With reference to the sectors of the Indian economy, consider the following pairs: Activity-Sector. 1) Storage of agricultural produce -Secondary 2) Dairy farm -Primary. [2024]

With reference to the sectors of the Indian economy, consider the following pairs:

Activity	Sector
Storage of agricultural produce	Secondary
Dairy farm	Primary
Mineral exploration	Tertiary
Weaving cloth	Secondary

Storage is a tertiary (service) sector activity, as it involves services rather than the transformation of goods.

Dairy farming involves the production of milk and other dairy products and belongs to the primary sector.

Mineral exploration involves the extraction of raw materials from the earth, thus part of the primary sector.

Weaving cloth is a manufacturing process that transforms raw materials (such as cotton or wool) into finished products (fabric), and thus, it belongs to the secondary sector.

The three main types of economic sectors are primary, secondary and tertiary economic sectors.
- Those economic activities in which people are directly dependent on nature to produce goods are known as primary sector economic activities such as agriculture and raising livestock.
- Economic activities in which people are dependent on outputs of the primary sector and transform them to produce goods are known as secondary sector economic activities such as construction and water supply.
- All those economic activities that provide support to people involved in primary and secondary activities are called tertiary sector economic activities such as healthcare and communication.