MCQs
- Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.
(i) Which one of the following is a tertiary activity?
(a) Farming
(b) Trading
(c) Weaving
(d) Hunting
✅ Answer: (b) Trading
Explanation:
Tertiary activities provide services rather than producing goods. Trading is a service-based economic activity where goods are exchanged or sold. In contrast, farming and hunting are primary activities, and weaving is a secondary activity.
(ii) Which one of the following activities is NOT a secondary sector activity?
(a) Iron Smelting
(b) Catching fish
(c) Making garments
(d) Basket Weaving
✅ Answer: (b) Catching fish
Explanation:
Catching fish is a primary activity because it involves extracting natural resources. On the other hand, iron smelting, garment making, and basket weaving involve processing raw materials, which are part of the secondary sector.
(iii) Which one of the following sectors provides most of the employment in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata?
(a) Primary
(b) Quaternary
(c) Secondary
(d) Service
✅ Answer: (d) Service
Explanation:
In large metropolitan cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata, the tertiary or service sector provides the most employment. This includes jobs in banking, trade, transport, education, healthcare, and administration.
(iv) Jobs that involve high degrees and level of innovations are known as:
(a) Secondary activities
(b) Quaternary activities
(c) Quinary activities
(d) Primary activities
✅ Answer: (c) Guinary activities
Explanation:
Quinary activities involve high-level decision-making, policy formulation, and innovation. These jobs are done by top executives, researchers, scientists, and other highly qualified professionals. It is considered the fifth level of economic activity.
(v) Which one of the following activities is related to quaternary sector?
(a) Manufacturing computers
(b) Paper and Raw pulp production
(c) University teaching
(d) Printing books
✅ Answer: (c) University teaching
Explanation:
Quaternary activities include knowledge-based services, such as education, research, consultancy, and information technology. University teaching involves knowledge dissemination, which is central to this sector. The other options involve material goods production.
(vi) Which one out of the following statements is not true?
(a) Outsourcing reduces costs and increases efficiency.
(b) At times engineering and manufacturing jobs can also be outsourced.
(c) BPOs have better business opportunities as compared to KPOs.
(d) There may be dissatisfaction among job seekers in the countries that outsource the job.
✅ Answer: (c) BPOs have better business opportunities as compared to KPOs.
Explanation:
KPOs (Knowledge Process Outsourcing) involve high-level, specialized knowledge and usually offer better business opportunities than BPOs (Business Process Outsourcing), which deal with more routine tasks. Hence, statement (c) is not true.