In-Text Question Answer-Economic Activities Around Us Class6

The Big Questions?

1. How are economic activities classified?

Answer: Economic activities are classified into three sectors:

   – Primary sector: Involves direct use of natural resources (e.g., farming, fishing).

   – Secondary sector: Processes raw materials into finished goods (e.g., factories, construction).

   – Tertiary sector: Provides services supporting the other two sectors (e.g., transportation, banking).

2. What differentiates these activities to be grouped into sectors?

  Answer: They are grouped based on:

   – Primary sector: Directly uses nature.

   – Secondary sector: Transforms raw materials.

   – Tertiary sector: Supports and connects the first two sectors.

3. How are the three sectors interconnected?

Answer: Example:

Milk production (Primary) → Processing milk into butter (Secondary) → Selling products in stores (Tertiary).

In-Text Questions

Q1. Can you think of any primary activities you’ve seen? Name two.

  Answer:

– Farming of wheat.

– Fishing in a river.

Q2. Name two secondary sector activities.

Answer: 

– Making furniture from wood.

 – Manufacturing textiles in a factory.

Q3. List one cooperative that supports farmers or women.

Answer:   

– AMUL is a cooperative supporting milk producer.

Q4. What are ways to save paper?

Answer: 

   – Use both sides of paper for writing.

   – Recycle old notebooks and paper.

                         Other Important question Answers

1. What is the Primary Sector? How is it different from the Secondary Sector? Give two examples.

   • Primary Sector: Involves activities directly dependent on nature for resources, like farming and fishing.
   • Secondary Sector: Processes raw materials from the primary sector into finished goods, like making furniture or clothes.
   • Examples:
     • Primary: Agriculture, Forestry
     • Secondary: Manufacturing cars, Building houses

2. How are economic activities classified?

   • Economic activities are classified into three main sectors:
     • Primary Sector: Raw material extraction (e.g., farming, fishing).
     • Secondary Sector: Manufacturing and construction (e.g., factories).
     • Tertiary Sector: Services (e.g., banking, transportation).

3. What are Tertiary Sector activities? Give two examples.

   • Tertiary sector includes services that support primary and secondary sectors.
   • Examples:
     • Transportation of goods.
     • Healthcare services like doctors and nurses.

5-Mark Questions

1. Explain the interdependence between Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sectors.

   • Primary Sector: Provides raw materials (e.g., milk from farms).
   • Secondary Sector: Converts raw materials into goods (e.g., milk into cheese or butter).
   • Tertiary Sector: Distributes and sells goods (e.g., retail shops, transportation).
   • Example:
     • Milk is collected (primary), processed into butter (secondary), and sold in stores (tertiary).

2. Describe the importance of each economic sector with examples.

   • Primary Sector: Essential for natural resources (e.g., farming for food, mining for minerals).
   • Secondary Sector: Converts resources into usable products (e.g., cotton into clothes, timber into furniture).
   • Tertiary Sector: Facilitates services and distribution (e.g., teachers educating, transportation delivering goods).

3. What is AMUL’s story of success in connecting the three sectors?

   • Farmers produce milk (Primary).
   • Milk is processed into butter, cheese, etc. (Secondary).
   • Products are distributed through transport and sold in stores (Tertiary).
   • Outcome: Farmers earn better profits, and consumers receive quality products.

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