CHAPTER END QUESTIONS ON STATISTICS

Class 10 (2024-25)

Section A - Multiple Choice Questions

(Each question carries 1 mark)
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Q1. In Frequency distribution 
i =1
f i = 50 and fx
i =1
i i = 2550 , then mean of distribution is

a. 51 b. 31 c. 50 d. 21

Q2. If mean of the following data is 20, then value of ‘a’ is

𝒙 15 17 19 20 + a 23
𝒇 2 3 4 5a 6

a. 2 b. 1 c. 3 d. 5

Q3. The mean of 5 observations 𝑥, 𝑥 + 2, 𝑥 + 4, 𝑥 + 6 & 𝑥 + 8 is 11, then the value of 𝑥 is:
a. 4 b. 7 c. 11 d. 6
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Q4. If i =1
f i = 17 , fx
i =1
i i = 4 p + 63 and mean = 7, then value of ‘𝑝’ is

a. 12 b. 13 c. 14 d. 15

Q5. For the following distribution:

Marks Below 10 Below 20 Below 30 Below 40 Below 50 Below 60

No. of
3 12 27 57 75 80
students

The modal class is:

a. 10 – 20 b. 20 – 30 c. 30 – 40 d. 50 – 60

Q6. If for a data, Mean: Median = 9: 8, then Median: Mode =

a. 8: 9 b. 4 : 3 c. 7 : 6 d. 5 : 4
Q7. The median of the following data is:

𝒙 10 20 30 40 50
𝒇 2 3 2 3 1

a. 30 b. 40 c. 35 d. 31

n
( fi ui
Q8. In the formula, x = a + h i =1
n
, for finding the mean of grouped frequency distribution,
f
i =1
i

Then ui =

xi + a xi − a a − xi
a. b. h( xi − a ) c. d.
h h h

Q9. Consider the following frequency distribution:

Class 0 -5 6 - 11 12 - 17 18 - 23 24 - 29
Frequency 13 10 15 8 11

The upper limit of the median class is:

a. 17 b. 17.5 c. 18 d. 18.5

Q10. If the values of mean and mode are respectively 7 and 7, then median is:
a. 10 b. 9 c. 7 d. 8

Q11. The time (in seconds) taken by 150 athletes to run a 110 m hurdle race is tabulated below:

Class 13.8 – 14 14 – 14.2 14.2 – 14.4 14.4 – 14.6 14.6 – 14.8 14.8 – 15
Frequency 2 4 5 71 48 20

The number of athletes who completed the race in less than 14.6 seconds is:
a. 11 b. 71 c. 82 d. 130
 Q12. Which of the following gives the empirical relationship between the three measures of
central tendency?
a. 3 Median = Mode + 2 Mean b. 3 Median = Mode - 2 Mean
c. Median = Mode + 2 Mean d. Median = Mode – 2 Mean

Q13. The median of the following distribution is:

𝒙 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
𝒇 8 10 11 16 20 25 15 9 6

a. 5 b. 7 c. 8 d. 11

Q14. The mode of the following distribution is:

Class 3–6 6–9 9 – 12 12 – 15 15 – 18 18 – 21 21 – 24
Frequency 2 5 10 23 21 12 3

a. 14.2 b. 15.2 c. 14.6 d. 15.6

Q15. If mean of the following data is 25, then value of 𝑘 is

𝒙 5 15 25 35 45
𝒇 3 𝑘 3 6 2

a. 3 b. 7 c. 2 d. 4

Q16. The upper limit of the modal class from the given distribution is:
Below Below Below Below Below Below
Height (cm)
140 145 150 155 160 165
No. of girls 4 11 29 40 46 51

a. 150 b. 160 c. 145 d. 155

Q17. If every term of the statistical data consisting of 𝑛 terms is decreased by 2, then the mean of
the data:

a. decreases by 2 b. remains unchanged

c. decreases by 2n d. decreases by 1
Q18. The median marks for the following distribution are:
Classes 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50
No. of
2 12 22 8 6
students

a. 35 b. 45 c. 25 d. 30

DIRECTIONS: In the question number 19 and 20 a statement of Assertion (A) is followed

by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option out of the following choices.
a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of
assertion (A).
b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is not the correct explanation
of assertion (A).
c) (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.

Q19. Assertion (A): Consider the following frequency distribution. The median class is
12 - 16
Class Interval 0 – 4 4 – 8 8 – 12 12 – 16 16 – 20
Frequency 6 3 5 20 10

n
Reason (R): Let n = f
i =1
i . Then, the class whose cumulative frequency is just lesser than

n
  is the median class.
2

Q20. Assertion (A): If the median & mode of a frequency distribution are 8.9 and 9.2
respectively, then its mean is 9.
Reason (R): Mean, median and mode of a frequency distribution are related as Mode = 3
median – 2mean
 Section – B
This section comprises of very short type questions (VSA) of 2 marks each.
Q21. The following table gives the literacy rate (in %) in 40 cities. Find the mean of literacy
rare:
Literacy rate 45 – 55 55 – 65 65 – 75 75 – 85 85 – 95
Number of cities 4 11 12 9 4

OR
In the following distribution, mean is 78, find the missing frequency:
Class
50 – 60 60 – 70 70 – 80 80 – 90 90 – 100
Interval
Frequency 8 6 12 11 𝑥

Q22. Find the mode of the following data.

Class 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 50 – 60 60 – 70
Frequency 25 30 45 42 35

Q23. Find the value of x, if the mode of the following distribution is 55.
Class 0 – 15 15 – 30 30 – 45 45 – 60 60 – 75 75 – 90
Frequency 10 7 𝑥 15 10 12

Q24. The daily income of a sample of 50 employees are tabulated as follows:

Income ( Rs ) 1 – 200 201 – 400 401 – 600 601 – 800
Frequency 14 15 14 7

Find the mean daily income of employees.

Q25. If median of the following distribution is 24, Find the missing frequency 𝒌.
Class 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50
Frequency 6 3 𝒌 12 19

OR
The mean of 𝑛 observation is x . If the first term is increased by 1, second by 2 and so on,
then find the new mean.
 Section C
This section comprises of short answer type questions (SA) of 3 marks each.

Q26. Find the mean of the following frequency distribution

Class 25 – 30 30 – 35 35 – 40 40 – 45 45 – 50 50 – 55 55 – 60
Frequency 14 22 16 6 5 3 4

Q27. Consider the following distribution:

Marks Students
Less than 10 5
Less than 20 12
Less than 30 22
Less than 40 29
Less than 50 38
Less than 60 47

Change the above distribution to frequency distribution table and find the mode.

Q28. The mean of the following distribution is 18. Find the frequency f of the class 19 -21

Class 11 – 13 13 – 15 15 – 17 17 – 19 19 – 21 21 – 23 23 – 25
Frequency 3 6 9 13 𝑓 5 4

OR
If the mode of the following data is 31, find the value of 𝑝
Class 5 – 15 15 – 25 25 – 35 35 – 45 45 – 55
Frequency 3 𝑝 15 11 6

Q29. Find the mean using step deviation method:

Class 10 – 30 30 – 50 50 – 70 70 – 90 90 – 110
Frequency 15 18 25 10 2
Q30. Form the frequency distribution table from the following data and hence find the mode.

Number of candidates Marks (out of 90)

More than or equal to 80 4

More than or equal to 70 6
More than or equal to 60 11
More than or equal to 50 17
More than or equal to 40 23
More than or equal to 30 27
More than or equal to 20 30
More than or equal to 10 32
More than or equal to 0 34

Q31. The monthly expenditure on milk in 200 families of a housing society is given below:

Monthly Expenditure (in Rs) Number of families

1000 – 1500 24

1500 – 2000 40

2000 – 2500 33

2500 – 3000 𝑥

3000 – 3500 30

3500 – 4000 22

4000 – 4500 16

4500 – 5000 7

Find the value of x. Also find the median and mean expenditure on milk.
 Section D
This section comprises of long answer type questions (LA) of 5 marks each.
Q32. Find the mean and mode of the following data

Class Interval 0–9 10 – 19 20 – 29 30 – 39 40 – 49 50 – 59

Frequency 12 15 21 17 19 6

Q33. The following table gives weekly wages in rupees of workers in a certain commercial
organisation. The frequency of class 49 – 52 is missing. It is known that the mean of the
frequency distribution is 47.2. Find the missing frequency and hence the median.

Weekly Wages (in ₹) 40 – 43 43 – 46 46 – 49 49 – 52 52 – 55

No. of workers 31 58 60 ? 27

OR
Find the mode, mean and median of the following data:
Class 0 – 20 20 – 40 40 – 60 60 – 80 80 – 100
Frequency 15 18 21 29 17

Q34. Following frequency distribution shows the daily expenditure incurred on milk by 80
families. If mean is 44, then find the missing frequencies 𝑥 and 𝑦.

Class 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 50 – 60 60 – 70 70 – 80 80 – 90

Frequency 1 12 15 9 𝑥 13 𝑦 8 4

Q35. If the median of the following frequency distribution is 32.5. Find the values of 𝑓1 & 𝑓2 .
Classes Frequency
0 – 10 𝑓1
10 – 20 5
20 – 30 9
30 – 40 12
40 – 50 𝑓2
50 – 60 3
60 – 70 2
Total 40
 Section E - Case Study Based Questions
Q36. The Indian Meteorological Department observes seasonal annual rainfall every year in
different sub-divisions of the country. It helps them to compare and analyse the results. The
table given below shows sub-division wise seasonal (monsoon) rainfall (mm) in 2018:

Rainfall (mm) No. of sub-divisions

200 – 400 2
400 – 600 4
600 – 800 7
800 – 1000 4
1000 – 1200 2
1200 – 1400 3
1400 – 1600 1
1600 – 1800 1

Based on the above information, answer the questions that follow-

(i) Write the modal class [1]
(ii) Find the median of the given data
OR [2]
Find the mean rainfall in this season
(iii) If the subdivision having at least 1000 mm rainfall during monsoon season is considered
good rainfall sub-division, then how many subdivisions have good rainfall? [1]

Q37. The table given below shows the absents records of 40 number of students of a class for
the middle term.

No. of days 0 – 5 5 – 10 10 – 15 15 – 20 20 – 25 25 – 30 30 – 35 35 – 40

No. of students 11 10 5 4 5 2 2 1

Answer the questions based on above.

(i) What is the class mark of classes 15 – 20 and 20 – 25? [1]
(ii) What is the class size of each class? [1]
(iii) If d, is the deviation of x, from the assumed mean a then determine the value of Σ𝑓𝑖 𝑑𝑖 ,
(take a = 22.5)
OR [2]
Find the mean of the above data.
Q38. During the annual sports meet in a school, all the athletes were very enthusiastic. They
all wanted to be the winner so that their house could stand first. The instructor noted down
the time taken by a group of students to complete a certain race. The data recorded is given
below:

Time (in seconds) No. of students

0 – 20 1
20 – 40 4
40 – 60 3
60 – 80 7
80 – 100 5

Based on the above, answer the following questions:

(i) What is the class mark of the modal class? [1]
(ii) Find the median class of the given data. [1]
(iii) Find the mode of the given data.
OR [2]
Find the median time (in seconds) of the given data.