Which of the following is a quaternary activity?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A person developing computer software for a banker.
Quaternary activities deal with knowledge and information. People in this sector collect, produce and spread information, using special knowledge and technical skills.
Option (1) A person selling books. — Incorrect. Selling goods is trade, a tertiary activity. The bookseller sells books; he does not produce information.
Option (2) A person developing computer software for a banker. — Correct. Writing software produces an information-based service and needs technical skill. Software developers belong to the knowledge sector.
Option (3) A person exporting diamond jewellery to Italy. — Incorrect. This is international trade in goods, so it is a tertiary activity.
Option (4) A person engaged in the real estate business. — Incorrect. Buying, selling and renting property is a service of trade. It is a tertiary activity, not knowledge work.
NCERT (2026-27): “QUATERNARY ACTIVITIES … Quaternary activities involve some of the following: the collection, production and dissemination of information or even the production of information. Quaternary activities centre around research, development and may be seen as an advanced form of services involving specialised knowledge and technical skills.”
Box: The Quaternary Sector |
