Which sector(s) employed the largest share of the working population in India on the eve of independence?
Which sector(s) employed the largest share of the working population in India on the eve of independence?
स्वतंत्रता से पूर्व संध्या पर भारत में कार्यशील जनसंख्या का सबसे बड़ा भाग किस क्षेत्र में कार्यरत था?
Detailed Solution & Logic
Primary sector/ प्राथमिक क्षेत्र
📘 Explanation
On the eve of independence (around 1947), the largest share of India’s working population was employed in the Primary Sector.
👉 This includes:
- Agriculture
- Forestry
- Fishing
- Mining
- Nearly 70–75% of people were dependent on agriculture.
- India’s economy was mainly agrarian (agriculture-based) at that time.
स्वतंत्रता के समय (1947 के आसपास), भारत की अधिकांश कार्यशील जनसंख्या प्राथमिक क्षेत्र (Primary Sector) में कार्यरत थी।
👉 इसमें शामिल हैं:
- कृषि
- वानिकी
- मत्स्य पालन
- खनन
- लगभग 70–75% लोग कृषि पर निर्भर थे।
- उस समय भारत की अर्थव्यवस्था मुख्यतः कृषि आधारित (Agrarian) थी।
📚 Extra Facts (महत्वपूर्ण तथ्य)
- Secondary sector (industries) was underdeveloped due to colonial policies
- Tertiary sector (services) was very limited
- British policies led to deindustrialization, pushing more people into agriculture
- द्वितीयक क्षेत्र (उद्योग) बहुत कमजोर था
- तृतीयक क्षेत्र (सेवाएं) भी सीमित था
- ब्रिटिश नीतियों के कारण औद्योगिक पतन हुआ और लोग कृषि की ओर बढ़े
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