Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Economics

Question:

Which of the following is considered under the head of "Primary sector"?

Options:

Mining and Quarrying

Transport and Storage

Manufacturing

None of the above

Correct Answer:

Mining and Quarrying

Explanation:

Generally, we divide all economic activities into eight different industrial divisions. They are

  1.  Agriculture
  2.  Mining and Quarrying
  3.  Manufacturing
  4.  Electricity, Gas and Water Supply
  5.  Construction
  6.  Trade
  7.  Transport and Storage
  8.  Services

For simplicity, all the working persons engaged in these divisions can be clubbed into three major sectors viz., (a) primary sector which includes (i) and (ii), (b) secondary sector which includes (iii), (iv) and (v) and (c) service sector which includes divisions (vi), (vii) and (viii)