With reference to the sectors of the Indian economy, consider the following pairs:
With reference to the sectors of the Indian economy, consider the following pairs: Economic activity - Sector 1. Storage of agricultural produce - Secondary 2. Dairy farm - Primary 3. Mineral exploration - Tertiary 4. Weaving cloth - Secondary How
many of the pairs given above are correctly matched? (a). Only one (b). Only two (c). Only three (d). All four Explanation: Sectors
of the Economy ● Primary Sector: Involves
extraction of natural resources. ● Secondary Sector: Concerned with
processing raw materials into finished goods. ● Tertiary Sector: Provides
services. Analysis
of Pairs Storage
of agricultural produce - Secondary : Incorrect.
Storage is a service, so it belongs to the tertiary sector. Dairy
farm - Primary : Correct .
Dairy farming involves producing milk, a natural product. Mineral
exploration - Tertiary : Incorrect . Exploring for minerals is part of extracting natural
resources, thus belonging to the primary sector. Weaving
cloth - Secondary : Correct . Weaving turns raw materials (cotton, silk, etc.) into
cloth. Only two
pairs (Dairy farm - Primary and Weaving cloth - Second…