Economic and no economic activities

Economic activities mean all those human activities which are undertaken to earn a living these activities are directly or indirectly helpful for the satisfaction of human wants. The motive behind economic activities is economic gain. For example, a clerk works in an office, an advocate works in the court and a shopkeeper works in his shop. The rationale of economic activities is to satisfy human wants by providing goods and services. Economic activities may be carried on a small scale or on a large scale. In small scale economic activities, an individual is involved whereas in large scale economic activities, a group of persons are involved.

Non-economic activities refer to the human activities which are undertaken to meet personal. Social or religious obligations. These activities are inspired by love, patriotism, religion, etc. For example, a mother cooking food for hers family, a child flying kite in the air, a social worker helping visually challenged people in crossing the road are examples of non-economic activities. The motive behind these activities is not monetary gain. Non-economic activities do not result in economic gain.

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