Correct option is A
(a) Primary sector
The Primary Sector involves the extraction and harvesting of natural resources, including agriculture, fishing, forestry, and mining. It forms the base of an economy.
Information Booster:
- Primary Sector: Uses natural resources (e.g., farming, mining).
- Secondary Sector: Involves manufacturing and construction.
- Tertiary Sector: Includes services (banking, transport, IT).
- Residual Sector is not a recognized economic classification.
- Developing countries have a larger workforce in the primary sector.
- India’s GDP share from the primary sector is declining.
Additional Information:
- The Industrial Revolution shifted economies from primary to secondary.
- Tertiary sector dominates developed economies.