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Classification of Human Activities

ICSE · Class 11 · Commerce

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1. Human Activities and Their Classification

  • Human activities are actions performed by human beings to meet their requirements.
  • Human wants are unending, unlimited, and recurring, so human activities continue throughout life.
  • Human activities have a wide range and may be done for money or for personal satisfaction.
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2. Economic Activities

  • Economic activities involve production, exchange, distribution, and consumption of wealth.
  • Only lawful activities performed to earn money and acquire wealth are economic activities.
  • Economic activities are undertaken to make money and create wealth.
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3. Non-Economic Activities

  • Non-economic activities are not related to production, exchange, distribution, or consumption of wealth.
  • They are not performed to earn money.
  • They are usually done for personal satisfaction, love and affection, patriotism, social obligation, or religious duty.
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4. Basis of Classification

  • The classification of activities depends on the object of the activity, direct relation with wealth, and legality of the activity.
  • If the main object is economic gain, the activity is economic.
  • If the activity is done to elevate human sentiments, it is non-economic.

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Human activities are actions performed byActivities performed for economic gainsActivities performed to elevate human sentimentsBusiness is an economic activity conductedProfession is an occupation that involves

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