit