In the given passage, a few words are missing, each followed by a serial number. Choose the most appropriate word from the options provided that fits into the blank without changing the intended meaning.

Economic development and growth are supposed to ______________ (1) the employment situation in a country. Much of development literature _______________(2) this idea as a major expectation at least from the long-run perspective. It is also the case that the greater the amount of ________________ (3) labour in an economy and the greater the ________________(4) of underemployment, the slower will be the pace of change in the employment structure towards more regular and protected waged forms of employment. In fact, one can only give a proper perspective to the misunderstood policy challenges of __________________ (5) in a developing economy by first examining these matters at the broadest level with existing data.

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In the given passage, a few words are missing, each followed by a serial number. Choose the most appropriate word from the options provided that fits into the blank without changing the intended meaning.

Economic development and growth are supposed to ______________ (1) the employment situation in a country. Much of development literature _______________(2) this idea as a major expectation at least from the long-run perspective. It is also the case that the greater the amount of ________________ (3) labour in an economy and the greater the ________________(4) of underemployment, the slower will be the pace of change in the employment structure towards more regular and protected waged forms of employment. In fact, one can only give a proper perspective to the misunderstood policy challenges of __________________ (5) in a developing economy by first examining these matters at the broadest level with existing data.

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**Solution:**

1.Among the options, **'maintains'** fits best as it means to keep something at a certain level or state.

2. The other options do not fit grammatically or contextually in this blank:
   - 'level' is a noun, not a verb.
   - 'cherished' is an adjective or past participle, not suitable here.
   - 'share' is a noun or verb but does not fit the meaning here.
   - 'endorsed' means to support or approve, which does not fit the intended meaning.

Therefore, the correct word to fill blank (2) is **'maintains'**.

**Answer:** (a) maintains

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