Which of the following is an example of a tertiary activity?

Correct option is C

The correct answer is (c) Teaching
Explanation: • Tertiary sector includes services, not goods production. • Teaching is a professional service activity. • Provides human development and educational support. • Classified under the service sector in national accounts. • Tertiary sector is rapidly growing in India.
Information Booster: • Other tertiary examples: banking, transport, healthcare.
Additional Knowledge: (a) Manufacturing → Secondary sector. (b) Mining → Primary sector. (d) Farming → Primary sector.
Information Booster: • Lord Wavell preceded Mountbatten. • Partition was implemented on 15 August 1947.
Additional Knowledge: (a) Pethick Lawrence → Member of Cabinet Mission. (b) Lord Cripps → Head of Cripps Mission (1942). (d) Lord Wavell → Viceroy before Mountbatten, not during partition.