ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Choose the correct examples of a secondary activity.
A
truck driver, doctor, store clerk, restaurant
B
manufacturing and construction
C
mining, agriculture, fishing
D
research and data processing
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Manufacturing, construction, and electricity, gas, and water supply are all examples of secondary activities.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of secondary activities include small potteries, handicraft manufacture, Factories that manufacture steel, chemicals, plastic, and automobiles, Textile mills, Food producing facilities such as breweries and food processing industries.

Detailed explanation-3: -Secondary manufacturing processes are those processes that are done after the initial manufacturing processes-like injection molding, CNC machining production, and so on.

Detailed explanation-4: -Secondary activities involve manufacturing processes and construction (infrastructure) industries. It is concerned with transforming raw materials into valuable products, e.g., conversion of iron ore into steel, making yarn out of cotton, etc.

Detailed explanation-5: -Manufacturing activities process raw materials to finished products, all fall under the category of secondary activities. Transportation is an example of tertiary activity; mining is an example of primary activity; petroleum refining is an example of the manufacturing sector or secondary activity.

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