2017 · Q58
To which of the following sectors of the economy, the activity of agriculture and services belong to?
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- APrimary and Tertiary respectively
- BPrimary and Secondary respectively
- CTertiary and Secondary respectively
- DSecondary and Quaternary respectively
Explanation
Agriculture is part of the primary sector – the extraction and production of raw materials – while services belong to the tertiary sector. Mining likewise belongs to the primary sector and manufacturing to the secondary, completing the three-sector model. Hence agriculture and services are in the primary and tertiary sectors respectively, giving (A).