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Leaving Cert Business: Categories of industry

How often Categories of industry comes up on the Business papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 5 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2024.

OL Asked on 9 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

June 2027 is the first exam on the new Business course. These come from the 2016–2026 papers, so read them as a guide.

Categories of industry, Higher Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Categories of industry.

(a)Fishing belongs to which sector?
  1. Secondary
  2. Primary
  3. Tertiary
(b)Construction belongs to which sector?
  1. Tertiary
  2. Primary
  3. Secondary
(c)Banking belongs to which sector?
  1. Tertiary
  2. Primary
  3. Secondary
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(a) Primary

(b) Secondary

(c) Tertiary

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Categories of industry.

Higher Level

Asked on 5 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2024.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025Not asked
2024Section 3 Q2
2023Not asked
2022Section 3 Q2
2021Not asked
2019Section 1 Q2
2018Section 2 ABQ
2017Section 3 Q2
2016Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 9 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Section 2 Q2
2025Section 2 Q2
2024Section 2 Q2
2023Not asked
2022Section 1 Q2
2021Section 2 Q2
2019Section 1 Q15
2018Section 2 Q2
2017Section 2 Q2
2016Section 2 Q2

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Categories of industry questions

Categories of industry, 2 marks

A hairdresser and a bank belong to the…

  1. Primary sector
  2. Secondary sector
  3. Tertiary sector
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Tertiary sector

The tertiary sector provides services rather than goods. It is by far the largest source of employment in Ireland.

Categories of industry, 2 marks

Farming, fishing and mining belong to the…

  1. Tertiary sector
  2. Primary sector
  3. Secondary sector
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Primary sector

The primary sector takes raw materials from nature. Those materials are then processed by the secondary sector.

Categories of industry, 2 marks

A factory turning milk into cheese belongs to the…

  1. Secondary sector
  2. Primary sector
  3. Services sector
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Secondary sector

The secondary sector makes and builds things, turning raw materials into finished goods.

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