If we consider broad trends in distribution of national income the share of the primary sector has declined from 55.4 percent of GDP in 1950-51 to 16.9° percent in 2008 -09. How did the three components of the primary sector : agriculture, forestry and fishery behave during the period ?

• A. Rapid fall in the share of agriculture; the forestry and fishery remaining nearly constant
• B. Rapid fall in the share of agriculture and fishery; forestry remaining nearly constant
• C. Rapid fall in the share of agriculture and forestry; fishery remaining nearly constant
• D. Steady fall in the share of all the three agriculture, forestry and fishery