RAS question
What is the contribution of the secondary sector (industry) to Rajasthan's GSDP approximately?
Correct answer: (B) 25-30%.
Rajasthan's secondary sector, or industry sector, contributes approximately 25-30 per cent to the state economy, so 25-30 per cent is the right band for its GSDP share.
Explanation
The secondary sector here means industry: mining and quarrying, manufacturing, electricity, gas, water supply and other utility services, and construction. The official Rajasthan Economic Review 2025-26 gives the Industry Sector a 26.55 per cent share of Rajasthan's Gross State Value Added at current prices for 2025-26. That figure sits squarely inside the 25-30 per cent band, so option B is the closest approximation. Services are the largest sector at 47.71 per cent, which is why a number around 45 per cent points to services rather than industry. A 55 per cent or 15 per cent answer would misread Rajasthan's sectoral structure.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) A 45 per cent share belongs much closer to the services sector at 47.71 per cent of GSVA, not to industry.
- (C) A 55 per cent share is above even the services-sector share of 47.71 per cent and therefore overstates Rajasthan's industrial contribution.
- (D) A 15 per cent share understates industry because mining, manufacturing, utilities and construction together are reported at 26.55 per cent of GSVA.
Concept
Rajasthan's State Domestic Product has a sectoral composition built around primary, secondary and tertiary shares. RAS economy preparation often connects headline GSDP growth with the sector that is driving it.