Question

Choose the correct answer.

Statement I: In 2010, the private sector offered more community, social and personal services than the government.

Statement II: In 2010, the private sector offered more wholesale and retail trade services jobs than the government.

• A. Both the statements are correct.
• B. Both the statements are incorrect.
• C. Statement I is correct, but statement II is incorrect.
• D. Statement I is incorrect, but statement II is correct.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Statement I is incorrect, but statement II is correct.

In 2010, the government offered about 90.5 lakh jobs in the community, social and personal services, while the private sector provided only about 21.4 lakh jobs. However, the private sector provided about 5.1 lakh jobs in wholesale and retail trade in the same year, while the government offered only about 1.7 lakh jobs.