1006: In an office, the distribution of work hours is as shown in the following table:

No. of Staff Members------No. of hours worked

5------------------------ 0 - 19
12------------------------ 20 - 24
25------------------------ 25 - 29
40------------------------ 30 - 34
15------------------------ 35 - 39
8------------------------ 40 - 45

Consider the following inferences drawn from the table :

I. The average number of hours worked by a staff member is about 30.
II. The percentage of those who worked 35 or more hours is less than 25.
III. At least 5 staff members worked more than 44 hours.

Which of these inferences is/are valid ?

(a) I alone
(b) II alone
(c) I and II
(d) I, II and III
1007: A deflator is a technique of

(a) Adjusting for changes in price level

(b) Adjusting for change in commodity

(c) Accounting for decline of-GNP

(d) Accounting for higher increase of GNP
1008: With reference to the steel industry in India in the recent times, consider the following statements:

1. Vizag Steel Plant (RINL) has been declared Mini Ratna.

2. Merger of IISO with SAIL has been completed.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
1009: Country known as the Sugar Bowl of he World is:

(a) Cuba

(b) India

(c) Burma

(d) Norway
1010: The Indus Valley people had contacts with:

(a) Egyptians

(b) Sumerians

(c) Chinese

(d) Mesopotamians