Drawing from the first paragraph, which of the following could weaken the importance of adding 4.1 million jobs to the economy as per the CSO report? $$\newline$$ I. The report is silent about the majority of the workforce engaged in the informal sector. $\newline$ II. The formal sector accounts for about 12-15% of India's workforce. $\newline$ III. The estimates supplement the data on organised sector employment reported regularly by the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
Only I
Only II
Only I and II
Only II and III

Question

Drawing from the first paragraph, which of the following could weaken the importance of adding 4.1 million jobs to the economy as per the CSO report? $$\newline$$ I. The report is silent about the majority of the workforce engaged in the informal sector. $\newline$ II. The formal sector accounts for about 12-15% of India's workforce. $\newline$ III. The estimates supplement the data on organised sector employment reported regularly by the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

Only I

Only II

Only I and II

Only II and III

Option 1: Only I

Option 2: Only II

Option 3: Only I and II

Option 4: Only II and III

AfterBoards · Accepted Answer

**The question asks:** Which statements could weaken the importance of adding 4.1 million jobs? Let's check each statement first: **Statement I** – The report stays silent about the informal sector, where most workers are employed. If the report ignores this huge chunk of the workforce, the 4.1 million figure doesn't show the full picture. → **Weakens** the claim. **Statement II** – The formal sector is only 12-15% of India's workforce. So adding 4.1 million jobs in such a tiny slice of the economy (missing the remaining 85-88%) makes the number far less impressive. → **Weakens** the claim. **Statement III** – The estimates supplement (meaning "add extra information to") existing data from the Ministry of Labour. This is just a neutral fact about what the data does — it doesn't point out any flaw or limitation. → **Does NOT weaken** the claim. Since **only Statements I and II** weaken the importance, the answer is **Option 3**.

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