Question

Attempt the following.

State the types of human activities.

Answer 1

There are various activities conducted by a person in a day. These activities can be divided into two parts.
→ Human Activities
1. Economic activities
2. Non-economic activities

1. Economic activities: These activities are conducted to earn money. A human being requires money for livelihood. Economic activities are divided into three types.
   (a) Business
   (b) Profession
   (c) Employment
   Business is done to earn a profit. The profession is done by acquiring special knowledge to provide services to people. A professional gets fees for the services rendered. Whereas when a person works for another person or organisation to earn wage or salary, is called employment.
2. Non-economic activities: Non-economic activities are conducted by the person to satisfy their needs other than financial needs. These activities include cultural, social, religious, sports, health-related, etc.