I.

Choose the correct answer from the given four alternatives:

1. The necessary diagram to compare among the various components or between a

part and the whole is:

(A) Bar diagram

(B) Step diagram

(C) Pie diagram

(D) Histogram

2. A random variable X can take the values -1, 0 and 1 with respective probabilities
0.2,

0.5 and 0.3. The expected value of X is:

(A) 0.3

(B) 0.5

(C) 0.2

(D) 0.1

3. Consider the following data:

Marks in 0–9 10 – 19 20 – 29 30 – 39 40 – 49 Total

Mathematics

No. of students (f) 10 8 12 15 5 50

Frequency density of the second class is

(A) 0.8

(B) 8

(C) 1.2

(D) 1

4. The measure of central tendency of a statistical data which takes into account all
the data
(A) Median

(B) Mean

(C) Mode

(D) Range

5. The A.M. of the numbers 1, 3, 5, (2n – 1) is

(A) n2

(B) n+1

(C) n

(D) 2n

6. The Harmonic Mean (H.M.) of the series 1, 2, 4 is

(A) 5

(B) 7

(C) 7/5

(D) 12/7

7. For a symmetrical distribution first quartile and median are respectively 20 and
24. The third quartile of the distribution is

(A) 28

(B) 26

(C) 22

(D) 32

8. Standard Deviation (S.D) for two observations 1 and 4 is

(A) 1

(B) 1.5

(C) 2
(D) 3

9. If the two regression coefficients are byx = - 0.4 and bxy = - 0.9 then the value of
correlation coefficient (r) is

(A) 0.6

(B) 0.65

(C) - 0.6

(D) - 0.65

10. For a frequency distribution coefficient of skewness = 0.6; mean = 172 and mode
= 163.

The value of the variance is

(A) 169

(B) 215

(C) 196

(D) 225

11. For two mutually exclusive events A and B if P(A) = 3/4 and P(B) = 1/6, then P(A or
B) is

(A) 11/12

(B) 5/12

(C) 7/8

(D) 1/8

12. Two unbiased coins are tossed simultaneously. The problem of getting a head
and a tail is

(A) 1/4

(B) 1/2

(C) 1

(D) ¾
13. The vertical axis of an ogive shows

(A) Cumulative frequencies

(B) Absolute frequencies

(C) Frequency densities

(D) Class boundaries

14. The basis of classification according to differences in time is called

(A) Ordinal classification

(B) Temporal classification

(C) Spatial classification

(D) Qualitative classification

15. The frequencies of three class intervals 54 – 58, 59 – 63, 64 – 68 of a distribution

are respectively 4, 8 and 12. The frequency density of the 2nd class is

(A) 1

(B) 1.2

(C) 1.6

(D) 2

16. The mean of five observations 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 is

(A) 19

(B) 16

(C) 17

(D) 15

17. The variance of two observations 10 and 17 is

(A) 12.25

(B) 12
(C) 1.225

(D) 13

18. If a variable x takes the values 12 and 24 with equal frequencies, then mean of x
is

(A) 36

(B) 18

(C) 22

(D) 28

19. The quartile deviation of the following data 12, 10, 17, 14, 19, 21, 27, 30, 32, 38,
34 is

(A) 11

(B) 18

(C) 9

(D) 16

20. For a frequency distribution mean = 68.2; median = 69 and coefficient of

skewness of the distribution is – 0.6. The variance of the distribution is

(A) 9

(B) 25

(C) 36

(D) 16

21. If r be the correlation coefficient between two variables x and y, bxy and byx
being the two regression coefficients, then

(A) 𝒓 = √𝒃𝒙𝒚 𝐱 𝒃𝒚𝒙

(B) r = bxy x byx

(C) 𝒓 = 𝒃𝒙𝒚

𝒃𝒚𝒙

(D) 𝒓 = 𝒃𝒚𝒙

𝒃𝒙𝒚
22. If two regression equations x + 5y = 13 and 3x – 2y = 5, then the mean values of x
and

y are respectively.

(A) (2, 3)

(B) (3, 2)

(C) (4, 5)

(D) (5, 4)

23. Given that 𝑷(𝑨) = 𝟐 , 𝑷(𝑩) = 𝟑 and 𝑷(𝑨 𝐔 𝑩) = 𝟏𝟑. The events A and B are

𝟑 𝟓

(A) Equally likely

(B) Independent

(C) Mutually exclusive

(D) Exhaustive

𝟏𝟓

24. Two dice are thrown simultaneously, the probability of obtaining a total sum 8 is

(A) 1/6

(B) 5/6

(C) 5/36

(D) 7/36

25. Mode of a frequency distribution can be determined with the help of

(A) Pie diagram

(B) Histogram

(C) Bar graph

(D) Ogive

26. If the A.M of 14, 16, x, 25, 21 be 19, then the value of x is

(A) 16

(B) 19

(C) 12

(D) 21

27. The G.M of 3 and 24 with weight 2 and 1 respectively is

(A) 8

(B) 4

(C) 6

(D) 9

28. The mean deviation about median of 28, 7, 16, 14, 24, 15, 34, 30 is

(A) 8

(B) 6

(C) 10.5

(D) 12

29. The A.M of first n natural numbers is 6. The value of n is

(A) 12

(B) 9

(C) 11

(D) 16

30. The 1st and 3rd quartiles of a frequency distribution are respectively 25 and 45. If
the coefficient of skewness be – 0.1, then the median is

(A) 36
(B) 32

(C) 24

(D) 28

31. If A.M and the coefficient of variation of x are 6 and 50% respectively, then the
variable of x is

(A) 3

(B) 6

(C) 9

(D) 11

32. Given : Q3 – Q1 = 8, Q3 + Q1 = 22, Median (Q2) = 10.5. The coefficient of

skewness is

(A) 1/8

(B) 1/7

(C) 1/5

(D) 1

33. The correlation coefficient between two variables x and y is

(A) sum of two regression coefficients.

(B) Arithmetic Mean of two regression coefficients.

(C) Harmonic Mean of two regression coefficients.

(D) Geometric Mean of two regression coefficients.

34. For sure event A

(A) P(A) = 1

(B) P(A) > 1

(C) P(A) = 0

(D) P(A) = -1
35. For two mutually exclusive events A and B, P (A U B) is equal:

(A) P(A) – P(B)

(B) P(A) + P(B)

(C) ½ [P(A) + P(B)]

(D) P(A) x P(B)

36. Out of total outlay 40,000 (crore) during an annual plan of a country, the central
angle represented by education of amount Rs. x crore is 720. The value of x (in crore) is

(A) 10,000

(B) 9,000

(C) 6,000

(D) 8,000

37. Given a table:

Value (greater than) 100 150 200 250

Frequency 50 32 9 0

The number of observations between 150 and 200 is

(A) 23

(B) 15

(C) 8

(D) 18

38. Given the table:

Class Interval 10 – 15 15 – 20 20 – 25 25 – 30 30 – 35

Frequency 5 7 4 6 8

The class mark for the second class is

(A) 27.5

(B) 17.5

(C) 12.5
(D) 32.5

39. The Arithmetic Mean for the series 2, 6, 5, 7, 9, 4, 2 is

(A) 7

(B) 4

(C) 5

(D) 6

40. The Geometric Mean (GM) for the series 1, 3, 9 is

(A) 3

(B) 2

(C) 1/3

(D) ½

41. The Standard Deviation for two observations is

(A) square of their difference.

(B) half of their absolute difference

(C) their absolute difference

(D) twice of their absolute difference

42. The absolute deviations of the values of a variables from the mean are 10, 15, 19,
2, 14. The mean deviation is

(A) 16

(B) 14

(C) 12

(D) 9

43. A.M of 40 observations of a variable is 25 and S.D is 4. The sum of squares of all
observations is

(A) 25640

(B) 26540
(C) 24560

(D) 26450

44. If y + 2x = 10; 𝒙¯ = 3 and Var (y) = 25, then C.V. of y is

(A) 100%

(B) 150%

(C) 125%

(D) 50%

45. The coefficient of skewness of a distribution is 0.4. Its S.D and mean are
respectively 8 and 30. The mode of the distribution is

(A) 26

(B) 26.2

(C) 26.4

(D) 26.8

46. If 𝝈𝒚 = 𝟒, byx = 0.48, r = 0.6, then is 𝝈𝒙

(A) 5

(B) 7

(C) 9

(D) 6.5

47. If A and B be two mutually exclusive events and P(A) = 3/4; P (A U B) = 5/6 then
P(B) is

(A) 2/3

(B) 3/5

(C) 5/12

(D) 1/12
48. The mode for the series 2, 5, 7, 6, 3, 7, 4, 7, 9, 2 is

(A) 6

(B) 2

(C) 7

(D) 9

49. The median of the numbers 94, 33, 86, 68, 32, 80, 48 and 70 is

(A) 68

(B) 69

(C) 64

(D) 70

50. The Geometric Mean (G.M) for the series 1, 2, 4 is

(A) 2

(B) 7/3

(C) 3/7

(D) 2.5

51. The Standard Deviation (S.D) for 2 and 8 is

(A) 5

(B) 4

(C) 3

(D) 6

52. The mean deviation of the observations 3, 5, 9, 1 and 2 about their median is

(A) 2.4

(B) 2.2

(C) 3

(D) 2.8
53. If the sum of squares of the deviations of 10 observations taken from mean 50 is
250, then C.V is

(A) 10%

(B) 12%

(C) 20%

(D) 15%

54. If the relation between two variables x and y be 5x + 7y = 28 and median of y be 3,

then the median of x is

(A) 1.4

(B) - 4.2

(C) 3

(D) 13/7

55. For a symmetric distribution, skewness is

(A) 0

(B) 1

(C) -1

(D) 0.5

56. If cov (x, y) = 0.6, 𝝈𝒙 = 𝟐, 𝝈𝒚 = 𝟏, then rxy is

(A) 0.1

(B) 0.3

(C) 0.2

(D) 0

57. The value of the correlation coefficient lies between

(A) 0 and 1

(B) - 1 and 1
(C) -1 and 0

(D) - 0.5 and 0.5

58. For two independent events A and B, P(AB) is

(A) P (A|B)

(B) P(A) P(B)

(C) P (A – B)

(D) P (B|A)

59. For two mutually exclusive events A and B, if P(A) = 0.4 and P(B) = 0.3, then P (A or
B) is

(A) 0.6

(B) 0.58

(C) 0.7

(D) 0.75

60. If the Harmonic Mean of 2, a, 8 be 24/7, the value of a is

(A) 4

(B) 6

(C) 12

(D) 9

61. The variance of first 5 natural numbers is

(A) 3

(B) 4

(C) 8

(D) 2

62. Two variables x and y are given by the relation y = 3x – 2. If the mode of x be 5, the
mode of y will be
(A) 13

(B) 10

(C) 15

(D) 9

63. If for a symmetrical distribution 1st and 3rd quartiles are respectively 16 and 22,
then the Median of the distribution is

(A) 20

(B) 18

(C) 24

(D) 19

64. If Mean = 50 cm and C.V. = 60%, then the S.D. is

(A) 25 cm

(B) 30 cm

(C) 28 cm

(D) 20 cm

65. For a given frequency distribution C.V = 30%, variance = 36 and Pearson’s
Coefficient of Skewness = - 0.25, the mode of the distribution is

(A) 24

(B) 20

(C) 21.5

(D) 24.5

66. The regression equation of y on x is 3x – 5y = - 12 and regression equation of x on

y is 2x – y = 7. The value of y when x = 10 is

(A) 8.4

(B) 6.5

(C) 7

(D) 9
67. If y = 3x + 30 and mean of x is 20, then the mean of y is

(A) 90

(B) 80

(C) 70

(D) 100

68. If the events A and B are mutually exclusive then

(A) P (A + B) = P (A) + P (B)

(B) P (A + B) = P (A) – P (B)

(C) P (A + B) = P (A) P (B)

(D) P (A + B) = 0

69. If σ𝒙 = 𝟏𝟎, σ𝒚 = 𝟏𝟐, and bxy = - 0.8, then the value of correlation coefficient (r) is

(A) - 0.84

(B) - 0.96

(C) - 0.75

(D) 0.86

70. When Var (x) = 2.25, Var (y) = 1 and Cov (x, y) = 0.9, then correlation coefficient is

(A) 0.45

(B) 0.8

(C) 0.6

(D) 0.75

71. If the odds against an event 3:5, the probability of that event is

(A) 3/8

(B) 5/8

(C) 2/3
(D) 1/3

II. State whether the following statement is True or False:

1. Runs in a cricket match is a continuous variable.

2. Mode for a frequency distribution is calculated from Histogram.

3. The sum of the deviations of x1, x2, ….., xn from their A.M. 𝒙¯ is zero.

4. Variance is always positive.

5. A variable x takes the values 10 and 20 with equal frequencies then the mean of x
is 30.

6. Median divides the whole statistical data into two equal parts.

7. The standard deviation (S.D) is independent of change of origin but dependent

on scale.

8. 50th percentile is known as 2nd quartile.

9. For a negatively skewed distribution it is found that mean, median and mode are
respectively 58, 54 and 48.

10. The correlation coefficient between two variables is independent of change or

origin as well as change of scale.

11. If two events A and B are mutually exclusive then P (A ∩ B) = P(A) P(B).

12. The coefficient of range is calculated as 𝑴𝒂𝒙𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒎 𝒐𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏–𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒎

𝒐𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝐱 𝟏𝟎𝟎.

𝑴𝒂𝒙𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒎 𝒐𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏+𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒎 𝒐𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏

13. The colour of a flower is an attribute.

14. The data collected from census reports are primary data.

15. Harmonic mean of a set of observations is the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean
of the reciprocal values of the observations.

16. Variance is the positive square root of standard deviation.

17. C.V x mean = S.D x 100.

18. If two regression coefficients 𝒃𝒚𝒙 and 𝒃𝒙𝒚 are negative, then the correlation
coefficient
(r) is positive.

19. For a symmetric distribution skewness is zero.

20. The coefficient of correlation is independent of origin but dependent on the unit
of measurement.

21. The probability of an absurd event is zero.

22. Probability of an event is a real number lying between – 1 and 1.

23. For a skew distribution, Mean G Median G Mode.

24. The total number of cases is 12 when two dice are thrown together.

25. Proportion of girls in a class of 100 students is a discrete variable.

26. The median for the set of observations 5, 7, 2, 1, 4, 3, 6 is 1.

27. The sum of cumulative frequencies of less than type and more than type of a
class interval is equal to total frequency.

28. Standard deviation is defined as Root Mean Square Deviation about mean.

29. S.D is independent of change of scale, but is dependent on change of origin.

30. For a positively skewed distribution, Mean > Median > Mode.

31. The correlation between sale of woolen garments and day temperature is
positive.

32. For two mutually exclusive events A and B, P(AB) = 0.

33. The correlation coefficient is a measure of linear association.

34. The probability of an event may exceed unity.

35. The conditional probability 𝑷 (𝑨/𝑩) = 𝑷 (𝑨𝑩).

𝑷 (𝑩)

36. Three perfect coins are tossed together. The probability of getting at least one
head is

𝟓.

37. In any group frequency distribution class intervals are of equal width always.

38. Frequency densities are necessary for drawing histogram.

39. The statistical data collected during the census are primary data to the census
department.

40. The value of the standard deviation of a series of observations can never be
negative.

41. For a frequency distribution Median (Q2), 5th Decile (D5) and 50th Percentile
(P50) have the same value.

42. The standard deviation of a series of observations is defined as a root mean

square deviation from any central value A.

43. Standard deviation is a kind of relative measure of dispersion.

44. Empirical relation between mean, median and mode is expressed as Mean –
Mode = 3 (Mean – Median).

45. When one regression coefficient is negative and other regression coefficient is
also negative.

46. The event neither A nor B occurs is represented by 𝑨∩ 𝑩𝒄

47. For any two independent events A and B, P (A/B) = P(A).

48. Monthly income of workers of a factory is a continuous variable.

49. Cumulative frequencies are necessary for drawing ogive.

50. In a moderately skewed distribution, mode – 3, median + k mean. Then k = -2.

51. The coefficient of variation = (mean / s.d) x 100.

52. If C.V of series A is less than that of series B, then A is more stable than B.

53. For a positively skewed distribution, it is found that mean, median and mode are
respectively 62, 61 and 59.

54. The sum of the deviations of the observations from their Arithmetic Mean (A.M) is
always zero.

55. The relation between A.M, G.M and H.M is expressed as A.M < G.M < H.M.

56. Skewness of a frequency distribution is defined as the measure of its extent of

asymmetry.

57. Correlation coefficient 𝒓𝒙𝒚 of two variables x and y is the geometric mean of two
regression coefficients 𝒃𝒙𝒚 and 𝒃𝒚𝒙.

58. If 𝒃𝒙𝒚 = —𝟎. 𝟖 and 𝒃𝒚𝒙 = —𝟎. 𝟐, then 𝒓𝒙𝒚 = —𝟎. 𝟔.

59. The sum of the probability of an event and its complement is always zero.

60. A discrete variable assumes only integral values.

61. (Class Frequency) / (Width of the Class) is defined as Frequency Density.

62. If C.V of series A is more than that of Series B, then B is more stable than A.

63. The meeting point of two regression lines 𝒚 — 𝒚¯ = 𝒃𝒚𝒙 (𝒙 — 𝒙¯)and (𝒙 —

𝒙¯) = 𝒃𝒚𝒙 (𝒚 — 𝒚¯) gives (𝒙¯, 𝒚¯).

64. The stub of a table is the space meant for the row head.

65. Covariance of x and y is expressed as 𝟏 ∑(𝒙 — 𝒙¯)(𝒚 — 𝒚¯).

66. For a symmetrical distribution Mean ≠ Median ≠ Mode.

67. For a negatively skewed distribution it is found that Mean, Median and Mode are
respectively 50, 51 and 49.

68. For two events A and B, P (A – B) = P (B – A).

69. Variance is always non – negative.

70. Mode is the value of the observation having minimum frequency.