GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA
KARNATAKA SCHOOL EXAMINATION AND ASSESSMENT BOARD
II PUC MODEL QUESTION PAPER – 3 (2024-25)
STATISTICS (31)
Time: 3 Hours (Total number of questions: 38) Max. Marks: 80
Instructions:
1. Statistical table and graph sheets will be supplied on request.
2. Scientific calculators are allowed.
3. All working steps should be clearly shown.
4. For Section – A, only the first written answers will be considered for evaluation.
5. For questions having diagram, graph and map, alternative questions are given at the end of the question paper in a
separate section for visually challenged students.
SECTION – A
I. Choose the most appropriate answer from the choices given: (5 X 1 = 5)
1) The statistical study of human population is called
a) Biology b) Sociology c) Psychology d) Demography
2) If the price of an item in the current year is double the price in base year, then the price relative is
a) 200 b) 150 c) 100 d) 50
3) The relation between mean and variance of a Poisson distribution is
a) Mean Variance b) Mean = Variance c) Mean < Variance d) Mean > Variance
4) There are four statements:
i) Size of the test = P(Type – I error ) (ii) Size of the test = 1 – P(Type – I error )
iii) Power of a test = P(Type – II error ) (iv) Power of a test = 1 – P(Type – II error )
The correct statements are:
a) i and iii b) ii and iii c) i and iv d) ii and iv
5) In replacement theory, the depreciation cost of the item is
a) P – Sn b) Sn – P c) P + Sn d) ΣCi
II. Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate answers given in the brackets: (5 X 1 = 5)
( Defective, Less than 5, Basic, p, Retail, np)
6) The __________ price of the commodities used in the construction of cost of living index number.
7) The mean of a Bernoulli distribution is _____________.
8) In chi-square test for goodness of fit, if any Ei is __________, it should be pooled with the adjacent
frequency.
9) In statistical quality control, an item having one or more defects is a ___________ item.
10) In a basic feasible solution of a transportation problem, (m+n-1) variables are known as ___________
variables.
III. Match the following: (5 X 1 = 5)
11) A B
a. 15 – 49 years i. Parameter
b. Index numbers ii. Mode = 0
c. Student’s t-distribution iii. Minimax
d. Statistical constant of the population iv. Child bearing age of women
e. Minimum of column maximums v. Economic barometers
vi. Maximin
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IV. Answer the following questions: (5 X 1 = 5)
12) Write one use of life table.
13) Give an example for secular trend.
14) Write the range of chi-square distribution.
15) Define interval estimation.
16) Mention one disadvantage of inventory.
SECTION – B
V. Answer any FIVE of the following questions: (5 X 2 = 10)
17) Mention two merits of moving averages method.
18) Write two assumptions of interpolation and extrapolation.
19) In a Poisson distribution, if λ = 3, find P(X = 0).
20) If the standard deviation of a normal distribution is 9, then find its quartile deviation.
21) What is meant by null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis?
22) If (p1 – p2) = 0.03 and S.E.(p1 – p2) = 0.02, find the value of test statistic Z.
23) Compute the upper control limit for -chart when = 30, = 5 and A = 1.342.
24) The cumulative maintenance cost of a machine during 4th year is Rs 13,500. If purchase cost is Rs 8,500,
find annual average cost assuming that machine has no resale value.
SECTION – C
VI. Answer any FOUR of the following questions: (4 X 5 = 20)
25) Calculate Kelly’s price index number for the following data and write your conclusion on the result.
Items Price (in Rs) Quantity
Base year Current year
A 06 10 05
B 25 20 06
C 25 30 04
D 06 15 08
26) Interpolate and extrapolate the sales for the years 2016 and 2024 by using binomial expansion method.
Year 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
Sales (units) 87 108 - 127 141 172 -
27) Four unbiased coins are tossed 80 times. Find the theoretical frequencies for the number of tails obtained.
28) A basket has 12 mangoes, out of which 8 mangoes are ripe. 3 mangoes are randomly selected. Use hyper-
geometric distribution and find:
(i) the expected number of ripe mangoes among the picked ones
(ii) the probability that all the picked mangoes are ripe.
29) It is required test whether those who practice yoga have average blood sugar less than 120. A sample
consisting of 17 persons who practice yoga is observed. If their mean blood sugar is 116 and standard
deviation is 8, what would you conclude? Use 5% level of significance.
2
30) Solve the following game by using maximin-minimax principle. Is the game fair?
Player – B
B1 B2 B3
A1 1 -1 3
Player – A A2 2 -1 2
A3 -1 0 0
A4 2 0 4
31) The annual demand for an item is 3000 units. Capital cost is Rs 7 per unit. Inventory carrying cost is 20%
of capital cost per annum. If ordering cost is Rs 150, determine economic order quantity and minimum
average inventory cost.
VII. Answer any TWO of the following questions: (2 X 5 = 10)
32) The weights of students are normally distributed with mean 60 kg. and standard deviation 4 kg. Find the
probability that a randomly selected student whose weight is:
(i) more than 52 kg. (ii) less than 64 kg.
33) A driving school examined the result of 90 men and 110 women who were taking their driving test for the
first time gave the following results.
Result↓ Sex→ Men Women
Pass 50 50
Fail 40 60
Use chi-square test at 1% level of significance to test whether sex and result are independent.
34) In a printing industry, at regular intervals, cloth is inspected for defects in printing. If on an average 0.6
defects are expected per square meter, obtain suitable control limits.
35) Solve the following linear programming problem graphically:
Minimize Z = 50x + 60y
Subject to constraints: 5x + 4y ≤ 40
3x + 4y ≥ 24
and x, y ≥ 0
SECTION – D
VIII. Answer any TWO of the following questions: (2 X 10 = 20)
36) a) Calculate total fertility rate for the following data:
Age group Female No. of
(in years) population live births
15 – 19 7000 140
20 – 24 10000 800
25 – 29 16000 1600
30 – 34 20000 2200
35 – 39 14000 980
40 – 44 5000 150
45 – 49 4000 40
b) Calculate the standardized death rate from the data given below:
Age group Locality – A Standard
(in years) Population Deaths population
Under 18 14000 266 15000
18 – 50 28000 252 30000
50 – 70 8000 120 10000
70 & above 4000 156 5000
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37) Show that Fisher’s index number satisfies time reversal test and factor reversal test for the following data:
Items 2018 2023
Price (in Rs) Quantity Price (in Rs) Quantity
A 10 15 13 18
B 15 20 20 22
C 12 10 10 15
D 08 18 10 20
38) Fit a curve of the type y = abx for the following data and estimate the value for the year 2024.
Year 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Value 7 18 32 54 85 108
SECTION - E
(For Visually challenged students only)
35) Write the procedure of solving linear programming problem graphically.
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GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA
KARNATAKA SCHOOL EXAMINATION AND ASSESSMENT BOARD
II PUC MODEL QUESTION PAPER – 2 (2024-25)
STATISTICS (31)
Time: 3 Hours (Total number of questions: 38) Max. Marks: 80
Instructions:
1. Statistical table and graph sheets will be supplied on request.
2. Scientific calculators are allowed.
3. All working steps should be clearly shown.
4. For Section – A, only the first written answers will be considered for evaluation.
5. For questions having diagram, graph and map, alternative questions are given at the end of the question paper in a
separate section for visually challenged students.
SECTION – A
I. Choose the most appropriate answer from the choices given: (5 X 1 = 5)
1) In a life table, generally the size of the cohort is
a) 100 b) 1,000 c) 10,000 d) 1,00,000
2) Paasche’s index number satisfies
a) Unit test b) Circular test c) Time reversal test d) Factor reversal test
3) In a Binomial distribution, if n=5 and p=0.4, then the relation between mean and mode is
a) Mean > Mode b) Mean < Mode c) Mean = Mode d) Mean ≠ Mode
4) The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis, when it is actually not true is called
a) Size of a test b) Power of a test c) Type – I error d) Type – II error
5) The maximum of the row minimums is known as
a) Minimax b) Maximin c) Saddle point d) Strategy
II. Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate answers given in the brackets: (5 X 1 = 5)
(Chance, Assignable, Averages, Setup, , 2n)
6) Index numbers are specialized type of ______________.
7) The variance of a chi-square distribution with parameter ‘n’ is __________.
8) The best estimator of the population mean is _________.
9) A small amount of variation for which no cause can be attributed is termed as _________ cause of
variation.
10) Inventory reduces the _________ cost.
III. Match the following: (5 X 1 = 5)
11) A B
a. N.R.R. per woman = 0.9 i. x = 0, 1
b. Base period ii. Game theory
c. Range of Bernoulli distribution iii. Population is increasing
d. Estimate iv. Economically stable
e. Dominance principle v. Population is decreasing
vi. Likely value of unknown parameter
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IV. Answer the following questions: (5 X 1 = 5)
12) Define fecundity.
13) Mention a factor which causes seasonal variation in time series.
14) For what value of ‘p’ binomial distribution is symmetrical?
15) Write the formula to find the standard error of sample proportion.
16) Mention a need for replacement of an equipment.
SECTION – B
V. Answer any FIVE of the following questions: (5 X 2 = 10)
17) State the different phases of a business cycle.
18) Define ‘interpolation’ and ‘extrapolation’.
19) If p = 0.8, find the standard deviation of Bernoulli distribution.
20) Mention two features of student’s t- distribution.
21) Define ‘parameter’ and ‘statistic’.
22) Given = 153cm, μ = 151cm, s = 3cm and n = 10, calculate test statistic ‘t’.
23) In statistical quality control, name the control charts for variables.
24) Find the maximum inventory level if Q0 = 400 units, C1 = Rs 10/unit/year and C2 = Rs 15/unit/year.
SECTION – C
VI. Answer any FOUR of the following questions: (4 X 5 = 20)
25) Compute the value index number for the following data and write your conclusion on result.
Commodities 2019 2023
Price (in Rs) Quantity Price (in Rs) Quantity
A 10 05 12 04
B 15 08 18 07
C 06 03 04 05
D 03 04 03 05
26) Interpolate and extrapolate the sales of a business concern for the years 2015 and 2019 from the following
data.
Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Sales (in Lakh Rs) 13 - 25 38 65 -
27) It has been found that on an average 3 patients visit the doctor during one hour. Find the probability that
during a particular hour, (i) 2 patients visit (ii) at least one patient visits the doctor.
28) In a hyper-geometric distribution, if a = 6, b = 9 and n = 4, find (i) P(X = 2) (ii) standard deviation.
29) Variance of 10 observations drawn from a population is 30. Can we conclude that population variance is
less than 45? (Use 5% level of significance).
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30) Find an initial basic feasible solution for the following transportation problem by matrix minima method
and compute the total transportation cost.
To
Supply
D1 D2 D3
O1 8 4 12 500
O2 10 5 6 200
From
O3 7 5 3 100
Demand 400 200 200 800
31) The cost of a machine is Rs 5700 and its scrap value is Rs 700. The maintenance costs in different years
are as follows:
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6
Maintenance cost (Rs) 200 350 450 600 900 1800
Find the annual average cost and the optimal replacement period of the machine.
VII. Answer any TWO of the following questions: (2 X 5 = 10)
32) Daily wages of 50 workers are normally distributed with mean Rs 500 and standard deviation Rs 40. Find
the number of workers getting wages between Rs 380 and Rs 460.
33) Test whether the means differ significantly at 5% level of significance, from the following data.
Standard
Sample Size Mean
Deviation
I 40 70 8
II 60 74 12
34) Ten samples of 100 each of P.V.C. pipes manufactured by a firm are inspected for number of defectives.
The number of defective pipes are noted as below:
1, 2, 3, 0, 3, 2, 4, 5, 6, 4.
Calculate control limits for np- chart.
35) Solve the following linear programming problem graphically:
Minimize Z = 10x + 15y
Subject to constraints: 3x + 2y ≤ 18
4x + 3y ≥ 12
and x, y ≥ 0
SECTION – D
VIII. Answer any TWO of the following questions: (2 X 10 = 20)
36) Calculate standardized death rates for the following data and state which locality is more healthier.
Age group Locality – A Locality – B Standard
(in years) Population Deaths Population Deaths population
0 – 10 6000 48 5000 45 4000
10 – 25 11000 77 10000 100 14000
25 – 60 18000 216 17000 187 20000
60 & above 5000 175 4000 168 2000
37) a) Calculate the simple geometric mean price index number for the following data.
Items A B C D
Price 2018 10 12 8 20
(in Rs) 2023 15 21 10 30
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b) Compute cost of living index number by using aggregative expenditure method and comment.
Base year Price per unit (in Rs)
Commodities
quantity Base year Current year
A 10 03 06
B 15 06 05
C 20 07 10
D 12 05 08
E 08 10 12
38) Fit a second degree trend equation of the form y = a + bx + cx2 by the method of least squares to the
following time series data. Estimate the value for 2024.
Year 2020 2021 2022 2023
Value 32 20 23 25
SECTION - E
(For Visually challenged students only)
35) A resourceful home decorator manufactures two types of lamps A and B. Both the lamps go through two
technicians, a cutter and a finisher. Lamp A requires two hours of cutter’s time and one hour of finisher’s
time. Lamp B requires one hour of cutter’s time and two hours of finisher’s time. The cutter has 104
hours and finisher has 76 hours of available time per month. Profit on one lamp of A variety is Rs.10 and
B variety is Rs.12. Formulate an L.P.P.
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GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA
KARNATAKA SCHOOL EXAMINATION AND ASSESSMENT BOARD
II PUC MODEL QUESTION PAPER – 1 (2024-25)
STATISTICS (31)
Time: 3 Hours (Total number of questions: 38) Max. Marks: 80
Instructions:
1. Statistical table and graph sheets will be supplied on request.
2. Scientific calculators are allowed.
3. All working steps should be clearly shown.
4. For Section – A, only the first written answers will be considered for evaluation.
5. For questions having diagram, graph and map, alternative questions are given at the end of the question paper in a
separate section for visually challenged students.
SECTION – A
I. Choose the most appropriate answer from the choices given: (5 X 1 = 5)
1) The births occurring to women of child bearing age is called
a) Fertility b) Fecundity c) Mortality d) Longevity
2) Factor reversal test is satisfied by
a) Laspeyre’s index number b) Marshall- Edgeworth’s index number
c) Fisher’s index number d) Kelly’s index number
3) In a Bernoulli distribution, if q = 0.8, the standard deviation is
a) 0.16 b) 0.8 c) 0.2 d) 0.4
4) Which of the following statements are correct?
i) P(Type – I error ) = α (ii) P(Type – I error ) = 1 – α
iii) P(Type – II error ) = β (iv) P(Type – II error ) = 1 – β
a) i and iv b) i and iii c) ii and iv d) ii and iii
5) The cost associated with the maintenance of inventory until they are sold or used is
a) Holding cost b) Shortage cost c) Setup cost d) Capital cost
II. Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate answers given in the brackets: (5 X 1 = 5)
( 0, Strategy, 100, Point, Interval, np)
6) The value of the index number for the base year is __________.
7) The mean of a student’s t - distribution with parameter ‘n’ is _______ .
8) If a single value is proposed as an estimate of the unknown parameter, it is _________ estimation.
9) In statistical quality control, _______ chart is used for number of defectives.
10) In a game, the pre-determined rule by which a player determines his course of action is called ________.
III. Match the following: (5 X 1 = 5)
11) A B
a. Size of the cohort i. Leptokurtic (β2 > 3)
b. Paasche’s index number ii. A function of sample values
c. Chi-square distribution curve iii. Downward bias
d. Statistic iv. Replacement problem
e. Matrix minima method v. Radix
vi. Transportation problem
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IV. Answer the following questions: (5 X 1 = 5)
12) Mention a method of obtaining vital statistics.
13) Which component of the time series is unpredictable?
14) Under what condition Poisson distribution tends to Normal distribution?
15) Define statistical hypothesis.
16) When is transportation problem said to be balanced?
SECTION – B
V. Answer any FIVE of the following questions: (5 X 2 = 10)
17) Mention two uses of time series.
18) Write two conditions for applying binomial expansion method of interpolation and extrapolation.
19) Find the mean of a hyper-geometric distribution whose parameters are a = 3, b = 9 and n = 4.
20) If X ~ N(μ, σ2), then write the distribution of and .
21) A random sample of size 36 is drawn from a population whose standard deviation is 3. Compute standard
error of the sample mean.
22) Given: n = 10, s2 = 14.4 and σ2 = 16, compute the chi – square test statistic.
23) In statistical quality control, if = 4, determine the upper control limit for the c - chart.
24) If R = 3000 units/year, C1 = Rs 4/unit/year and C3 = Rs 60/order, then calculate the minimum average
inventory cost.
SECTION – C
VI. Answer any FOUR of the following questions: (4 X 5 = 20)
25) Calculate the consumer price index number by using family budget method for the following data.
Price (in Rs)
Group Weight
Base year Current year
Food 3000 4200 30
Fuel 2500 3280 20
Clothing 2000 2160 10
Housing 3200 4000 30
Entertainment 1600 2000 10
Other 3000 3600 20
26) Interpolate the value of Y when X = 26 by using Newton’s advancing difference method.
X 20 30 40 50
Y 72 202 557 1137
27) The probability that a team winning the game is 2/5. If this team plays in 6 games, then find the
probability that it wins in i) all the games ii) one or more games.
28) Obtain the theoretical frequencies by fitting Poisson distribution for the number of mistakes per page
from the following distribution.
Number of mistakes per page 0 1 2 3 4
Number of pages 92 79 50 15 4
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29) From a random sample of 64 students of PUC, 16 students were found wearing spectacles. Can we
conclude at 5% level of significance that the proportion of students wearing spectacles is 20%?
30) Solve the following game by using dominance principle. Is the game fair?
Player – B
B1 B2 B3
A1 -1 5 6
Player – A A2 0 4 3
A3 -4 2 7
A4 -5 0 8
31) The purchase price of a machine is Rs 5000. Its maintenance costs and resale values are as follows:
Years 1 2 3 4 5
Maintenance cost (in Rs) 100 200 330 510 860
Resale value (in Rs) 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000
What would be the optimum replacement period for the machine?
VII. Answer any TWO of the following questions: (2 X 5 = 10)
32) In an institution, the weights of students follow normal distribution with mean 60 kg. and standard
deviation 4.5 kg. If committee decides to consider the students with minimum weight of 62 kg., show that
only 33% of the students got selected.
33) The following data represents the blood pressure of 5 persons before and after performing dhyana.
B.P. before dhyana 100 97 92 94 95
B.P. after dhyana 96 98 90 91 93
Can we conclude at 5% level of significance that dhyana reduces blood pressure?
34) Given D3 = 0 and D4 = 2.115, write the control limits for R – chart.
Sub-group number 1 2 3 4 5 6
Range 2 5 2 4 2 3
35) Solve the following linear programming problem graphically:
Maximize Z = 6x + 10y
Subject to constraints: x + y ≤ 8
x + 3y ≤ 18
and x, y ≥ 0
SECTION – D
VIII. Answer any TWO of the following questions: (2 X 10 = 20)
36) Calculate gross reproduction rate and net reproduction rate for the following data and comment on the
result.
Age group Female Female Survival
(in years) population births ratio
15 – 19 16000 480 0.91
20 – 24 14500 899 0.90
25 – 29 13000 650 0.90
30 – 34 11500 460 0.88
35 – 39 10000 300 0.87
40 – 44 8700 87 0.86
45 – 49 7500 30 0.85
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37) Calculate the Marshall-Edgeworth’s and Dorbish-Bowley’s price index numbers from the following data.
Items Base year Current year
Price (in Rs) Quantity Price (in Rs) Quantity
A 17 10 25 14
B 22 12 29 17
C 30 13 24 22
D 41 12 47 15
38) a) Estimate the trend values by four yearly moving averages for the following time series data.
Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Value 16 18 16 24 20 30 26 34 40
b) Fit a straight line trend equation of the form y = a + bx to the data given below.
Year 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
Production (in ‘000 quintals) 80 90 92 83 94 99 92
SECTION - E
(For Visually challenged students only)
35) A tailor gets a profit of Rs.100 from a shirt and Rs. 170 from a pant. In a week from available 56 hours,
he uses 36 hours for cutting and 20 hours for stitching. For cutting he requires 2 hours for a shirt and 3
hours for a pant. He requires 1 hour for stitching a shirt and 2 hours for stitching a pant. Formulate an
L.P.P.
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