Which one of the following activities is not a tertiary activity?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Dairy farming
Tertiary activities provide services. They include production of services and exchange through trade, transport and communication. They do not produce goods from raw materials.
Option (1) Trade activities — A tertiary activity. Trade is part of exchange, one of the two parts of tertiary activities.
Option (2) Services in Government offices — A tertiary activity. Office work is a service, and tertiary activities are related to the service sector.
Option (3) Dairy farming — Not a tertiary activity. Dairy farming is the rearing of milch animals. It is a primary activity, part of agriculture.
Option (4) Transport activities — A tertiary activity. Transport is part of exchange; it helps to overcome distance.
Note: The same question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 20-06-2023 (Slot 1).
NCERT (2026-27): “Tertiary activities include both production and exchange. The production involves the ‘provision’ of services that are ‘consumed’. The output is indirectly measured in terms of wages and salaries. Exchange, involves trade, transport and communication facilities that are used to overcome distance.” “Tertiary activities are related to the service sector.” “Dairy Farming … Dairy is the most advanced and efficient type of rearing of milch animals.” |