MCQs for Class 12 Geography Book I - Chapter 6 Tertiary and Quaternary Activities
Multiple Choice Questions
Question.1. Which one of the following is a tertiary activity?
(a) Farming
(b) Trading
(c) Weaving
(d) Hunting
Answer
(b) Trading
Question.2. Which one of the following sectors provides most of the employment in Delhi and Kolkata?
(a) Primary
(b) Tertiary
(c) Secondary
(d) None of these
Answer
(b) Tertiary
Question.3. In a developed economy majority of workers get employment in?
(a) Primary Sector
(b) Tertiary Sector
(c) Secondary Sector
(d) Quaternary Sector
Answer
(b) Tertiary Sector
Question.4. Doctor and Lawyer are an example of:-
(a) Primary Sector
(b) Tertiary Sector
(c) Secondary Sector
(d) Quaternary Sector
Answer
(b) Tertiary Sector
Question.5. Television is an example of:-
(a) Primary Sector
(b) Mass Media
(c) Secondary Sector
(d) None of these
Answer
(b) Mass Media
Question.6. Dabbawala Service is famous in which city?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Chennai
(c) Delhi
(d) Kolkata
Answer
(a) Mumbai
Question.7. Cheapest means of transport is:-
(a) Airways
(b) Railways
(c) Waterways
(d) Roadways
Answer
(c) Waterways
Question.8. Tourism is an example of :-
(a) Primary activity
(b) Tertiary activity
(c) Secondary activity
(d) None of these
Answer
(b) Tertiary activity
Question.9. Knowledge Sector is also known as :-
(a) Primary Sector
(b) Tertiary Sector
(c) Secondary Sector
(d) Quaternary Sector
Answer
(d) Quaternary Sector
Question.10. Software developers is an example of :-
(a) Primary Sector
(b)Tertiary Sector
(c) Secondary Sector
(d) Quaternary Sector
Answer
(d) Quaternary Sector
Question.11. Gold Collar worker belongs to :-
(a) Secondary Sector
(b) Quaternary Sector
(c) Tertiary Sector
(d) Quinary Sector
Answer
(d) Quinary Sector
Question.12. Financial and Legal Consultants belongs to:-
(a) Secondary Sector
(b) Quaternary Sector
(c) Tertiary Sector
(d) Quinary Sector
Answer
(d) Quinary Sector
Question.13. Research and Developments based services belongs to:-
(a) Secondary activity
(b) Quaternary activity
(c) Tertiary activity
(d) Quinary activity
Answer
(b) Quaternary activity
Question.14. Chain stores are an example of :-
(a) Primary Sector
(b) Tertiary Sector
(c) Secondary Sector
(d) Quaternary Sector
Answer
(b) Tertiary Sector
Question.15. Cargo Services belongs to :-
(a) Primary Sector
(b) Secondary Sector
(c) Tertiary Sector
(d) Quaternary Sector
Answer
(c) Tertiary Sector
Question.16. Decision Makers belongs to :-
(a) Secondary Sector
(b) Quaternary Sector
(c) Tertiary Sector
(d) Quinary Sector
Answer
(d) Quinary Sector
Question.17. Transport and Communication Services belongs to :-
(a) Primary Sector
(b) Quaternary Sector
(c) Tertiary Sector
(d) Secondary Sector
Answer
(c) Tertiary Sector
Question.18. In developed economy or country, where majority of workers get employment?
(a) Primary sector
(b) Secondary sector
(c) Tertiary sector
(d) Quaternary sector
Answer
(c) Tertiary sector
Question.19. Which of the following is depicting the main difference between secondary activities and tertiary activities?
(a) Relies more heavily on specialized skills, experience and knowledge of the workers
(b) Relies on production technique, machinery and factory processes
(c) directly involve in the processing of physical raw material
(d) No theoretical knowledge and practical training required
Answer
(a) Relies more heavily on specialized skills, experience and knowledge of the workers
Question.20. Which of the following facility we found in urban marketing centres?
(a) Provide many ordinary goods and services as well as specialized goods and services
(b) Markets for labour, housing, semi or finished products
(c) Professionals like teachers, lawyers, consultants etc.
(d) All of the above
Answer
(d) All of the above
Question.21. Which of the following revolutionized the global communication system?
(a) Newspapers
(b) Mobile telephony
(c) Internet
(d) Mass media
Answer
(c) Internet
Question.22. Which of the following is considered as single largest tertiary activity in the world?
(a) Trade and commerce
(b) Tourism
(c) Communication
(d) Transport
Answer
(b) Tourism
Question.23. Which of the following is the most popular tourist region of the world?
(a) Mountainous areas in Kashmir
(b) Nile Valley of Africa
(c) Warmer places around the Mediterranean coast
(d) Colder areas near Mongolia
Answer
(c) Warmer places around the Mediterranean coast
Question.24. On which of the following Quaternary activities centre around?
(a) Production and collection of goods and information
(b) Supply of good quality of raw material
(c) Research and development
(d) All of the above
Answer
(c) Research and development
Question.25. Which of the following is not an example of Knowledge Processing Outsourcing (KPO)
(a) E- Learning
(b) intellectual property
(c) Collection of information
(d) legal profession
Answer
(c) Collection of information
Question.26. Which of the following is the major factor that affects the demand for transport?
(a) Size of population
(b) Pattern of trade between cities, towns and industrial centres
(c) Type of climate
(d) Length of the route
Answer
(a) Size of population
Question.27. Which of the following is NOT used to measure transport distance?
(a) Km
(b) Time
(c) Cost
(d) Speed
Answer
(d) Speed
Question.28. _________ are business firms engaged in offering goods and services directly to consumers.
(a) Retailer
(b) Trader
(c) Buyers
(d) Teacher
Answer
(a) Retailer
Question.29. What constitutes bulk business through numerous intermediary merchants and supply houses and not through retail stores?
(a) Retail trading service
(b) Foreign trading service
(c) Wholesale trading service
(d) Bulk trading service
Answer
(c) Wholesale trading service
Question.30. What activities results in production and distribution of goods and services?
(a) Social activities
(b) Economic activities
(c) Political activities
(d) Medical activities
Answer
(b) Economic activities
Question.31. State one feature of tertiary sector.
(a) Labour intensive sector
(b) Involves unskilled labour
(c) Provides support to primary and secondary sectors
(d) All of the Above
Answer
(c) Provides support to primary and secondary sectors
Question.32. Medical tourism brings abundant benefits to which of the following developing countries?
(a) India
(b) Thailand,
(c) Singapore
(d) All of these
Answer
(d) All of these
Question.33. Which of the following professions is called ‘gold collar’ professions:
(a) hardly paid workers
(b) daily wages labourers
(c) highly paid executives
(d) unemployed youth
Answer
(c) highly paid executives
Question.34. The highest level of decision makers or policy makers perform :
(a) Quaternary activities
(b) outsourcing
(c) quinary activities
(d) secondary activities
Answer
(c) quinary activities
