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    The following table gives the GDP in rupees (crores) by the three sectors

Year	Primary	Secondary	Tertiary
1950	80000	19000	39000
2000	31400	280000	555000

(i) Calculate the share of the three sectors in GDP for 1950 and 2000. (ii) Show the data as a bar diagram similar to graph in the chapter. (iii) What conclusions can we draw from the bar graph.

Answer:

   (i) (a) Share of sectors in GDP for 1950 Total GDP of three sectors                                 `crore Share of Primary sector                                                                 Share of Secondary sector                                                                 Share of Tertiary sector                                 (b)Share of sectors in GDP for 2000 Total GDP of three sectors                 `                 `crore Share of Primary sector                 Share of Secondary sector                                 Share of Tertiary sector                 (ii) Above data as a bar diagram (iii) Conclusions drawn from the bar diagram (a) Share of Primary sector in GDP has decreased. (b) Share of Secondary sector in GDP has increased. (c) Share of the Tertiary sector in GDP has increased. This shows that the economy is moving on the path of development as share of Secondary and Tertiary sector in GDP has increased in 2000 as compared to 1950.