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Working persons engaged in… (Class 12 Economics 2026, Q18)

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EconomicsCBSE Class 12 · Board exam 2026, set 58/5/1 · 1 mark · MCQ

CBSE Class 12 Economics 2026: question 18

Set in the CBSE Class 12 board exam of 2026, paper 58/5/1, section B, question 18, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q18 · 1 mark · MCQEmployment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues

Working persons engaged in various industrial divisions can be classified into three major sectors — Primary sector, secondary sector and tertiary sector.

Identify, which of the following option demonstrates the primary sector.

  1. (A)Agriculture
  2. (B)Agriculture, mining and quarrying
  3. (C)Agriculture, electricity, gas and water supply
  4. (D)Transport and storage

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 58/5/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Which activities extract directly from nature?

Hint 2

Electricity supply is part of the secondary sector.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. The primary sector covers activities that use natural resources directly.

  2. In the classification of workers by industrial division, it includes agriculture (with forestry and fishing) and mining and quarrying. Electricity, gas and water supply are secondary; transport and storage are tertiary. Option (B).

    1 mark

Answer: (B) Agriculture, mining and quarrying

Where the marks are

  • Primary sector = agriculture plus mining and quarrying (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2026 board paper, set 58/5/1: every question, by section.

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