Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: Tertiary and Quaternary Activities

Question:

Match List I with List II

LIST I - Workers

LIST II - Activities

A White collar

I. Quinary activities

B. Pink collar

II. Professional workers in high-tech manufacturing activities

C. Gold collar

III. Care oriented

D. Red collar

IV. Primary activities

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III

A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I

A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV

Correct Answer:

A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV

Explanation:

LIST I - Workers

LIST II - Activities

A White collar

II. Professional workers in high-tech manufacturing activities

B. Pink collar

III. Care oriented

C. Gold collar

I. Quinary activities

D. Red collar

IV. Primary activities

People engaged in primary activities are called redcollar workers due to the outdoor nature of their work.

Quinary activities are services that focus on the creation, re-arrangement and interpretation of new and existing ideas; data interpretation and the use and evaluation of new technologies. Often referred to as ‘gold collar’ professions, they represent another subdivision of the tertiary sector representing special and highly paid skills of senior business executives, government officials, research scientists, financial and legal consultants, etc.

The pink-collar worker is one who is employed in a job that was traditionally considered to be women's work. The term pink-collar worker was used to distinguish female-orientated jobs from the others. They are part of the tertiary sector.

Professional (white collar) workers.