Which of the following activities are a part of the primary sector?

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Fishing

Water Supply

Mining

both 1 & 3

answer is D.

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Fishing and mining are a part of the primary sector. Fishing involves extracting or collecting raw material (fish) directly from the natural resource and is a primary occupation. Since it provides the raw material for various activities like caviar extraction, similarly, mining extracts mineral and metal ores directly from nature, forming a basis for metal production and raw materials for all industries in various forms like machines, furniture, tools, etc. and therefore, it is a primary occupation. Manufacturing is synonymous with the industrial sector; it is a significant occupation in the secondary sector. Although it feels like a primary occupation, water supply is a secondary one since it takes the resource and then produces it as a final product using water treatments for households, industries, etc.

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