Read the following statement carefully and identify the inference that follows.
Statement: The TCS company has decided to lay off 1000 employees due to financial losses.
Inference:
I. The company is facing financial difficulties.
II. The employees who were laid off were not performing well.
III. The company will be able to recover from its financial losses after the layoffs.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
I. The company is facing financial difficulties.
Follows, because the statement clearly says the company has financial losses.
II. The employees who were laid off were not performing well.
Does not follow, the statement does not mention poor performance, only financial losses.
III. The company will recover from its losses after layoffs.
Does not follow, the statement does not say layoffs will solve the losses.
Only inference I follows.
Hence, the correct answer is option (1).