Companies in various sectors have projected higher business growth in the near future.

Directions: Below is given a passage followed by several possible inferences which can be drawn from the facts stated in the passage. You have to examine each inference separately in the context of the passage and decide upon the degree of its truth or falsity.

Mark answer (1)      if the inference is `definitely true' i.e. it properly follows from the statement of facts given.
Mark answer (2)      if the inference is `probably true' though not `definitely true' in the light of the facts given.
Mark answer (3)      if the `data are inadequate' i.e. from the facts given you cannot say whether the data is likely to be true or false.
Mark answer (4)       if the inference is `probably false' though not `definitely false' in the light of the facts given.
Mark answer (5)      if the inference is `definitely false' i.e. it cannot be drawn, from the given facts or contradicts the given facts.

The pace of recruitment has unmistakably picked up in the last few months. After two abysmal quarters, the business sentiment has turned positive. A flurry of hiring activity has been observed across the manufacturing sector and the IT and ITES sector catering to telecom and legal process outsourcing. The advent of new players and an aggressive expansion of telecom giants has seen a bullish outlook for the industry with a promise of exponential growth. But is the worst over for businesses across the spectrum? Firms are going back to the drawing board and dusting off their plans to see if there is scope for at least incremental hiring in specific domains where they want to build expertise. Besides that there are few signs to show that there is a broad based revival in the market.