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Economy UPPSC 1999 GS-I
Question

Since the advent of Planning era in India, the share of agriculture sector in GDP has:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: continued to decline

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “continued to decline”.
India's economy has shifted from being primarily agrarian to one with a growing industrial and service sector. As a result, the contribution of agriculture to the GDP has steadily decreased over the years since the start of the planning era.

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