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Quantitative Techniques for Managers (QTM)

MBA(3.5)-2nd-BUSA3124
1. Probability helps to make intelligent decisions in
a. Economics and Management
b. Operations Research
c. Sociology and Psychology
d. All of above
Answer: (d)
2. A quantitative measure of uncertainty is called
a. Ability
b. Probability
c. Insurance
d. None of above
Answer: (b)
3. A well-defined collection or list of distinct objects is known as
a. Set
b. Table
c. List
d. Offer
Answer: (a)
4. A = {1,2,3, ....,99,100} is an example of
a. Infinite set
b. Finite set
c. Subset
d. Identical set
Answer: (b)
5. The term experiment means a ……….. activity or process whose results yield a set of data.
a. Planned
b. Unplanned
c. Accidental
d. All of above
Answer: (a)
6. The result obtained from an experiment or a trial is called
a. Question
b. Problem
c. Reason
d. Outcome
Answer: (d)
7. Mutually Exclusive Events:
a. Cannot occur at the same time
b. Can occur at the same time
c. Cannot occur at all
d. None of above
Answer: (a)
8. A = φ shows
a. Event A is possible
b. Event A is impossible
c. Event A is sure
d. Event A does not occur
Answer: (b)
9. Mutually exclusive events have
a. no points in common
b. some points in common
c. all the points in common
d. each points in common
Answer: (a)
10. A = S shows Event A is
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a. Sure
b. Not sure
c. Uncertain
d. Risky
Answer: (a)
11. When a coin is tossed 3 times, the probability of getting 3 or less tails is
1
a)
2
b) 0
c) 1
3
d)
5
12. When two coins are tossed the probability of at most head is:
1
a)
4
2
b)
4
3
c)
4
d) 1
13. Probability of an impossible event is always:
a) Less than one
b) Greater than one
c) Between one and zero
d) zero
14. The probability of drawing a “white” ball from a bag containing 4 red, 8 black and 3 white is:
a) 0
3
b) 15
1
c)
12
15. If the probability of one event does not affected by the occurrence of another event then both
events are:
a) Dependent
b) Not Mutually Exclusive
c) Mutually Exclusive
d) Independent
16. A die is rolled. What is the probability of getting a number that is an even number and greater
than 2
1
a) 2
1
b) 3
2
c) 3
5
d) 6
17. The collection of all the element under study is called:
a) Population
b) Sample
c) Data
d) Registration
18. If P(A∩B) = P(A|B) 𝚇 P(B) then A and B will be:
a) Independent
b) Mutually exclusive
c) Dependent
d) Equally likely
19. A letter is chosen at random from the word STATISTIC. The probability of getting a vowel is:

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3
a) 10
4
b) 10
5
c) 10
6
d)
10
20. When two coins are tossed simultaneously, P ( one head) is:
1
a) 4
1
b) 2
3
c) 4
d) 1
21. From the independent event A and B if P(A) = 0.25, P(B) = 0.40 then P(A∩B) = …
a) 0.65
b) 0.1
c) 0.50
d) 0.15

22. In a multiplication theorem P(A∩B) equals:


a) P (A) P (B)
b) P(A) + P(B)
c) P(A) 𝚇 P(B)
23. For two independent events A and B, if P(A) = 0.4, then what is P(A∩B)?
a) 0.06
b) 0.08
c) 0.02
d) 0.04
24. Which type of data is collected in population census?
a) Grouped data
b) Secondary data
c) Primary data
d) Array data
25. Data obtained from the Bureau of statistics, is an example of:
a) Primary data
b) Secondary data
c) Qualitative data
d) None of these
26. A set that contains all possible outcomes of a system is known as:
a) Finite set
b) Infinite set
c) Universal set
d) None of these
27. For two mutually exclusive events A and B, P (A) = 0.2 and P(R) = 0.4, then P(AUB) is:
a) 0.8
b) 0.2
c) 0.6
d) 0.5
28. When two coins are tossed the probability of at most one head is:
1
a) 4
2
b) 4
3
c) 4

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4
d) 4
29. Which of the following can never be taken as the probability of an event?
a) 1
b) 0
c) 0.5
d) -0.5
30. If E is an impossible event, then P(E) is:
a) 1
b) 0.15
c) 0
d) 0.5
31. The average which is defined as the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of the
values is called:
a) Geometric mean
b) Harmonic mean
c) Mode
d) Median
32. When three, coins are tossed simultaneously, P(3 heads) is:
3
a) 8
1
b) 8
4
c) 8
2
d)
8
33. The conditional probability is P(A|B) is given by formula:
P ( AUB )
a)
P( A)
P ( A ∩B)
b)
P(B)
P ( A ∩B)
c)
P( A)
P ( A ∩B)
d)
P(B)
34. The best unbiased estimator for population variance is:
a) Sample mean
b) Sample median
c) Sample proportion
35. The total number of samples when sampling is done with replacement:
a) Nn
b) C Nn
N −n
c)
N−1
d) 1
36. The continuity correction factor is used when:
a) The sample size is at least 5
b) Both nP and n(1 – P) are at least 30
c) A continuous distribution is used to approximate a discreate distribution
d) The standard normal distribution is applied
37. Which of the following is impossible in sampling:
a) Destructive tests
b) Heterogeneous
c) To make voters list
d) None of these
38. The difference between expected value of statistic and parameter is called:
a) Non-sampling error
b) Sampling error
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c) Standard error
d) Bias
39. When each outcome of a sample space has equal chance to occur as any other, the outcomes are
called?
a) Mutually exclusive
b) Equally likely
c) Not mutually exclusive
d) Exhaustive
40. As a rule of thumb, when n >=30, then we can assume that…. Is normally distributed:
a) Probability distribution
b) Sampling distribution
c) Binomial distribution
d) Sampling distribution of sample mean
41. Total of items about which information is desired
a. Sample
b. Event
c. Program
d. Population
Answer: (d)
42. ……….. population Is the entire group about which information is desire and conclusion is
made
a. Non-target
b. Target
c. Absolute
d. Random
Answer: (b)
43. A non-numerical descriptive measure of a population is known as
a. Sample
b. Parameter
c. Strata
d. All of above
Answer: (b)
44. When we toss a coin, we get either a head or a tail, but not both at the same time. Such kind of
events are called
a. Mutually exclusive events
b. Non-mutually exclusive events
c. Normal events
d. Fixed events
45. In a pack of cards, the face cards are
a. Jack
b. Hearts
c. Diamonds
d. Clubs
Answer: (a)
46. When the union of mutually exclusive events is equal to the entire sample space S, such events
are called
a. Non-exhaustive events
b. Exhaustive events
c. Random events
d. Mutually exclusive events
Answer: (b)
47. When one event is as likely to occur as the other, such events are known as
a. Likely events
b. Equally likely events
c. Equally likely perfect events
d. None of above
Answer: (b)
48. Any ordered subset from a set of n distinct objects is called
a. Multiple Choice
b. Permutations
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c. Combinations
d. All of above
Answer: (b)
49. A subset of people from a larger target market of people is called a:
a. population parameter
b. sample
c. disproportionate sample
d. stratified sample
Answer: (b)
50. Equal chance for all the items being selected is known as
a. Simple random sampling
b. Simple with replacement
c. Simple without replacement
d. Systematic sampling
Answer: (a)
51. A sampling technique in which selected unit is replaced to the population before selecting
before selecting the next unit is known as
a. Simple random sampling
b. Simple with replacement
c. Simple without replacement
d. Systematic sampling
Answer: (b)
52. A sampling technique in which elements are selected from the population at a uniform interval
that is measured in time, order or space is called
a. Simple random sampling
b. Systematic sampling
c. Stratified sampling
d. Cluster sampling
Answer: (b)
53. A sampling technique in which population is divided into different homogenous groups called
strata is called
a. Simple random sampling
b. Systematic sampling
c. Stratified sampling
d. Cluster sampling
Answer: (c)
54. All of the following are examples of nonprobability samples EXCEPT:
a. a convenience sample
b. a simple random sample
c. a quota sample
d. a judgment sample
Answer: (a)
55. A sampling technique in which all the items in the population does not have the same chance of
being chosen in the sample is called
a. Probability sampling
b. Non-probability sampling
c. Cluster sampling
d. Random sampling
Answer: (b)
56. Data that have already been collected in a previous research study are called:
a. Primary data
b. Secondary data
c. Pseudo data
d. Cross-checks
Answer: (b)
57. When a researcher asks interviewers for a mall intercept study to conduct a survey of people
who own major brands of high-definition television sets, and specifies the number of
respondents who should be included for each brand of TV, what type of sample does this
represent?
a. Judgment sample
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b. Systematic sample
c. Quota sample
d. Cluster sample
Answer: (c)
58. Which of the following is the most popular method of generating primary data in business
research?
a. An experiment
b. A survey
c. A descriptive study
d. A causal study
Answer: (b)
59. Two events A and B in the same sample space S, are defined to be ………….., if the probability
that one event occurs, is not affected by whether the other event has or has not occurred
a. Independent event
b. Dependent event
c. Non event
d. Repeated event
Answer: (a)
60. Such a numerical quantity whose value is determined by the outcome of a random experiment
is called
a. a random event
b. a random variable
c. a random quality
d. None of above
Answer: (b)
61. A Quantity measure of uncertainty called
a) Set
b) Degree
c) Measurement
d) Probability
62. Probability is a measure of belief in particular statement or
a) Method
b) foundation
c) Problem
d) Sample
63. Toss a coin is an example of
a) Set
b) Probability
c) Sample
d) Problem
64. Gambling problems are solved by mathematicians
a) 4
b) 2
c) 5
d) 3
65. Duration of Blaise Pascal
a) 1601-1665
b) 1654-1705
c) 1623-1662
d) None of these
66. Modern rules were developed in century
a) 19th
b) 12th
c) 17th
d) 13th
67. Probability involved
a) Risk
b) Uncertainty
c) Both a &b
d) None of these
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68. Probability help to make
a) Problem
b) Risk
c) Method
d) Intelligent decisions
69. Draw a card is an example of
a) Probability
b) Decision
c) Method
d) Sample
70. Probability help to make intelligent decision in
a) Economics
b) Research
c) Management
d) All of the above
71. Any well-defined collection or list of distinct objects called
a) Sample
b) Probability
c) Set
d) Problem
72. A group of a students is an example of
a) Probability
b) Set
c) Foundation
d) Method
73. In sets distinct means that each object must appear
a) Twice
b) Three times
c) Only once
d) Many times
74. Sets are denoted by
a) Numbers
b) Capital letters
c) Small letters
75. A set may be specified in
a) Two ways
b) One way
c) Three ways
d) Four ways
76. A set that consist of all elements of another set is called
a) Universal set
b) Finite set
c) Infinite set
d) Subset of a set
77. Set that refers to the sets having exactly same elements called
a) Identical set
b) Universal set
c) Finite set
d) Infinite set
78. Universal set also called
a) Finite set
b) Infinite set
c) Space set
d) None of these
79. Elements are denoted by
a) Capital letters
b) Small letters
c) 0
d) None of these
80. Unit set also called
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a) Space set
b) Universal set
c) Finite set
d) Singleton set
81. Complement of set A means
a) A-B
b) U-B
c) U-A
d) None of these
82. Parameter is a characteristic of a:
a) Sample
b) Population
c) Sample design
d) Statistic design
83. The type of sampling in which all the items in the population doesn’t have the same chance of being
chosen is called:
a) Random sampling
b) Probability sampling
c) Non- random sampling
d) Both a & bs
84. Which one of these sampling methods is a probability method?
a) Quota
b) Judgement
c) Convenience
d) Simple random

85. Which of the following is not an example of a Finite population?


a) Stars in the sky
b) Workers in a factory
c) Population of a city
d) Students in a classroom

86. The standard deviation of population is denoted by:


a) Ω
b) σ
c) α
d) ∑

87. A sampled population can also be called:


a) Infinite population
b) Finite population
c) Target population
d) Survey population

88. Statisticians use _______ letters to denote sample statistics.


a) Lowercase Roman
b) Uppercase Roman
c) Greek letters
d) Both a & c

89. Which of the following symbols is used to denote sample size of a particular sample?
a) s
b) x
c) n
d) p

90. Plan and method used to select a sample from the target population and the estimation technique
formula is referred as:
a) Sampling parameter
b) Sample frame
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c) Sample design
d) Sample technique

91. Which of the following serves as the basis for the selection of a survey sample and affects many other
important aspects of a survey:
a) Sample units
b) Observation
c) Size of the sampling population
d) Sample design
92. Correct expression for representing Bayes Theorem for two mutually exclusive events is:
B
P ( Ai ) . P( )
B Ai
a) P( A )=
B B B
( )
P ( Ai ) . P
A1 ( )
+ P ( A 2) . P
A2
+ … P ( Ak ) . P(
Ak
)
B
P ( Ak ) . P( )
Ai Ak
b) P( B )=
B B B
( )
P ( Ai ) . P
A1 ( )
+ P ( A 2) . P
A2
+ … P ( Ak ) . P(
Ak
)
B
P ( Ai ) . P( )
Ai Ai
c) P( B )=
B B B
( )
P ( Ai ) . P
A1 ( )
+ P ( A 2) . P
A2
+ … P ( Ak ) . P(
Ak
)
d) All of these

93. A numerical quantity whose value is determined by the outcome of a random experiment is called:
e) Variable quantity
f) Discrete random variable
g) Discrete variable
h) Random variable

94. The standard deviation of population is denoted by:


e) Ω
f) σ
g) α
h) ∑

95. The price of gasoline for three days is as 98, 96, 97, 100 then the value of standard deviation with the
assumed mean method is:
e) 1
f) 10
g) 11
h) 15

96. If in a table all possible values of a random variable are given their corresponding probabilities, then
this table is called:
e) Probability density function
f) Distribution function
g) Probability distribution
h) Continuous distribution

97. If X is a discrete random variable and f(x) is the probability of X, then the expected value of this
random variable is equal to:

a) ∑f(x)
b) ∑[x+f(x)]
c) ∑f(x)+x
d) ∑xf(x)

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98. The expected value of a discrete Random variable ‘X’ is given by:
e) P(x)
f) ∑p(x)
g) ∑xP(x)
h) 1

99. Two dices are tossed. The probability that the total score is a prime number is:
1
a)
2
5
b)
12
2
c)
7
3
d)
11
100. AUB Shows
a) Commutative laws
b) Associative laws
c) Distributive laws
d) Idempotent laws
101. (AUB)UC Shows
a) Distributive laws
b) Commutative laws
c) Associative laws
d) None of these
102. Distributive laws is called
a) AUB
b) A intersaction (BUC)
c) BUA
d) Both A and B

103. A partition of a set S is subdivided of the set into


a) Subset
b) Non empty subset
c) Empty subset
d) All of these
104. The Set of all subsets of set A is called
a) None of these
b) Power of set
c) A and B
d) Power set of A
105. Cartesian product of sets is A and B denoted by
a) A×B
b) A+B
c) AUB
d) Nnoe
106. Sets that contains all order pairs called
a) Power set
b) Union
c) Cartesian product
d) A&C
107. A planned activity or process whose result yied a set of data
a) Experiment
b) Trial
c) Outcome
d) All
108. A single performance of an experiment
a) Outcome
b) Experiment
c) Trial
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d) None
109. The result obtained from an experiment or a trial is
a) Outcome
b) Experiment
c) A and B
d) All
110. Random experiment produce
a) One result
b) Different result
c) Same result
d) All of the above
111. Random experiment has
a) One outcome
b) Only two out comes
c) More then two outcomes
d) All of the above
112. Deck of playing cards contains
a) 40 cards
b) 52 cards
c) 14 cards
d) 12 cards
113. Club and spades are
a) Blue
b) Black
c) Green
d) Red
114. An event that contains more then one sample point
a) Compound event
b) Simple event
c) Both a and b
d) None of these
115. The sample points are countable in
a) Finite sample space
b) Infinite sample space
c) Discrete sample space
d) Outcomes
116. Simple event contains exactly
a) 2 sample point
b) 1 sample point
c) 3 sample point
d) 5 sample point
117. Sampling Distributions describe the distribution of
a) Population parameters
b) Sample statistics
c) Both (a) & (b)
d) None of these
118. Increasing the sample size causes the standard error of the sample proportion (as an estimator
of the population proportion) to
a) Decrease in value
b) Destabilize in value
c) Oscillate
d) Grow larger
119. The sampling distribution of the mean is a distribution of
a) Individual population values
b) Individual sample values
c) Sample statistic
d) Population parameter
120. The difference between the sample value expected and the estimates value of th parameter is
called as?
a) Bias
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b) Error
c) Contradiction
d) Difference
121. In which of the following types of sampling the information is carried out under the opinion of
an expert?
a) Quoto sampling
b) Convenience sampling
c) Purposive sampling
d) Judgement sampling
122. Which of the following is a subset of population?
a) Distribution
b) Sample
c) Data
d) Set
123. Any population which we want to study is reffered as?
a) Standard population
b) Final population
c) Infinite population
d) Target population
124. Selection of a football team for FIFA World Cup is called as?
a) Random sampling
b) Systematic sampling
c) Purposive sampling
d) Cluster sampling
125. An estimator has a standard error of 9 if the sample size is 20. The standard error of the
estimator increases as the sample size goes to infinity. The estimator:
a) Is not efficient
b) Is not unbiased
c) Is not consistent
d) Is not BLUE
126. How many ways are there to select exactly four clocks from a store with 10 wall-clock and 16
stand- clocks?
a) 325
b) 468
c) 398
d) None of these
127. 9 boys and 12 girls want to play soccer. Team are formed by selecting 1 player at a time. It is
probability of selecting a boy after a girl is selected a dependent or independent event?
a) Independent
b) Dependent
c) Both of these
d) None of these
128. A student blindly guesses on 2 multiple choice questions? It will be:
a) Independent
b) Dependent
c) None of these
d) Both of 1 2
129. A bag contains 3 red marbles and 2 yellow marbles. What is the probability of drawing a red
marble, then drawing a red marble again after replacing the first marble? (Remember to simplify)
a) 6/25
b) 3/10
c) 9/25
d) 3/5
130. A student rolls a 2 on a die and then rolls a 3 on a the same die? Weather it will be:
a) Independent
b) Dependent
c) Both of these
d) None of these
131. Find the probability of rolling a 6 on the first roll of a 1-6 number cube and rolling an odd
number on the second roll of the same cube.
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a) 1/12
b) 1/16
c) 1/18
d) None of these
132. There are 4 black marble and 2 white marble in a bag. What is the probability of choosing a
black marble, not replacing it, then choosing a white marble?
a) 6/15
b) 4/15
c) 2/14
d) None of these
133. How many possible integers less than or equal to 100are devisable by 2,4and 5?
a) 12.3
b) 78.2
c) 17.4
d) None of these

134. If a spinner has 3 equal sectors colored yellow, blue and red then the probability of landing on
red or yellow after spinning this spinner is?
a) 2/4
b) 5/6
c) 5\9
d) None of these

135. In a secondary examination, 75%of the students have passed in history and 65% of students
passed in mathematics, while 50% of students passed in both. If 35% of students failed in both. What
is the total number of students sit in exams?
a) 658
b) 398
c) 764
d) None of these

136. You flip a nickel three times. Find the probability that all flips will land on tails
a) 1/2
b) 1/4
c) 1/8
d) None of these
137. If you roll one die, what is the probability of getting an even or a multiple of 3?
a) 1/3
b) 2/3
c) 1/2
d) None of these

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138. In a standard deck of 52 card there are 13 diamond and 13 heart (red) and 13 spades and 13
club (black). Find the probability of choosing a card at random that is a spade OR a 7? 1. 1/52
a) 1/13
b) 4/13
c) 17/52
d) None of these
139. 40% of class are women. The probability that a woman likes the color bule is 10%. What is
the probability that a person chosen form the class like bule given a women is chosen ?
a) 0.4
b) 0.1
c) 0.25
d) None of these
140. If a 15-slidded dice is rolled, then is the propability that the roll is an odd number or prime
number or both?
a) 3/20
b) 4/19
c) 9/20
d) None of these
141. what is the probability a person was in third class given that they survived?
a) 0.2521
b) 0.2504
c) 0.2562
d) None of these
142. What is the probability a randomly selected person was in the first class or second class?
a) 27.7%
b) 47.7%
c) 37.7%
d) None of these
143. Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a ticket is drawn at random. What is the
probability that the ticket drawn has a number which is a multiple of 3 or 5?
a) 9/20
b) 2/3
c) 5/5
d) None of these
144. A bag contains 2 red, 3 green and 2 blue balls. Two balls are drawn at random. What is the
probability that none of the balls drawn is blue?
a) 10/21
b) 2
c) 7/5
d) None of these
145. In a box, there are 8 red, 7 blue and 6 green balls. One ball is picked up randomly. What is the
probability that it is neither red nor green?
a) 1/3
b) 5
c) 7
d) None of these
146. What is the probability of getting a sum 9 from two throws of a dice?
a) 1/9
b) 2
c) 4
d) None of these
147. Three unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most two heads?
a) 7/8
b) 7
c) 8
d) None of these

148. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting two numbers whose
product is even?
a) 3/4
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b) 6
c) 7
d) None of these
149. In a class, there are 15 boys and 10 girls. Three students are selected at random. The
probability that 1 girl and 2 boys are selected, is:
a) 21/46
b) 21/67
c) 23/6
d) None of these
150. In a lottery, there are 10 prizes and 25 blanks. A lottery is drawn at random. What is the
probability of getting a prize?
a) 2/7
b) 7
c) 8
d) None of these
151. From a pack of 52 cards, two cards are drawn together at random. What is the probability of
both the cards being kings?
a) 1/221
b) 1/334
c) 1/236
d) None of these
152. Two dice are tossed. The probability that the total score is a prime number is:
a) 5/12
b) 6/12
c) 7/13
d) None of these
153. A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards. The probability of getting a queen of club or a king
of heart is:
a) 1/26
b) 1
c) 78
d) None of these
154. A bag contains 4 white, 5 red and 6 blue balls. Three balls are drawn at random from the bag.
The probability that all of them are red, is:
a) 2/91
b) 2/33
c) 2/45
d) None of these
155. Two cards are drawn together from a pack of 52 cards. The probability that one is a spade and
one is a heart, is:
a) 13/102
b) 13/267
c) 123/2
d) None of these
156. Two cards are drawn together from a pack of 52 cards. The probability that one is a spade and
one is a heart, is:
a) 3/13
b) 3/34
c) 23
d) None of these
157. A bag contains 6 black and 8 white balls. One ball is drawn at random. What is the probability
that the ball drawn is white?
a) 4/7
b) 3
c) 8
d) None of these
158. Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a ticket is drawn at random. What is the
probability that the ticket drawn bears a number which is a multiple of 3?
a) 3/10
b) 2/3
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c) 4/4
d) None of these
159. From a pack of 52 cards, two cards are drawn together at random. What is the probability of
both the cards being kings?
a) 1/221
b) 7373
c) 334
d) None of these
160. An urn contains 6 red, 4 blue, 2 green and 3 yellow marbles. If 4 marbles are picked up at
random, what is the probability that at least one of them is blue?
a) 69/91
b) 339
c) 333
d) None of these
161. In a simultaneous throw of two coins, the probability of getting at least one head is-
a) 3/4
b) 3/9
c) 2/5
d) None of these
162. A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards. The probability of getting a queen of club or a king
of heart is-
a) 1/26
b) 1/7
c) 1/9
d) None of these
163. Sample is a sub-set of:
a) Population
b) Data
c) Set
d) Distribution
164. Any population constant is called a:
a) Statistic
b) Parameter
c) Estimate
d) Estimator
165. List of all the units of the population is called:
a) Random sampling
b) Bias
c) Sampling frame
d) Probability sampling
166. Any calculation on the sampling data is called:
a) Parameter
b) Static
c) Standard Error
d) None of these
167. Any measure of the population is called:
a) Finite
b) Parameter
c) Without replacement
d) Random
168. If all the units of a population are surveyed, it is called:
a) Random sample
b) Random sampling
c) Sampled population
d) Complete enumeration
169. Probability distribution of a statistics is called:
a) Sampling
b) Parameter
c) Data
d) Sampling distribution
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170. The difference between a statistic and the parameter is called:
a) Probability
b) Sampling error
c) Random
d) Non-random
171. The sum of the frequencies of the frequency distribution of a statistic is equal to:
a) Sample size
b) Population size
c) Possible samples
d) Sum of X values

172. Standard deviation of sampling distribution of a statistic is called:


a) Serious error
b) Dispersion
c) Standard error
d) Difference
173. If we obtain a point estimate for a population mean μ, the difference between and μ is:
(a)Standard error
(b) Bias
(c) Error of estimation
(d) Difficult to tell

174. A distribution formed by all possible values of a statistics is called


(a)Binomial distribution
(b) Hypergeometric distribution
Normal distribution
(d) Sampling distribution

175. In probability sampling, probability of selecting an item from the population is known and is:
(a)Equal to zero
(b) Non zero
(c) Equal to one
(d) All of the above

176. A population about which we want to get some information is called:


(a)Finite population
(b) Infinite population
(c) Sampling population
(d) Target population
177. The population consists of the results of repeated trials is named as:
(a)Finite population
(b) Infinite population
(c) Real population
(d) Hypothetical population

178. A population consisting of the items which are all present physically is called:
(a)Finite population
(b) Infinite population
(c) Real population
(d) Hypothetical population

179. Study of population is called:


(a)Parameter
(b) Statistic
(c) Error
(d) Census

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180. For making voters list in Pakistan we need:
(a)Sampling error
(b) Standard error
(c) Census
(d) Simple random sampling

181. Sampling based upon equal probability is called:


(a)Probability sampling
(b) Systematic sampling
Simple random sampling
(d) Stratified random sampling

182. In sampling with replacement, an element can be chosen:


(a)Less than once
(b) More than once
(c) Only once
(d) Difficult to tell

183. What does the central limit theorem state?


a) if the sample size increases sampling distribution must approach normal distribution
b) if the sample size decreases then the sample distribution must approach normal distribution
c) if the sample size increases then the sampling distribution much approach an exponential
distribution
d) if the sample size decreases then the sampling distribution much approach an exponential
distribution
184. The difference between the sample value expected and the estimates value of the parameter is
called as?
a) bias
b) error
c) contradiction
d) difference
185. In which of the following types of sampling the information is carried out under the opinion of
an expert?
a) quota sampling
b) convenience sampling
c) purposive sampling
d) judgement sampling
186. Which of the following is a subset of population?
a) distribution
b) sample
c) data
d) set
187. The sampling error is defined as?
a) difference between population and parameter
b) difference between sample and parameter
c) difference between population and sample
d) difference between parameter and sample
188. Any population which we want to study is referred as?
a) standard population
b) final population
c) infinite population
d) target population

189. Suppose we want to make a voters list for the general elections 2019 then we require
__________
a) sampling error
b) random error
c) census
d) simple error

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190. Selection of a football team for FIFA World Cup is called as?
a) random sampling
b) systematic sampling
c) purposive sampling
d) cluster sampling

191. The sample is a subset of


Data
 Group
 Population
 Itself
192. Non Probability form of sampling is
 Random Sampling
 Non-Random Sampling
 Probability Sampling
 Quota Sampling
193. Any numerical value computed from the population is called
 Statistic
 Bias
 Error
 Parameter
194. Non-Sampling error is reduced by
 Increasing Sample Size
 Decreasing Sample Size
 Reducing the Amount of Data
 None of these
195. In random sampling, the probability of selecting an item from the population is
 Unknown
 Known
 Undecided
 One
196. Any numerical value calculated from sample data is called
 Error
 Statistic
 Bias
 Mean
197. The difference between statistic and parameter is called
 Sampling Error
 Standard Error
 Bias
 Error
198. The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of any statistic is called
 Type-I Error
 Non Sampling Error
 Standard Deviation
 Standard Error
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199. In sampling with replacement, a sampling unit can be selected
 Only once
 More than one time
 Less than one time
 None of the above
200. The list of all units in a population is called
 Random sampling
 Sampling Frame
 Bias
 Parameter

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