Who is an Adolescent as per Factories Act, 1948?

Who has completed 17 years of age

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Who is less than 18 years

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Who has completed 15 years but less than 18 years

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The correct option is D Who has completed 15 years but less than 18 years
According to Factories Act 1948, a child as a person who has completed his/her fifteen years of age but has not completed his/her eighteen years are known as an 'adolescent'. According to this Act, an adolescent is only allowed to work in a factory between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m.

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The table given below shows the ages of 75 teachers in a school.

$\begin{matrix} Age (in years) & 18 - 29 & 30 - 39 & 40 - 49 & 50 - 59 Number of teachers & 3 & 27 & 37 & 8 \end{matrix}$

A teacher from this school is chosen at random. What is the probability that the selected teacher is

(i) 40 or more than 40 years old?

(ii) of an age lying between 30-39 years (including both)?

(iii) 18 years or more and 49 years or less?

(iv) 18 years or more old?

(v) above 60 years of age?

NOTE Here 18-29 means 18 or more but less than or equal to 29.

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Age (in years)	10 – 20	20 – 30	30 – 40	40 – 50	50 – 60	60 – 70
Number of patients	90	50	60	80	50	30

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