ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Fishing, farming, forestry, and mining are part of which economic sector?
A
primary
B
secondary
C
tertiary
D
quaternary
E
quinary
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Primary sector contains agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishing, farming and mining activities. Those activities that make direct use of natural resources are enlisted in the Primary sector.

Detailed explanation-2: -Activities like agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, fishing, mining and quarrying are included in the primary sector. Secondary sector includes activities like manufacturing industry, building construction work etc.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fishing comes under the Primary Sector of the economy as the primary sector deals with the natural resources fishing come under the primary sector.

Detailed explanation-4: -The primary sector includes all those activities the end purpose of which consists in exploiting natural resources: agriculture, fishing, forestry, mining, deposits.

Detailed explanation-5: -Primary sector includes agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishing, poultry farming, and mining. Quarrying and manufacturing is included in the secondary sector. Trade, transport, communication, banking, education, health, tourism, services, insurance etc. are included in the tertiary sector.

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