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Consider the following statements:  

Small-scale industries are in most cases, not as efficient and competitive as the large-scale ones. Yet the government provides preferential treatment and reservations in a range of products to the small firms because small-scale industries.

 

1. provide higher employment on a per unit capital development basis.

2. promote a regional dispersion of industries and economic activities.

3. have performed better in export on manufactured products than the large scale ones.

4. provide jobs to low-skill workers, who otherwise may not find employment revenues elsewhere.

Which of the above statements are correct?

A) 1 and 4       

B) 1 and 2

C) 2 and 3        

D) 3 and 4