Financial Sector vs Real sector Upsc pre 2022

Financial sector

Real Sector

deals with providing

finance through debt

and equity,

production of goods

& services.

Let's Understand the concept using the question…

Which of the following activities constitute real

sector in the economy?

1. Farmers harvesting their crops

2. Textile mills converting raw cotton into fabrics

3. A commercial bank lending money to a trading company

4. A corporate body issuing Rupee Denominated Bonds overseas

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2, 3 and 4 only

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Solution

Tip

What is Finance?

Management of large amount of money by Govt./firms

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