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…

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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?

Aicharya · Accepted Answer

Dairy farming (primary) and weaving cloth (secondary/manufacturing) are correctly matched. Storage of agricultural produce is a tertiary (service) activity — not secondary. Mineral exploration is part of the primary (extractive) sector — not tertiary.

With reference to the sectors of the Indian economy, consider the following pairs: Economic activity —…

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