- Statement 1: Quaternary sector involves knowledge-based services like research, information technology, education, etc. Workers in these roles are typically highly skilled professionals and are commonly referred to as white-collar workers. This statement is correct. - Statement 2: Quinary sector involves the highest level of decision-making in an economy or society (e.g., top executives, government leaders, leading researchers). Workers in these roles are often referred to as gold-collar workers. This statement is correct. - Statement 3: Tertiary sector involves services (retail, healthcare, education, finance, etc.). Pink-collar worker is a term specifically used for service jobs traditionally held by women, often perceived as lower-paid (e.g., nursing, teaching, retail). While not all tertiary workers are pink-collar (many are white-collar), some sources or simplified classifications might broadly associate the service sector with pink-collar work. Assuming this loose association is intended, statement 3 is considered correct in this context. - Statement 4: Primary sector involves extraction of raw materials (agriculture, mining, fishing, forestry). Red-collar worker is a term specifically used for primary sector manual labour. Blue-collar worker is typically associated with manual labour in manufacturing and industrial jobs (Secondary sector), although it is sometimes used more broadly to include manual labour across primary and secondary sectors. Using the more precise definition, primary sector workers are 'red-collar', making statement 4 incorrect.
Which of the following statements are correct? 1. People engaged in Quaternary services are called white-collar workers 2. People engaged in Quinary activities are called gold-collar workers 3. People engaged in Tertiary activities are called pink-collar workers 4. People engaged in Primary activities are called blue-collar workers
Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 2 2022 · Topic: Tertiary Sector (Definition and Characteristics of the Tertiary Sector)
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- A shopkeeper buys 12 toys and labels each with the same selling price. He sells 8 toys initially at 20% discount on the labelled price. Then he sells the remaining 4 toys at an additional 25% discount on the discounted price. Thus, he gets a total of Rs. 2112, and makes a 10% profit. With no discounts, his percentage of profit would have been how much?
- So, CP = 160. - Now, let's find the labelled price L using the sales information. - 8 toys were sold at a 20% discount on L. SP for these 8 toys = 8 (L (1 - 0.20)) = 8 (0.8L) = 6.4L. - The remaining 4 toys were sold at an additional 25% discount on the discounted price. The first discounted price was 0.8L. The second discount is 25% on 0.8L. SP for 4 (0.6L) = 2.4L. - The total selling price is the sum of the SPs of the two groups of toys. - Total SP = 6.4L + 2.4L = 8.8L. - We know the total SP is 2112. - 8.8L = 2112 - L = 2112 / 8.8 = 21120 / 88 = 240. - The labelled price of one toy is Rs. 240. - The cost price of one toy is Rs. 160. - The question asks for the profit percentage if no discounts were given. - If no discounts were given, the selling price of each toy would be the labelled price L = 240. - Profit per toy = SP - CP = 240 - 160 = 80. - Profit percentage = (Profit / CP) 100 = (80 / 160) 100 = (1/2) 100 = 50%. 37. Instead of dividing Rs. 117 among X, Y and Z in the ratio 1/2 : 1/3 : 1/4, by mistake it was divided in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 4. Who gains the most benefit and by how much?
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