Question

Which of the following statements about economic sectors are true?
I. A subsistence farmer and a miner both are employed in the primary economic sector.
II. A person who works in a bread factory is employed in the primary economic sector.
III. A construction worker is employed in the secondary economic sector.
IV. An airline pilot is employed in the tertiary economic sector.
A.
I., II., III., and IV.
B.
I. and III. only
C.
I., III., and IV.
D.
I., II., and III.

Answer 1

C. I., III., and IV.

- I is true: both subsistence farming and mining are primary-sector activities (extraction of natural resources).
- II is false: a bread factory is manufacturing, which is secondary sector.
- III is true: construction is a secondary-sector activity.
- IV is true: airline pilots provide a service, so they are in the tertiary sector.