QTM MCQs File
QTM MCQs File
QTM MCQs File
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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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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
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
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