996: 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
997: ".........instil into the vast millions of workers, men and women, who actually do the job, a sense of partnership and of cooperative performance...."

The above passage relates to

(a) Planned Development
(b) Community Development
(c) Panchayati Raj System
(d) Integrated Development Programme
998: Assertion (A):
Areas lying within five to eight degrees latitude on either side of the equator receive rainfall throughout the year.

Reason (R):
High temperatures and high humidity cause convectional rain to fall mostly in the afternoons near the equator.

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
999: The main reason for unrest and violence in Zimbabwe in recent years is due to

(a) conflict between different native ethnic groups
(b) prolonged crisis over land reforms
(c) economic crisis due to continuous drought and famine
(d) power struggle between political groups of white European settlers and native black community
1000: A man fills a basket with eggs in such a way that the number of eggs added on each successive day is the same as the number already present in the basket. This way the basket gets completely filled in 24 days. After how many days the basket was 1/4th full ?

(A) 22
(B) 6
(C) 17
(D) 12