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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: Primary Activities

Question:

Which of the following are the oldest known economic activities ?

Options:

Hunting and agriculture

Hunting and Gathering

Minning and quarrying

Hunting and Quarrying

Correct Answer:

Hunting and Gathering

Explanation:

The earliest human beings depended on their immediate environment for their sustenance. Primitive societies depended on wild animals. Gathering and hunting are the oldest economic activity known. These are carried out at different levels with different orientations.