Which of the following most appropriately defines quinary activities ........

Geography Industry

Which of the following most appropriately defines quinary activities?

Contracting of work to an outside agency to improve efficiency and to reduce costs.

Activities focussing on the creation, rearrangement and interpretation of new and existing ideas.

Illegitimate underground activities directed at data theft and cyber frauds.

Highly classified intelligence activities specially designed for military surveillance.

Quinary activities represent another subdivision of the tertiary sector other than quaternary activities.

It represents special and highly paid skills of senior business executives, government officials, research scientists, financial and legal consultants, etc.
Quinary activities are performed by the highest level of decision makers or policymakers.
Quinary activities are services that focus on:
the creation, re-arrangement and interpretation of new and existing ideas
data interpretation
use and evaluation of new technologies.
It is also referred to as =gold collar‘ profession.
Outsourcing or contracting out is giving work to an outside agency to improve efficiency and to reduce costs.