Question

In ______countries the people are involved in tertiary, quaternary and quinary activities.

• A. Developed
• B. Developing
• C. Undeveloped
• D. Poor

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Developed

Services are provided in all societies. But in more developed countries a higher percentage of workers are employed in providing services as compared to less developed countries.

TERTIARY ACTIVITIES -The trend in employment in this sector has been increasing while it has remained unchanged or decreasing in primary and secondary activities. Tertiary activities include both production and exchange. Tertiary activities involve the commercial output of services rather than the production of tangible goods. They are not directly involved in the processing of physical raw materials. Common examples are the work of a plumber, electrician, technician, launderer, barber, shopkeeper, driver, cashier, teacher, doctor, lawyer, and publisher, etc.

QUATERNARY ACTIVITIES- Over half of all workers in developed economies are in the knowledge sector.

• The sector is led by big companies
• Research and capital intensive
• Works with other sectors of the economy
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QUINARY ACTIVITIES- These are services that focus on the creation, re-arrangement and interpretation of new and existing ideas; data interpretation and the use and evaluation of new technologies. They represent another subdivision of the tertiary sector representing special and highly paid skills of senior business executives, government officials, research scientists, financial and legal consultants, etc. Their importance in the structure of advanced economies far outweighs their numbers.