WAEC - Commerce (2016 - No. 11)
which of the following occupations are classified under the extractive industry
(i) cattle rearing, lumbering and farming
(ii) mining, quarrying and hunting
(iii) ship building, road construction and iron bending
(iv) singing, dancing and tailoring
i and iii only
i, ii and iv
i and ii
ii, iii and iv
Paliwanag
Any processes that involve the extraction of raw materials from the earth to be used by consumers. The extractive industry consists of any operations that remove metals, mineral and aggregates from the earth. Examples of extractive processes include oil and gas extraction, mining, dredging and quarrying