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MCQS-Economic Activities Around Us-Class 6-Social Science

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Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Activities that directly depend on nature for resources are part of which sector? 

a) Primary                                       

b) Secondary 

c) Tertiary                             

d) Quaternary 

   Answer: a)

PrimaryMaking clothes from cotton is an example of which sector? 

a) Primary                                         

b) Secondary 

c) Tertiary                                         

d) Quaternary 

   Answer: b) Secondary

Services like banking and transportation are part of the: 

a) Primary sector                         

b) Secondary sector 

c) Tertiary sector                         

d) None of the above 

   Answer: c) Tertiary sector 

Growing wheat is an example of which sector? 

a) Primary                                      

b) Secondary 

c) Tertiary                                      

d) None of these 

   Answer: a) Primary

Turning milk into cheese is part of the: 

a) Primary sector                                

b) Secondary sector 

c) Tertiary sector                                

d) None of these 

   Answer: b) Secondary

Selling vegetables in a market is an example of: 

a) Primary activity                               

b) Secondary activity 

c) Tertiary activity                               

d) None of the above 

   Answer: c) Tertiary activity 

Mining is part of which economic sector? 

a) Primary                                           

b) Secondary 

c) Tertiary                                             

d) Quaternary 

   Answer: a) Primary 

Which activity belongs to the tertiary sector? 

a) Fishing                                              

b) Banking 

c) Mining                                              

d) Farming 

   Answer: b) Banking 

A dairy farmer selling milk is an example of: 

a) Primary activity                             

b) Secondary activity 

c) Tertiary activity                             

d) None of the above 

   Answer: a) Primary activity 

Factories producing steel from iron ore belong to which sector? 

a) Primary                              

b) Secondary 

c) Tertiary                             

d) Quaternary 

Answer: b) Secondary

Transporting goods by trucks is a part of the: 

a) Primary sector                            

b) Secondary sector 

c) Tertiary sector                           

d) Quaternary sector 

Answer: c) Tertiary sector

Producing butter from milk belongs to the: 

a) Primary sector                         

b) Secondary sector 

c) Tertiary sector                         

d) None of these 

Answer: b) Secondary sector

Which sector supports the other two sectors by providing services? 

a) Primary                                  

b) Secondary 

c) Tertiary                                 

d) None 

Answer: c) Tertiary

Farming is part of the: 

a) Primary sector                        

b) Secondary sector 

c) Tertiary sector                        

d) None of these 

Answer: a) Primary sector

Creating mobile software is part of: 

a) Primary sector                       

b) Secondary sector 

c) Tertiary sector                       

d) None of these 

Answer: c) Tertiary sector

Cutting trees to make furniture is: 

a) Primary sector                     

b) Secondary sector 

c) Tertiary sector                    

d) None of these 

Answer: a) Primary sector

Making tea from tea leaves is an example of: 

a) Primary sector                    

b) Secondary sector 

c) Tertiary sector                    

d) None of the above 

Answer: b) Secondary sector

A tailor stitching clothes is an example of: 

a) Primary sector                     

b) Secondary sector 

c) Tertiary sector                     

d) None of the above 

Answer: b) Secondary sector

Doctors providing medical care belong to: 

a) Primary sector                     

b) Secondary sector 

c) Tertiary sector                     

d) None of the above 

Answer: c) Tertiary sector

Which of these is an example of interdependence among sectors? 

a) Farming → Milling flour → Selling bread 

b) Planting trees → Cutting wood → Eating fruit 

c) Building a house → Selling bricks → Driving a car 

d) None of these 

Answer: a) Farming → Milling flour → Selling bread 

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  1. What are economic activities that create monetary value called?
    a) Social activities
    b) Non-economic activities
    c) Economic activities
    d) Cultural activities
    Answer: c) Economic activities

  2. Which sector involves activities directly dependent on nature?
    a) Primary
    b) Secondary
    c) Tertiary
    d) Quaternary
    Answer: a) Primary

  3. Which activity is NOT an example of the primary sector?
    a) Fishing
    b) Farming
    c) Software development
    d) Forestry
    Answer: c) Software development

  4. What sector involves transforming raw materials into finished goods?
    a) Primary
    b) Secondary
    c) Tertiary
    d) Quaternary
    Answer: b) Secondary

  5. What process preserves milk through heating?
    a) Fermentation
    b) Pasteurization
    c) Freezing
    d) Condensation
    Answer: b) Pasteurization

  6. What is the role of tertiary sector activities?
    a) Producing raw materials
    b) Manufacturing goods
    c) Providing services
    d) Mining resources
    Answer: c) Providing services

  7. Which of the following is a tertiary activity?
    a) Banking
    b) Construction
    c) Mining
    d) Farming
    Answer: a) Banking

  8. AMUL is an example of a successful:
    a) Private company
    b) Cooperative
    c) Government agency
    d) Non-profit organization
    Answer: b) Cooperative

  9. Which leader advised farmers to form a cooperative for milk production?
    a) Mahatma Gandhi
    b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
    c) Jawaharlal Nehru
    d) Subhash Chandra Bose
    Answer: b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

  10. What is the purpose of recycling one tonne of paper?
    a) Saves 17 trees
    b) Saves 10 trees
    c) Creates landfill space
    d) Reduces deforestation by 5%
    Answer: a) Saves 17 trees

  1. Which of the following is a product of the secondary sector?
    a) Milk from a dairy farm
    b) Cheese from a factory
    c) Vegetables from a farm
    d) Fish from a pond
    Answer: b) Cheese from a factory

  2. What economic sector includes activities like healthcare and education?
    a) Primary
    b) Secondary
    c) Tertiary
    d) Quaternary
    Answer: c) Tertiary

  3. Which sector depends on natural resources for its operations?
    a) Primary
    b) Secondary
    c) Tertiary
    d) None of the above
    Answer: a) Primary

  4. What is the primary focus of the tertiary sector?
    a) Construction
    b) Agriculture
    c) Providing support services
    d) Mining
    Answer: c) Providing support services

  5. Which activity is an example of the secondary sector?
    a) Growing wheat
    b) Making bread from wheat
    c) Selling bread in a store
    d) Transporting wheat to a factory
    Answer: b) Making bread from wheat

  6. Who played a major role in establishing the AMUL cooperative?
    a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
    b) Dr. Varghese Kurien
    c) Pandit Nehru
    d) Mahatma Gandhi
    Answer: b) Dr. Varghese Kurien

  7. What is the main purpose of a cooperative?
    a) Maximizing profits
    b) Eliminating middlemen
    c) Generating employment
    d) Promoting imports
    Answer: b) Eliminating middlemen

  8. Which of the following does NOT belong to the tertiary sector?
    a) Teaching
    b) Banking
    c) Mining
    d) Transportation
    Answer: c) Mining

  9. What are the three main economic sectors?
    a) Primary, Secondary, Tertiary
    b) Agriculture, Services, Trade
    c) Farming, Retail, Manufacturing
    d) Primary, Retail, Export
    Answer: a) Primary, Secondary, Tertiary

  10. What product is obtained through pasteurization?
    a) Butter
    b) Preserved milk
    c) Cheese
    d) Yogurt
    Answer: b) Preserved milk


  1. Which sector supports the conversion of raw materials into products?
    a) Primary
    b) Secondary
    c) Tertiary
    d) All of the above
    Answer: c) Tertiary

  2. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of cooperatives like AMUL?
    a) Eliminating middlemen
    b) Fair pricing for producers
    c) Complete reliance on private organizations
    d) Equal participation of members
    Answer: c) Complete reliance on private organizations

  3. What happens if one economic sector fails to perform?
    a) Other sectors remain unaffected
    b) It disrupts the interdependence among sectors
    c) The economy automatically stabilizes
    d) Secondary activities increase
    Answer: b) It disrupts the interdependence among sectors

  4. What does the term “export” mean?
    a) Selling goods within a country
    b) Importing goods from abroad
    c) Selling goods to other countries
    d) Buying goods locally
    Answer: c) Selling goods to other countries

  5. Which of these statements is true about tertiary activities?
    a) They involve extraction of natural resources
    b) They include the processing of raw materials
    c) They provide services like transport and retail
    d) They are limited to rural areas
    Answer: c) They provide services like transport and retail

  6. How do the primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors interact?
    a) They work independently
    b) They are interconnected
    c) They are limited to their individual roles
    d) They do not depend on each other
    Answer: b) They are interconnected

  7. What sector would an electrician belong to?
    a) Primary
    b) Secondary
    c) Tertiary
    d) None of the above
    Answer: c) Tertiary

  8. The process of making steel from iron ore is part of which sector?
    a) Primary
    b) Secondary
    c) Tertiary
    d) None of the above
    Answer: b) Secondary

  9. Why is the tertiary sector important for the economy?
    a) It provides raw materials
    b) It generates goods for export
    c) It ensures smooth functioning of the economy
    d) It includes all primary activities
    Answer: c) It ensures smooth functioning of the economy

  10. What type of activity is tailoring clothes using machines?
    a) Primary sector
    b) Secondary sector
    c) Tertiary sector
    d) None of the above
    Answer: b) Secondary sector


True or False

  1. Tertiary activities only involve financial services.
    False

  2. Farming and fishing are considered secondary sector activities.
    False

  3. AMUL’s success was due to the formation of a cooperative.
    True

  4. The secondary sector is entirely independent of the primary sector.
    False

  5. Milk processing into products like cheese is a secondary sector activity.
    True


Match the Following

  1. Match the terms in Column A with the correct description in Column B:
Column AColumn B
Primary sectorExtraction of raw materials from nature
Secondary sectorProcessing raw materials into finished goods
Tertiary sectorProvision of services
CooperativeGroup of people collectively running a business
PasteurizationHeating milk to kill harmful bacteria

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