This reveals that financial markets often prioritize short-term cost reduction (immediate expense savings from layoffs) over long-term human capital development, even though chronic job insecurity causes stress and can lower performance and productivity.

F = qvB sinθ, with θ=90° → sin90=1 → F maximum.

Static meanings is one of the behaviours of language that the textbook identifies as a communication problem. Languages attach meanings to words and associate characteristics with people, places, or groups — and these associations can persist long after they are no longer accurate or fair. The textbook gives these illustrative examples:

• A university classmate once regarded as “nuts” is still referred to as such by friends even years after he has matured and changed
• A traveller cheated once in a foreign country continues to call all people of that nation “cheats” decades later
• Historical ruling tribes described with certain characteristics have their descendants judged by those same labels for generations

This is contrasted with natural sciences like physics or chemistry, where measurements change objectively as conditions change. Language has no such automatic update mechanism — human bias preserves outdated associations, harming communication and perpetuating injustice.

Least Count ($LC$) of a screw gauge is given by: $LC = \frac{\text{Pitch}}{\text{Number of divisions (N)}}$.

Given $LC = 5 \ \mu\text{m} = 5 \times 10^{-6} \text{ m}$ and Pitch $= 1 \text{ mm} = 10^{-3} \text{ m}$.

$N = \frac{10^{-3}}{5 \times 10^{-6}} = \frac{1000}{5} = 200$.

In educational planning, short-term plans typically span one to three years. Medium-term plans cover three to five years, while long-term (strategic) plans extend beyond five years. Short-term plans focus on immediate, achievable targets.

Correct Answer: A — One to three years.