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from it. Here growing wheat crop is a primary sector activity, converting it into flour is
secondary sector activity (primary sector provides raw material to industrial sector) making
chapati by cook is a tertiary sector activity as cook is providing his cooking services.
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3. Classify the following list of occupations under primary, secondary and tertiary sectors:
 Tailor  Workers in match factory
 Basket Weaver  Moneylender
 Flower cultivator  Gardner
 Milk Vendor  Potter
 Fishermen  Bee-keeper
 Priest  Astronaut
 Courier  Call Centre employee

Ans. Primary Sector Secondary Sector Tertiary Sector
Flower cultivator Basket weaver Tailor
Fishermen Workers in match factory Milk vendor
Gardner Potter Priest
Bee-keeper Courier
Moneylender
Astronaut
Call centre employee

4. Students in a school are often classified into primary and secondary or junior and senior.
What is the criterion that is used? Do you think this is a useful classification? Discuss.

Ans. Students are classified as junior or primary as they form the base for the other classes-
secondary or senior classes. This classification is useful as it helps to understand that at
primary level basic curriculum will be taught which will become base level studies for
the secondary level. It also shows secondary level is the next step after the primary level.

comPAring the three SectorS
Very large number of goods and services are produced in all the three sectors. Also, the three
sectors have a large number of people working in them. Out of the three sectors, any sector
can dominate in terms of employment and production in an economy.
How do we count the various goods and services and know the total production in each sector?
 Total production in each sector is calculated by adding the value of all goods and services
produced. Instead of adding actual numbers, values of goods and services are taken.
 If 10,000 kgs of wheat is sold at `20 per kg, the value of wheat will be `2,00,000. The
value of 5000 coconuts at `15 per coconut will be `75,000. Similarly, the value of goods
and services in the three sectors are calculated, and then added up.
 Final good and Intermediate good

Final Goods and Services Intermediate Good and Services
Goods and services that reach to the Goods and services used in producing final
customers goods and services.

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