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ibps-so 2016 · Question 245 of 394

Which one of the following may most properly be inferred from what the author says of withdrawal from harvest gangs and brick kilns?

  1. AThat such work should be prohibited by law as un t for women
  2. BThat households which withdraw their women from it invariably fall into poverty soon afterwards
  3. CThat a falling participation rate may accompany rising prosperity rather than distress, and is misread when it is treated as a symptom of either aloneCorrect
  4. DThat women in such households have been compelled to withdraw against their wishes by employers
  5. EThat the wages o ered in such occupations have risen faster than in any other trade

Answer: C. That a falling participation rate may accompany rising prosperity rather than distress, and is misread when it is treated as a symptom of either alone

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Source: IBPS SO 2016 AFO (held 28-29 Jan 2017, single-stage CWE) - Prepp · memory-based

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