MEASURE OF CENTRAL TENDENCY

1. The median and mode are considered as measures of:

a. mathematical averages c. sample averages
b. population averages d. averages of position

2. At a manufacturing plant, the unit of quantity manufactured in 8 days are 250, 320,
240, 210, 260, 330, 310, 260. The mode is:
a. 210 c. 240
b. 260 d. 250

3. In the two units of company, the employees in unit one are 650 and monthly salary is
Rs. 2750, the employees in unit two are 700 and monthly salary is Rs. 2500 then the
combined arithmetic mean is:
a. Rs. 2,620 c. Rs. 2,420
b. Rs. 2,520 d. Rs. 2,320

4. If the most repeated observations recorded are outliers of data then the mode is
considered as:
a. intended measure c. best measure
b. percentage measure d. poor measure

5. The number of observations are 30 and the value of arithmetic mean is 15 then sum
of all values is:
a. 15 c. 200
b. 450 d. 4

6. The quartiles, median, percentiles and deciles are measures of central tendency
classified as:
a. paired average c. positioned averages
b. deviation averages d. central averages

7. The types of descriptive measures includes:

a. measures of skewness c. measures of central
b. measures of dispersion tendency
d. all of above

8. According to percentiles, the median to be measured must lie in:

a. 80th c. 50th
b. 40th d. 100th

9. The frequency distribution whose most values are dispersed to the left or right of
the mode is classified as:
a. skewed b. explored
 c. bimodal d. unimodal

10. The harmonic mean, arithmetic mean and geometric mean are all considered as:
a. mathematical averages c. sample averages
b. population averages d. extended measures

11. If the arithmetic mean is 25 and the harmonic mean is 15 then geometric mean is:
a. 17.36 c. 15.36
b. 16.36 d. 19.36

12. The sum of values of data is divided by total number of values is used to calculate:
a. arithmetic mean c. geometric mean
b. weighted average mean d. harmonic mean

13. The difference of mode and mean is equal to:

a. 3(mean-median) c. 3(mean-mode)
b. 2(mean-median) d. 2(mode mean)

14. If the mean is 11 and the median is 13 then the value of mode is:
a. 15 c. 11
b. 13 d. 17

15. If the central tendency is found by using whole population as input data then this is
classified as:
a. sample statistic c. population tendency
b. population statistic d. population parameter

16. In a negative skewed distribution, the order of mean, median and mode is as:
a. mean<median>mode c. mean<median<mode
b. mean>median>mode d. mean>median<mode

17. The measure which describes the detailed characteristic of whole data set is
classified as:
a. average or central value c. negative skewed value
b. positive skewed value d. positive extended value

18. The extent to which the values are dispersed around the central observation is
considered as:
a. trailing c. extension
b. variation d. centralized valuation

19. The manner in which the geometric mean, harmonic mean and arithmetic mean are
related is:
a. A.M>G.M>H.M c. A.M<G.M<H.M
b. A.M>G.M<H.M d. A.M<G.M>H.M
20. In the deciles, the central tendency median to be measured must lie in:
a. fourth decile c. sixth decile
b. seventh decile d. fifth decile

21. The type of central tendency measures which divides data set into ten equal parts is
classified as:
a. percentiles c. quartiles
b. multiple pile of data d. deciles

22. In statistics out of 100, the marks of 21 students in final exams are as 90, 95, 95,
94, 90, 85, 84, 83, 85, 81, 92, 93, 82, 78, 79, 81, 80, 82, 85, 76, 85 then mode of the
data is:
a. 85 c. 90
b. 95 d. 81

23. The measure of central tendency which is calculated by considering the most
frequent occurring value as central value is classified as:
a. central mode c. frequent value
b. mode d. percent value

24. The number of observations are 11 and the value of arithmetic mean is 19 then sum
of all values is:
a. 209 c. 8
b. 30 d. 173

25. In arithmetic mean, the sum of deviations of all the recorded observations must
always be:
a. two c. one
b. minus one d. zero

26. The distribution whose outliers are higher values is considered as:
a. variable model c. left skewed
b. right skewed d. constant model

27. The arithmetic mean is 25 and all the sum of observations is 350 then the number of
observations are:
a. 25 c. 14
b. 70 d. 75

28. Considering all the observations of arithmetic mean, the sum of squares of deviations
must be less than:
a. sum of multiples of other c. sum of squares from other
quantity quantity
b. sum of deviations from d. cumulative frequency from
other quantity other quantity
29. In a set of observations, the unusual lower and higher values are called:
a. outliers c. central liners
b. free liners d. median liners

30. In the quartiles, the central tendency median to be measured must lie in:
a. first quartile c. third quartile
b. second quartile d. four quartile

31. The arithmetic mean is 12 and the number of observations are 20, then the sum of
all the values is:
a. 8 c. 240
b. 32 d. 1.667

32. The method used to compute average or central value of the collected data is
considered as:
a. measures of positive c. measures of negative
variation skewness
b. measures of central d. measures of negative
tendency variation

33. The mean or average used to measure central tendency is called:

a. sample mean c. negative mean
b. arithmetic mean d. population mean

34. At a grocery store, the number of per day sold processed fruits cans in 15 days are
50, 70, 60, 40, 30, 20, 5, 150, 55, 75, 65, 45, 35, 25, 52 then the outliers in
observations are:
a. 50, 150 c. 25, 70
b. 5, 150 d. 150

35. When the data is arranged, the middle value in the set of observations is classified
as:
a. median c. variance
b. mean d. standard deviation

36. The measure of central tendency which represents over time multiplicative effects
for inflation and compound interest is considered as:
a. deviation square mean c. geometric mean
b. paired mean d. harmonic mean

37. The product W has per unit contribution of Rs.8 with sold quantity of 124 units, the
product X has per unit contribution of Rs.5 with the sold quantity of 105 units,
product Y has per unit contribution of Rs.9 with sold quantity of 135 units, product
 Z has per unit contribution of Rs.12 with sold quantity of 140 units then the weighted
average mean is:
a. Rs.11.75 c. Rs. 9.75
b. Rs. 10.75 d. Rs. 8.75

38. In the measure of central tendency, the population parameter is denoted by:
a. Greek letter μ c. Athens letter μ
b. roman letter μ d. roman letter x‾

39. The per day wage of 15 employees of different departments is as 620, 640, 750,
_
850, 650, 720, 730, 785, 630, 740, 900, 880, 780, 690, 850 then the value of x is:
a. 647.67 c. 847.67
b. 947.67 d. 747.67

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40. The number of observations are 24 and value of x is 28, then, the sum of all the
values is:
a. 572 c. 772
b. 472 d. 672

41. The service time (in minutes) at airport ticket counter is as 4.5, 5.5, 6, 7, 8, 8.5, 4,
3, 3.5, 2.5, 3.8 then the median of the data is:
a. 3.8 c. 4
b. 4.5 d. 4.75

42. In a hospital in Pakistan, the number of heart patients who visited cardiologist in 17
days are 11, 12, 15, 18, 17, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 13, 19, 14, 18, 13, 20, the median of
the data is:
a. 15 c. 16
b. 14 d. 15.5

43. The type of central tendency measures which divides data set into 100 equal parts is
classified as:
a. quartiles c. percentiles
b. deciles d. multiple pile of data

44. If the central tendency is found by using sample data from population then this is
classified as:
a. tendency statistic c. sample statistic
b. average statistic d. population statistic

45. The marks of 20 students out of 15 in class test are as 10, 11, 12, 12.5, 13.5, 14, 10,
11, 12, 12.5, 13.5, 14, 8, 9, 9, 8, 10, 11, 11.5, 12.5 then average marks of class is:
a. 12.25 c. 13.25
b. 11.25 d. 14.25
46. The Σxw is divided by Σw is used to calculate:
a. weighted arithmetic mean c. non-paired arithmetic mean
b. paired arithmetic mean d. square of arithmetic mean

47. The product A has per unit contribution of Rs.6 with the sold quantity of 120 units,
product B has per unit contribution of Rs.8 with sold quantity of 100 units and product
C has per unit contribution of Rs.10 with sold quantity of 130 units then the weighted
average mean is:
a. Rs. 7.06 c. Rs. 9.06
b. Rs. 8.06 d. Rs. 10.06

48. If value of mode is 14 and value of arithmetic mean is 5 then the value of median is:
a. 12 c. 8
b. 18 d. 14

49. The distribution which has outliers with relatively lower values is considered as:
a. experimentally skewed c. positively skewed
b. exploratory skewed d. negatively skewed

50. In the measure of central tendency, the sample statistic is denoted by:
a. Athens letter μ c. Greek letter μ
_
d. roman letter μ
b. roman letter x

51. For the individual observations, the reciprocal of arithmetic mean is called:
a. geometric mean c. deviation square mean
b. harmonic mean d. paired mean

52. If the arithmetic mean is 20 and the harmonic mean is 30 then geometric mean is:
a. 14.49 c. 34.49
b. 24.49 d. 44.49

53. A distribution when Mode>Median>Mean.

a. Symmetrical c. Negatively skewed
b. Positively skewed d. Right skewed
 
54. If x = 10 and y = 9x – 10 then y =?
a. 10 c. 90
b. 80 d. 10
55. Mode is graphically located at:
a. Histogram c. Frequency polygon
b. Ogive d. Pie chart

56. If mean and mode of a skewed distribution is 57.6 and 54.3 then the median will be:
a. 60.5 b. 50.5
 c. 56.5 d. 70.5

57. If median of a data is 10, then Q2 will be:

a. 10 c. 5
b. 20 d. 10

61. The average weight of students in a class of 35 students is 40 kg. The weight of the
teacher is included, the average rises by (1/2) kg. The weight of the teacher is:
a. 40.5 kg c. 41 kg
b. 50 kg d. 58 kg

62. The mean weight of a group of 10 items is 28 and that of another group of n items is
35. The mean of combined group of 10 + n items is found to be 30.The value of n is:
a. 2 c. 10
b. 4 d. 12

63. A factory employs staff in four departments for which the average (mean) wage per
employee per week is as follows.
Department A B C D
Mean Wage Rs.50 Rs.100 Rs.70 Rs.80
Number of
20 5 10 5
employees
The average (mean) wage per employee per week in this factory is
a. 50 c. 70
b. 65 d. 75

64. Arithmetic mean is always the best measure of central tendency. (T/F)

65. The algebraic sum of the deviations from mean is:

a. Maximum c. Zero
b. Minimum d. None of the above

66. The measure of central tendency which is most strongly influenced by extreme
values is:
a. Mean c. Median
b. Mode d. None of the above

67. For the given set of observation 1,4,4,4 and 7, it can be said that the
a. Mean is larger than either b. Mean = Median = Mode
median or mode c. Mean ≠ Median ≠ Mode
 d. None of the above

68. Which of the following relationship is true in a symmetrical distribution?

a. Median –Q1 = Q3- median d. < Q3- median
b. Median –Q1 > Q3- median e. None of the above
c. Median –Q1

69. The sum of absolute deviations from median is minimum. (T/F)

70. The major assumption for computing mean value from a grouped data is
a. Each class contains equal number of observations.
b. Each observation in a class is equal to mid-value.
c. No observation occurs more than once.
d. None of the above

71. Which of the following is true where data is highly positively skewed?
a. The median is the least representative average.
b. All averaging techniques will produce equally acceptable results.
c. The mean will tend to overstate the average.
d. The mode will tend to overstate the average.

72. A distribution where the mode has a lower value than the median and the median is
less than the mean is known as:
a. Positively skewed c. Negatively sewed
distribution distribution
b. Normal distribution d. Continuous distribution

73. The arithmetic mean of 5 numbers is 27. If one of the numbers is excluded, their
mean is 25. The excluded number is:
a. 28 c. 25
b. 26 d. 35

74. The combined mean of three groups is 12 and the combined mean of first two groups
is 3. If the first, second and third group has 2,3 and 5 items respectively, then mean
of the third group is:
a. 10 c. 12
b. 21 d. 13
75. In order to make the computation of the arithmetic mean of a set of 50 numbers
simpler, each observation is subtracted from 53 and the arithmetic mean of the set
of differences is found to be -3.5. The arithmetic mean of the set of given numbers
is:
a. 53.07 c. 56.50
b. 52.93 d. 49.50

76. If the geometric mean of x,16,50 be 20, then the value of x is:
a. 40 c. 10
b. 20 d. 4

77. If the arithmetic mean of the two numbers is 10 and their geometric mean is 8, the
numbers are:
a. 20, 5 c. 15, 5
b. 16, 4 d. 12, 8

78. The median of the numbers 0,2,2,2,-3,5,-1,5,5,-3,6,6,5,6 is:

a. 0 c. 2
b. -1.5 d. 3.5

79. If the mean of the five observations x, x+2, x+4, x+6, x+8 is 11, then the mean of
first three observation is:
a. 9 c. 13
b. 11 d. None

80. If the mean of four observations is 20 and when a constant c is added to each
observation, the mean becomes 22. The value of c is:
a. -2 c. 4
b. 2 d. 6

81. The mean of 100 observations is 50. If one of the observations which was 50 is
replaced by 40, the resulting mean will be:
a. 50 c. 70
b. 49.90 d. 40

82. The average discovers

a. Uniformity in variability
b. Variability in uniformity of distribution
c. Both (a) and (b)
 d. None of these

83. The median of the following distribution is

Class
35-45 45-55 55-65 65-70
interval
Frequency 8 12 20 10

a. 56.5 c. 58.7
b. 57.5 d. 59

84. A single value which represents the whole set of data is called
a. Tabulation c. Average
b. Classification d. Univariate

85. The median of 100 unequal observations is 25. The number of observations less than
and greater than 25 are:
a. 50, 50 c. 49, 50
b. 50, 49 d. 51, 49

86. In case of open ended frequency table which average cannot be computed
accurately
a. Mode c. Median
b. A.M d. None of these

87. The arithmetic mean is affected by

a. Change of scale c. Change of mind
b. Change of origin d. Change of origin and scale
 
88. If x and y = 3x + 6, then y =?

a. 25 c. 32
b. 27 d. 30

89. In the subject of Mathematics, the mean marks got by 275 students are 47. Of them
the mean of the top 75 student was found to be 59 and the mean of the last 100 was
found to be 28. Find the mean of the remaining 100 students who are of average type.
a. 56 c. 59
b. 58 d. 57

90. If x = 3 then which of the following is minimum:
 a. ∑ ( x - 6 )2 c. ∑ ( x – 3 )2
b. ∑ ( x - 13 )2 d. ∑ ( x - 5 )2

91. The Harmonic mean of two numbers, ‘a’ and ‘b’ is

𝑎+𝑏 𝑎−𝑏
a. c.
2 2
𝑎+𝑏 2𝑎𝑏
b. 2𝑎𝑏
d. 𝑎+𝑏

92. Which of the following statements is true?

a. Usually mean is the best measure of central tendency.
b. Usually median is the best measure of central tendency.
c. Usually mode is the best measure of central tendency.
d. Normally, G.M is the best measure of central tendency.

93. Lower quartile is equal to the:

a. 30th decile c. 25th percentile
b. 25th decile d. 50th percentile

94. If mean = 35, median = 32 what is mode?

a. 36 c. 30
b. 26 d. 35

95. When Mean, median and Mode are identical, the distribution is
a. Positively skewed c. Negatively skewed
b. Symmetrical d. Bivariate

96. If any value in the data is negative it is not possible to calculate

a. A.M c. Median
b. G.M d. None of these

97. When all the values in a series occur the same number of times, then it is not
possible to compute the:
a. Mean c. Mode
b. Median d. Weighted mean

98. The sum of the squares of deviation of a set of observations has the smallest value,
when the deviations are taken from their:
a. A.M c. G.M
b. H.M d. Median
99. The mean of 10 observations is 10. All observations are increased by 10 %. The
mean of the increased observations shall be:
a. 20 c. 10
b. 11 d. 100

100. Which is appropriate average for finding the average speed of a journey?
a. Mean c. Harmonic mean
b. Geometric mean d. Weighted mean

101. Which is suitable average for calculating average percent increase in population?
a. Median c. H.M
b. G.M d. Mean

102. The distribution is positively skewed if

a. Mean < Mode c. Mean > Median
b. Mean > Mode d. Both (b) and (c)

103. The values of all items are taken into consideration in the calculation of
a. Median c. Mode
b. Mean d. None of the above

104. Measures of central tendency for a given set of observation.

a. Summarizes the data into a single value.
b. Tends to lie at the center of the data.
c. Measure the scatterness of observations.
d. Both (a) and (b).

105. The sample mean is calculated by the formula:

a.  fx c. A + 
fu
xh
f f
A+
fd d. All of the above
b.
f

106. If  ( x 50)  100 and no. of observation are 10 then x is:
a. 50 c. 70
b. 60 d. 100

107. For a certain distribution, if ∑(X - 20) = 25, ∑(X - 25) = 0, and ∑(X - 35) = -25,
then is equal to:
a. 20 b. 25
 c. -25 d. 35

108. Step deviation method or coding method is used for computation of the:
a. Arithmetic mean c. Weighted mean
b. Geometric mean d. Harmonic mean

109. The sample mean of first n natural numbers is:

a. n(n+ 1) / 2 c. n /2
b. (n+ 1) / 2 d. (n + 1) / 2

110. The suitable average for qualitative data is:

a. Mean c. Mode
b. Median d. Geometric mean

111. Which of the following is not an advantage of median?

a. It is particularly useful in open ended classes.
b. It is not influenced by extreme values.
c. It is the most appropriate average in dealing with qualitative data.
d. It is not determined by each and every observations.

112. The mean, median and mode of a data are at a single point. The data will be:
a. Symmetrical c. Negatively skewed
b. Positively skewed d. Open ended

113. Which of the following is the empirical relationship between mean, median and
mode?
1
a. Mean – Median = 3 (Mean – Mode)
b. Mode = 3 Median – 2 Mean
2
c. Median = Mode + 3
(Mean – Mode)
d. All of these

114. Which of the following measure (s) satisfies (satisfy) linear relationship between
two variables?
a. A.M c. H.M
b. G.M d. All of these

115. If every observation in the data set is replaced by its A.M then the sum of these
substitutions will be:
a. Greater than the sum of the individual observations.
 b. Less than sum of the individual observations.
c. Equal to the sum of the individual observations.
d. Always positive.

116. If A.M and G.M for two number are 6.5 and 6 respectively then the two numbers
are:
a. 6 and 7 c. 10 and 3
b. 9 and 4 d. 8 and 5

117. For a data set G.M is 10 then A.M will be:

a. 8 c. 12
b. 9 d. 7

118. The best measure for finding average rate of increase or decrease is:
a. A.M c. Mode
b. Median d. G.M

119. If an organization wants to give more importance to marks obtained in personal

interview than the marks obtained in group discussion and written test then the
best method is:
a. Simple average c. Combined average
b. Weight average d. None of these

120. Mode is graphically located by:

a. Pie diagram c. Histogram
b. Ogive curves d. None of these

121. 55% of observations are more than a value ‘A’ in a given data set. What is ‘A’?
a. P45 c. 0.55
b. P55 d. None of these

122. When a company registers both profit and loss, which of the following measure of
central tendency cannot be considered?
a. A.M c. Median
b. G.M d. Mode

123. The average wage of 100 workers of two shifts is Rs. 284. The average wage of 70
workers of the first shift is Rs.290. What is the ratio of average wage of the workers
of second shift to that of average wage of total workers?
 a. 145 : 142 c. 142 : 135
b. 142 : 145 d. 135 : 142

124. Find G.M of 2000, 200, 2, 0.2

a. 550.55 c. 20
b. 400 d. None of these

125. A person travels from Karachi to Hyderabad at the speed of 120 km / hour and return
to Karachi from Hyderabad at the speed of 100 km / hour. What is the average speed
of the journey?
a. 109.29 c. 111.11
b. 110 d. None of these

126. Given that the median sales of shoes was Rs. 24.00, find the missing frequency
Sales 20- 30- 40-
0-10 10-20
(‘000’ Rs) 30 40 50
No of Shops 5 25 ? 18 7

a. 20 c. 25
b. 24 d. 15

127. The median of the observations x -12, x - 9, x - 7, x - 5, x + 1, x + 3, x + 10, x + 15, x

+ 20, x + 23 arranged in ascending order is 22.Find Q1.
a. 12.5 c. 15
b. 20 d. Data insufficient

128. Mean of 10 observations is 32.2. If by mistake, one observation is taken as 4 in place

of -4, find the correct mean.
a. 34 c. 31.4
b. 32.2 d. None of these.

129. Mean of 5 observations is 8. Out of them, 3 observations are 2, 6, 11. In remaining

observations, one is twice the other. Find the least of the remaining two observations.
a. 7 c. 6
b. 14 d. 12
130. The following data is of marks obtained by 100 students.
Marks 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40 40-45 45-50
No of
10 20 20 15 15 20
Student
43 student score marks more than ‘x’. Find ‘x’
 a. 35.22 c. 37.33
b. 36.22 d. 38.33

131. Eighth decile divides a frequency distribution in the ratio:

a. 4 : 1 c. 1 : 4
b. 5 : 4 d. 4 : 5

132. The numbers 3.2, 5.8, 7.9 and 4.5 have frequencies x, (x + 2), (x - 3), and (x + 6)
respectively. If the mean of four numbers is 4.876, find the value of x.
a. 6 c. 5
b. 4 d. 7

133. The average runs of a cricketer in four innings is 32. How many runs he should score
in the fifth inning so that his average score becomes 50 runs?
a. 132 c. 128
b. 122 d. 126

134. For a data set ∑ (x – A) = 0 then ∑(x – A)2 is

a. 0 c. Maximum
b. Minimum d. A2

135. Calculate median value from the following frequency distribution.

X 3 5 7 9 11 13
F 4 3 5 2 3 3

a. 6.5 c. 5.5
b. 6 d. 7

136. For a moderately skewed distribution, if mode = 73.5, mean = 74.10, median =?
a. 73.7 c. 74
b. 73.5 d. 73

137. The geometric mean of the observation : 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 is:

a. 25/2 c. 33
b. 27/2 d. None of these

138. If the mean of numbers 27 + x,31 + x, 89 + x, 107 + x, 156 + is 82, then the mean of
130 + x, 126 + x, 68 + x, 50 +x, 1 + x is
a. 79 b. 157
 c. 75 d. 80

139. A boy goes to school from his home at a speed of x km/hr and comes back at a speed
of y km/hr, then the average speed of the boy is given by:
𝑥+𝑦 2𝑥𝑦
a. km/hr c. km/hr
2 𝑥+𝑦
b. √𝑥𝑦 km/hr d. Any of these

140. The first quartile divides a frequency in the ratio:

a. 2 : 1 c. 3 : 1
b. 1 : 4 d. 1 : 3

141. Graphically, the value which divides in equal partition can be determined with the
help of:
a. Bar diagram c. Line diagram
b. Frequency polygon d. Ogive curve

142. The third decile for the numbers 15, 10, 20, 25, 18, 11, 9, 12, is:
a. 13 c. 11
b. 10.70 d. 11.50

143. If the relationship between two variables u and v are given by 2u + v + 7 = 0 and if
the A.M of u is 10, then the A.M of v is:
a. 17 c. -27
b. -17 d. 27

144. If the A.M and G.M for 10 observations are both 15, then the value of H.M is
a. Less than 15 c. 15
b. More than 15 d. Cannot be determined

145. The mean salary for a group of 40 female workers is Rs. 5200 per month and that
for a group of 60 male workers is Rs. 6800 per month. What is the combined salary?
a. Rs. 6160 c. Rs. 6560
b. Rs. 6260 d. Rs. 6760

146. If the A.M and H.M for two numbers are 5 and 3.2 respectively then the G.M will be:
a. 16 c. 4.05
b. 4.10 d. 4.00
147. Mean of 100 items is 49. It was discovered that three items which should have been
60, 70, and 50 respectively. The correct mean is:
a. 80 c. 82.5
b. 50 d. 48
148. Weighted mean is computed by the formula

a.
 wx c.
x
w w
b.
 wx d. None of these
x
149. The percentage of data of a set which is to the right of ninetieth percentile is
a. 0 percent c. 80 percent
b. 10 percent d. 20 percent

150. The following table represents the marks obtained by a batch of 12 students in
certain class tests in statistic and physics
S No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Marks
53 54 32 30 60 46 28 25 48 72 33 65
(Stats)
Marks
55 41 48 49 27 25 23 20 28 60 43 67
(Phy)

Indicate in which subject is the level of achievement higher?

a. Statistics c. Achievement level is same
b. Physics in both subjects
d. None of these
151. For the following table.
Age (Years) No of Patients
More than 10 152
More than 20 128
More than 30 113
More than 40 77
More than 50 36
More than 60 22
More than 70 5
and up to 80
The modal class is:
a. 30 – 40 c. 50 – 60
b. 40 – 50 d. None of these
152. The median and modal profits for the data are:
Profits in ‘000 No of firms
Rs
Below 5 10
Below 10 25
Below 15 45
Below 20 55
Below 25 62
Below 30 65

a. Rs. 11.60 and Rs. 11.50 c. Rs. 11.875 and Rs. 11.667
b. Rs. 11.556 and Rs. 11.267 d. Rs. 11.50 and Rs. 11.67

153. Find mean and median from the following data.

Marks Less than Less than Less than Less than Less than
10 20 30 40 50

No. of 5 13 23 27 30
Stds.

a. 22.33 and 21.34 c. 21.33 and 22

b. 34.56 and 22 d. None of these

154. If the difference between mean and median is 10 and the value of mode is 20 then
the value of mean and median are:
a. 40 and 50 c. 50 and 40
b. 40 and 30 d. 60 and 50

155. If the difference between mode and median is 15 and the value of mean is 33then,
the value of mode and median.
a. 55.5 and 40.5 c. 70.5 and 55.5
b. 65 and 50 d. None of these

156. The difference between the average age of a group of 16 students and a group of 9
students is 3 years. If the overall average age of 25 students is 18.92 years then,
the average age of both groups are:
a. 17 and 20 c. 22 and 19
b. 20 and 17 d. None of these
157. A train travels a distance of 5 km at a speed of 20 km/h and another 20 km at a
speed of 25 km/h. find the average speed.
a. 23.80 km/h c. 22.22 km/h
b. 22.5 km/h d. None of these

158. Find the suitable measure of central tendency for the data given below.
15, 25, 22, 18, 35, 250, 20
a. 20 c. 22
b. 55 d. None of these

159. Find the missing values.

Groups Overall
A B C
No. of Boys 16 9 ? 45
No. of Girls ? 15 10 35
Average age of 20 24 18 ?
Boys
Average age of Girls 18 20 16 ?
Average age ? ? ? ?

160. Find the missing values.

Groups Overall
A B
No. of Boys 35 ? 60
No. of Girls ? 25 40
Average age of 18 ? ?
Boys
Average age of Girls ? 17 ?
Average age 17.14 18.5 ?