Economic Activities Around Us — Quiz

Q1. A woman is paid wages for stitching clothes in a tailor shop. Why is this an economic activity?

• A. Because it is hard work
• B. Because it creates monetary value
• C. Because it is done at home
• D. Because it uses a machine

Q2. Workers extract coal from a mine. This activity belongs to which sector and why?

• A. Secondary, because coal is processed
• B. Tertiary, because it serves industries
• C. Primary, because coal is taken directly from nature
• D. Secondary, because it uses machines

Q3. A mill grinds wheat grains into flour. This is a secondary-sector activity because it

• A. Grows the wheat in fields
• B. Transforms a primary output into another product
• C. Sells flour to households
• D. Transports flour to shops

Q4. A truck driver carries grains and vegetables from the farm to the market. This work is part of which sector?

• A. Primary
• B. Secondary
• C. Tertiary
• D. Non-economic

Q5. On what basis are different economic activities grouped into economic sectors?

• A. The state in which they happen
• B. Similar characteristics they share
• C. The number of workers involved
• D. The season in which they occur

Q6. In the AMUL story, why is milking cows to obtain milk called a primary-sector activity?

• A. Because milk is sold in shops
• B. Because milk is heated and packed
• C. Because the product is derived directly from a natural source
• D. Because trucks carry the milk

Q7. In an AMUL factory, milk is converted into butter, ghee, cheese and milk powder. This belongs to which sector?

• A. Primary sector
• B. Secondary sector
• C. Tertiary sector
• D. Service sector

Q8. AMUL uses lorries, railways, air and shipping to move products and sets up retail stores. These activities are

• A. Primary activities
• B. Secondary activities
• C. Tertiary activities
• D. Non-economic activities

Q9. Which statement best describes a cooperative, as explained in the chapter?

• A. A government office that fixes milk prices
• B. A group of people who voluntarily come together to meet their economic and social needs
• C. A private factory owned by one businessman
• D. A bank that gives loans to farmers

Q10. Before AMUL, why did Anand farmers often feel cheated and harassed?

• A. The government taxed their milk heavily
• B. Middlemen bought milk in bulk at meagre prices and sold it at higher prices
• C. Cows produced very little milk
• D. There were no roads to the market

Q11. In making textbooks, cutting trees and extracting pulp (wooden fibre) is which type of activity?

• A. Primary
• B. Secondary
• C. Tertiary
• D. Service

Q12. Converting wooden pulp into paper rolls in a mill is an example of which sector?

• A. Primary sector
• B. Secondary sector
• C. Tertiary sector
• D. Service sector

Q13. Collecting eggs from a poultry farm is grouped with farming and fishing because all three

• A. Use modern machinery
• B. Depend directly on nature to produce goods
• C. Sell products in shops
• D. Are done only in villages

Q14. Supplying water, electricity and gas, and constructing buildings and roads, are included in which sector?

• A. Primary sector
• B. Secondary sector
• C. Tertiary sector only
• D. Non-economic activities

Q15. Doctors, teachers, lawyers and pilots are placed in the tertiary sector because they

• A. Produce raw materials from nature
• B. Manufacture goods in factories
• C. Provide services to those who need them
• D. Grow food on farms