Multiple choice

Which of the following is not an economic activity?

  1. A son looking after his ailing mother

  2. A chartered accountant doing his own practice

  3. A soldier serving at the border

  4. A farmer growing millets
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Explanation

Economic activities involve production of goods and services for sale in the market with profit motive. A son looking after his ailing mother is a non-economic activity done out of love and affection, without any monetary consideration. The other options (chartered accountant practicing, soldier serving, farmer growing crops) all involve market-oriented production or services with economic value.

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