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March 12, 2014

Structure of the Indian Economy

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Friends, here is the second lesson of our Economy study materials series for upcoming SSC CGL exam 2014 (you can read Lesson 1 : Characteristics of Indian Economy from here). In this lesson we shall learn about the structure of Indian Economy. Happy Reading :)
  • Indian Economy :
    • 10th Largest in the world (by nominal GDP)
    • 3rd Largest in the world (by PPP)
  • Indian Economy consists of 3 important aspects :
    1. Agricultural
    2. Industry 
    3. Services
  • RBI :  Central bank and monetary authority
  • RBI was established in private sector : 1935
  • RBI was established in public sector : 1949
  • Telecommunication policy : 1994
  • Governor of RBI : Raghuram Govinda Rajan
  • Occupational Structure : The distribution of working population among "different occupations" or "productive activities" 
  • There are 3 types of occupations (or sectors)
    • Primary Occupation - Agriculture, Plantations, Mining etc
    • Secondary Occupation - Industries, Construction activities
    • Tertiary (service) occupation - Banking, Hotels, Computers, Communications
  • The share of Agriculture in National income
    • UK - 2%
    • USA - 3%
    • Canada - 4 %
    • Australia - 5 %
  • Working population engaged in Agriculture 
    • France - 14 %
    • Japan - 13 %
    • USA - 4 %
    • UK - 2 %
    • UAR  - 64 %
    • Pakisthan - 74 %
    • India - 63 %
  • The productivity per acre in small farms is greater than the large farms because of intensive cultivation. 
  • Agriculture Production per hectare 
    • Rice :
      • India - 17.5 quintals
      • China - 55.1 quintals
      • North Korea - 75 quintals
    • Wheat :
      • India - 22.7 quintals
      • China - 31.2 quintals
      • Ireland - 74.5 quintals
  • HYV - Highest Yielding Varieties
  • The Industrial structure can be classified as 
    • Type of ownership
    • Size of Investment
    • Type of Output
  • Structure of Industry by type of ownership
    • The public sector
    • The private sector
    • the foreign sector
  • Structure of ownership by size of investment
    • The Large scale sector - Rs. 1 crore 50 lakhs above
    • The Small scale sector - Rs. 25 lakhs to 1 crore 50 lahks
    • The Tiny scale sector - Rs. 25 lakhs below
  • Structure of Industry by type of Output
    • Basic Goods Industries - Provide essential inputs
      • Ex : Chemicals, Cement, Aluminium, Iron and Steel, Fertilizers etc
    • Capital Goods Industries - Produce machinery and equipment
      • Ex : Machine tools, engineering goods
    • Intermediate goods industries - Produced in the process of other goods
      • Ex : Tyre Industry, Plastics, Oils etc
    • Consumer Goods Industries : 
      • Ex :T.V, Watch, Cosmetics etc.
Synopsis :
  • Occupational Structure :
    • Primary Sector : Agriculture, Cattle rearing, Poultry, Fishing, Forestry, Mining
    • Secondary Sector : Capital Goods like machinery, Machine Tools, Consumption, Goods and Building Activities etc
    • Tertiary Sector : Banking, Commerce, Communications, Computers etc
  • Structure of Industry :
    1. Type of Ownership :
      • Public Sector
      • Private Sector
      • Foreign Sector
    2. Size of Investment
      • Large Scale Sector (more than 1 crore 50 lakhs of rupees)
      • Small Scale Sector (25to 1 crore 50 lakhs of rupees)
      • Tiny Scale Sector (below 25 lakhs of Rupees)
    3. Type of Output :
      • Basic Industrties
      • Capital Goods Industries
      • Intermediate Goods Industries
      • Consumer Goods Industries
Read remaining lessons of SSC CGL 2014 from here

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29 comments:

  1. mam please upload quick reference guide pdf for SSC CGL . Please :)

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    1. You will get Quick Reference Guide 20 days before the exam friend

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    2. Thanks a lot mam :)

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    3. thanks a lottt :)

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  2. Nice post. Please tell me the full forms of GDP, PPP and UAR if possible. Thanks in advance.

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    1. GDP - Gross Domestic Product
      PPP - Purchasing Power Parity
      UAR - United Arab Republic

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  3. nice post..thanks a lot ma'am

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  4. mam any news about the date 0f CGLE 2014 ?

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    1. No news. You better prepare as the exam is in April. The remaining days will be grace period :)

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  5. ma'am please tell me when sbi clerk and sbi associate po recruitment notification is going to be out??

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  6. BHARGAVI...
    SIR I APPLIED FOR POSTAL EXAM AND PAID CHALLAN ,I SUCCESSFULLY UPLOADED MY PHOTO AND SIGNATURE ,BUT WHEN I AM PRINTING REGISTRATION SLIP MY PHOTO AND SIGNATURE ARE NOT PRESENTED SIR WHAT SHOULD I DO SIR? PLZ HELP...

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    1. send your difficulties regarding application to helpdesk.dopexam@gmail.com.

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    2. ya i send my problemm to helpdesk.dopexam@gmail.com but no reply is given

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  7. You could make it brief by erasing some unnecessary info..

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  8. Any one know when chsl 2013 result will come

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  9. Any news about ssc cgl exam postponed date..please tell me mam

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  10. plz upload current affairs of march2014

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  11. Hi mam..

    In BARC Exam Gate Score is Necessary or Not..Please Reply Me..

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  12. when ll the south indian bank announce final results for pro clerk....

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  13. Is Thailand the country yields highest rice production in the world?...

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  14. Is Thailand yields the highest rice productions in the world?..

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  15. Plz send me practice paper of english for ssc-cgl

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