NCERT Class 12 Geography Chapter 6 Question Answer | Tertiary and Quaternary Activities

1. Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.

(i) Which one of the following is a tertiary activity?

(a) Farming (c) Weaving

(b) Trading (d) Hunting

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(ii) Which one of the following activities is NOT a secondary sector activity?

(a) Iron Smelting (c) Making garments

(b) Catching fish (d) Basket Weaving

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(iii) Which one of the following sectors provides most of the employment in Delhi,

Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata.

(a) Primary (c) Secondary

(b) Quaternary (d) Service

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(iv) Jobs that involve high degrees and level of innovations are known as:

(a) Secondary activities (c) Quinary activities

(b) Quaternary activities (d) Primary activities

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(v) Which one of the following activities is related to quaternary sector?

(a) Manufacturing computers (c) University teaching

(b) Paper and Raw pulp production (d) Printing books

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(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.

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2. Answer the following questions in about 30 words.

(i) Explain retail trading service.

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(ii) Describe quaternary services.

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(iii) Name the fast emerging countries of medical tourism in the world.

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(iv) What is digital divide?

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3. Answer the following questions in not more than 150 word

(i) Discuss the significance and growth of the service sector in modern

economic development.

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(ii) Explain in detail the significance of transport and communication services.

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