Which of the following is NOT correct about ‘Quaternary Sector’?

The correct answer is Option (2) → Focus on the creation, re-arrangement and interpretation of new and existing ideas.

Option (1) Personnel working in office buildings, elementary schools and university classrooms etc. belong to this category of services. — True (Incorrect). Quaternary activities deal with the collection, production and spreading of information, so people in offices, schools, university classrooms, hospitals and brokerage firms belong to this category.

Option (2) Focus on the creation, re-arrangement and interpretation of new and existing ideas. — Not true (Correct). This describes quinary activities, the work of the highest decision makers and policy makers (‘gold collar’ professions). They create and interpret ideas and evaluate new technologies.

Option (3) Over half of all workers in developed economies are in knowledge sector. — True (Incorrect). Over half of all workers in developed economies are in this ‘Knowledge Sector’.

Option (4) The activities are not tied to resources, affected by the environment, or necessarily localised by market. — True (Incorrect). Like some tertiary functions, quaternary activities can be outsourced; they are not tied to resources, the environment or a market.