Multiple choice

People say that youth tend to fly to other countries for jobs due to unemployment. Better salaries, perks and exposure to challenges motivate them to move out of the country and serve companies overseas. But the shoe is really on the other foot. Brain drain itself is the main reason for lack of jobs in the country.

Which of the following factors would support the author’s contention?

  1. Companies hesitate to invest in new ventures because of the perceived propensity of youth to go abroad.

  2. Existing job distribution system doesn’t promote quality employment.

  3. The high profile jobs in the country go not to the deserving, but to the favored.

  4. With the exit of highly skilled manpower, high skill outsourcing jobs cannot be sourced to the country.

  5. The global meltdown has caused scarcity of investments and of job-creation both at home and abroad.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

(3) Brain drain can be the cause of unemployment only if it comes in the way of creation of jobs or scarcity of skilled manpower. Only (3) hints at this.