1406: The behaviour of a fictitious stock market index (comprising a weighted average of the market prices of a selected list of companies including some multinational corporations (MNC's) over a 15 day period is shown in the graph. The behaviour of the MNC's in the same period is also shown in the second graph. Which one of the following is a valid conclusion ?
(a) MNC's fell steeper in the period depicted
(b) Share prices of every non-MNC company soared by over 5% on the 12th day
(c) Government announced a policy disfavouring MNC's on the 11th day
(d) Whatever be the reason favouring market revival on the 12th day, it appears to be relevant only to non-MNC companies
1407: Natural rubber is a plant product which is chemically known as
(a) Mucilage
(b) Gum
(c) Latex
(d) Resin
1408: 'Buyers market' denotes the place where:
(a) The demand exceeds the supply
(b) The supply exceeds the demand
(c) The demand and supply are well balanced
(d) Commodities are available at competitive rates
1409: The Montague-Chelmsford Proposals were related to
(a) social reforms
(b) educational reforms
(c) reforms in police administration
(d) constitutional reforms
1410: If the diameter of a cycle wheel is 3 ft, then the number of complete rotations that the wheel will make in covering a distance of 30 ft is:
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5