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Consider the following Employment Trend by region.
Latest JobLoss/Gain by regions (in thousands)Previous total jobBy region (in Lakhs)
North+33North18
North-East+70North-East14
North-West+172North-West22
South-360South24
South-East-270South-East16
South-West-140South-West23

Which of the following statements are true while considering the above table ?
A. New number of jobs for South-West is 21,60,000.
B. South has now the third most jobs.
C. -505000 is the change of job in all regions.
D. South-West region saw the second largest variation in jobs.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

This question was previously asked in
CUET PG 2026 Agri-Business Management Question Paper (25-Mar-2026) (Shift 2)
The correct answer is
A and B

Employment Trend Analysis: Evaluating Regional Job Data

This solution analyzes the provided employment data to determine the truthfulness of the given statements. We need to calculate new job totals and variations based on job gains/losses and previous job figures.

Data Summary and Unit Conversion

The table provides data in two units:

  • Previous total job By region: in Lakhs (1 Lakh = 100,000)
  • Latest JobLoss/Gain by regions: in thousands (1 Thousand = 1,000)

Calculations require consistent units, typically converting Lakhs and Thousands to standard numerical values.

Statement Analysis

Statement A: New number of jobs for South-West is 21,60,000.

Calculate the new job total for the South-West region:

  • Previous Jobs (South-West): 23 Lakhs = $23 \times 100,000 = 2,300,000$
  • Job Change (South-West): -140 Thousands = $-140 \times 1,000 = -140,000$
  • New Jobs = Previous Jobs + Job Change
  • $ \text{New Jobs}_{\text{South-West}} = 2,300,000 + (-140,000) = 2,160,000 $

Statement A is True.

Statement B: South has now the third most jobs.

Calculate the new job totals for all regions:

  • North: $1,800,000 + 33,000 = 1,833,000$
  • North-East: $1,400,000 + 70,000 = 1,470,000$
  • North-West: $2,200,000 + 172,000 = 2,372,000$
  • South: $2,400,000 + (-360,000) = 2,040,000$
  • South-East: $1,600,000 + (-270,000) = 1,330,000$
  • South-West: $2,300,000 + (-140,000) = 2,160,000$

Ordering the regions by their new job totals (highest first):

New Job Totals by Region
Rank Region New Job Total
1st North-West $2,372,000$
2nd South-West $2,160,000$
3rd South $2,040,000$
4th North $1,833,000$
5th North-East $1,470,000$
6th South-East $1,330,000$

The South region ranks 3rd in total jobs. Statement B is True.

Statement C: -505000 is the change of job in all regions.

Calculate the total change in jobs across all regions:

$ \text{Total Change} = (+33,000) + (+70,000) + (+172,000) + (-360,000) + (-270,000) + (-140,000) $ $ \text{Total Change} = 275,000 - 770,000 = -495,000 $

The total change is -495,000, not -505,000. Statement C is False.

Statement D: South-West region saw the second largest variation in jobs.

Calculate the variation (absolute value of job change) for each region:

  • North: $|+33,000| = 33,000$
  • North-East: $|+70,000| = 70,000$
  • North-West: $|+172,000| = 172,000$
  • South: $|-360,000| = 360,000$
  • South-East: $|-270,000| = 270,000$
  • South-West: $|-140,000| = 140,000$

Ordering the regions by variation (largest first):

  1. South: $360,000$
  2. South-East: $270,000$
  3. North-West: $172,000$
  4. South-West: $140,000$

The South-West region had the fourth largest variation. The second largest variation was in the South-East region. Statement D is False.

Conclusion

Statements A and B are true. Therefore, the correct option is the one that includes both A and B.

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