HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

GENERAL AGRICULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which sector of the economy is agriculture based on?
A
primary
B
secondary
C
tertiary
D
quarternary
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Agriculture and allied activities: Farming and its various forms fall under the primary sector. Raising livestock and growing crops represent the development and cultivation of raw materials.

Detailed explanation-2: -The primary sector of the economy is related to agriculture. The primary sector is also called ‘agriculture and related sector’. The primary sector is related to the extraction and harvesting of natural products. The primary sector consists of agriculture, dairy, fishing, forestry.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

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.

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