Which organisations are owned and run by the government?

• A. Public Sector
• B. Private Sector
• C. Sole Trader
• D. Partnership

Answer: (A)

Think about who owns and controls the organisations. If the government owns and runs it, that organisation is part of the public sector. The public sector is funded by taxpayers and aims to provide services for everyone, not to make a profit. The private sector, by contrast, is owned by individuals or businesses seeking to earn profits. A sole trader is a single private owner, and a partnership is owned by two or more private individuals; neither is government-owned. So, the operation owned and run by the government is the public sector.