1) The average export of pearls for the given period (in crores ) was A) 8.7 B) 8.73 C) 9.73 D) 8.85 Answer: Option BExplanation: Average export of pearls over the period = $\left\{\frac{1}{7}\left(5.2 + 6.5 +7.8+ 9.9 + 10.8 +9.5 + 11.4\right)\right\}$ Crores = $\frac{61.1}{7}$ = 8.728 Crores = 8.73 Crores.