1.

The item-wise expenditure of a Non-Government Organisation for the year 2008-09 is given below.
Items Expenditures (in ₹ lakhs)
Salary of employees 6
Social welfare activities 7
Office contingency 3
Vehicle Maintenance 4
Rent and hire charges 2.5
Miscellaneous expenses 1.5
The above data are represented by a pie diagram.
What is the difference between central the angles of the largest and the smallest
component?
(a) 90° (b) 85°
(c) 82.5° (d) 77.5°
 2.
The following table gives the frequency distribution of life length in hours of 100
electric bulbs having median life 20 h.
Life of Bulbs (in hours) No. of bulbs
8-13 7
13-18 x
18-23 40
23-28 y
28-33 10
33-38 2
What is the missing frequency 'x'?
(a) 31 (b) 27
(c) 24 (d) 14
 3.
The following table gives the frequency distribution of life length in hours of 100
electric bulbs having median life 20 h.
Life of Bulbs (in hours) No. of bulbs
8-13 7
13-18 x
18-23 40
23-28 y
28-33 10
33-38 2
What is the missing frequency 'y'?
(a) 31 (b) 27
(c) 14 (d) 19
 4.
Consider the following statements in respect of a histogram:
I. The histogram consists of vertical rectangular bars with a common base such
that there is no gap between consecutive bars.
II. The height of the rectangle is determined by the frequency of the class it
represents.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
 5.
The arithmetic mean of 10 numbers was computed as 7.6. It was later discovered
that a number 8 was wrongly read as 3 during the computation. What should be
the correct mean?
(a) 7.1
(b) 7.6
(c) 8.1
(d) 8.6
 6.
Which one among the following statements is correct?

(a) Simple bar diagrams are those diagrams which show two characteristics of the
data
(b) In pie diagrams all the items are converted into angles
(c) A bar diagram is one in which data are shown in terms of bars
(d) Bar diagrams present data through length and breadth
 7.
Two following characteristics relate to the persons participating in athletic events:
I. height of the person.
II. colour of the eye of the person.
III. number of times a person correctly hits a target in ten attempts.

Which of the following in respect of the above is correct?

(a) I is a continuous variable, II is not a variable and III is a discrete variable
(b) I is a continuous variable, II and III are discrete variables
(c) I and III are discrete variables and II is not a variable
(d) I, II and III all are discrete variables
 8.
Consider the following statements:
I. The data collected by the investigator to be used by herself are called primary
data.
II. The data obtained from government agencies are called secondary data.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
 9.
Which one among the following statements is not correct?
(a) For size of readymade garments, mode is the best suitable measure
(b) For average rate of increase when the rate of population growth is given,
geometric mean is best suitable
(c) For average rate of speed when different distances are covered by different
rates of speed, harmonic mean is best suitable
(d) For average level of intelligence of students in a class, arithmetic mean is the
best suitable
 10.
Let the observations at hand be arranged in increasing order. Which one of the
following measures will not be affected when the smallest and the largest
observations are removed?
(a) Mean
(b) Median
(c) Mode
(d) Standard deviation
 11.
If the population figures are given for each state of India, then the data can be
classified as
(a) qualitative
(b) quantitative
(c) chronological
(d) geographical
 12.
The frequency distribution of a variate x is as given below:
X 2 3 4 5 6
Frequency 2 7 14 22 30

What is the cumulative frequency corresponding to variate x=5?

(a) 36
(b) 44
(c) 45
(d) 52
 13.
Consider the following statements in respect of the set S={1,2,3,..., n}.
I. (n + 1)/2 is the median of the numbers in S.
II. n is the mode of the numbers in S.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
 14.
The arithmetic mean and geometric mean of two numbers are 14 and 12,
respectively. What is the harmonic mean of the numbers? [2012-1]
(a) 10
(b) 18
(c) 32/3
(d) 72/7
 15.
Consider the following table:
X 0 1 2 3 4
Y 100 90 70 40 0

How are x and y related?

(a) y=100-10x
(b) y=100-5x²
(c) y=20-x-x²
(d) y=100-5x-5x²
 16.
In histogram, the width of the bars is proportional to

(a) Frequency
(b) Number of classes
(c) Class interval
(d) None of these
 17.
Which one of the following relations for the numbers 10, 7, 8, 5, 6, 8, 5, 8 and 6 is
correct?

(a) Mean = Median

(b) Mean = Mode
(c) Mean > Median
(d) Mean> Mode
 18.
The mean of 100 values is 45. If 15 is added to each of the first forty values and 5
is subtracted from each of the remaining sixty values, the new mean becomes
(a) 45
(b) 48
(c) 51
(d) 55
 19.
Which of the following is/are correctly matched?
I. Weight of a person: Continuous variable.
II. Educational qualification of the person : Attribute

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
 20.
Consider the following distribution:
Value of the variable 1 2 3 4 5
Frequency 3 f 6 5 3

For what value of f, is the arithmetic mean of the above distribution 3.1?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
 21.
The average of u, v, w, x, y and z is 10. What is the average of u+10, v + 20, w+30,
x+40, y + 50 and z +60?

(a) 30
(b) 35
(c) 40
(d) 45
 22.
If m is the mean of p, q, r, s, t, u and v, then what is (p-m) + (q-m) + (r-m) + (s-m)
+ (t−m) + (u-m)+(v-m) equal to?
(a) 0
(b) s
(c) (p + v)/2
(d) None of these
 23.
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
The median of the following distribution is 14.4 and the total frequency is 20.
Class Interval 0-6 6-12 12-18 18-24 24-30
Frequency 4 x 5 y 1

What is x equal to?

(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 7
 24.
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
The median of the following distribution is 14.4 and the total frequency is 20.
Class Interval 0-6 6-12 12-18 18-24 24-30
Frequency 4 x 5 y 1

What is the relation between x and y?

(a) 2x=3y
(b) 3x=2y
(c) x=y
(d) 2x=y
 25.
There are 45 male and 15 female employees in an office. If the mean salary of the
60 employees is ₹4800 and the mean salary of the female employees is ₹5000, then
the mean salary of the male employees is
(a) ₹4200
(b) ₹4500
(c) ₹5600
(d) ₹6000
 26.
The mean of 7 observations is 7. If each observation is increased by 2, then the
new mean is:
(a) 12
(b) 10
(c) 9
(d) 8
 27.
Which of the following are the examples of discrete variables?
I. Number of errors per page in a book.
II. Height of individuals measured in centimetre.
III. Waiting time to failure of electric bulbs.
IV. Number of leaves on branches of a tree.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) Only I
(b) I and IV
(c) III and IV
(d) II and IV
 28.
Read the following information carefully to answer the questions that follow.
In a frequency distribution having class intervals 0-10, 10-20, 20-30 and 30-40 the
respective frequencies are x, x +8, x-2 and x-4 and the arithmetic mean of the
distribution is 17.8.

The value of x is
(a) 3
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 12
 29.
In a frequency distribution having class intervals 0-10, 10-20, 20-30 and 30-40 the
respective frequencies are x, x +8, x-2 and x-4 and the arithmetic mean of the
distribution is 17.8.
The median lies in which one of the following class intervals?

(a) 0-10
(b) 10-20
(c) 20-30
(d) 30-40
 30.
In a frequency distribution having class intervals 0-10, 10-20, 20-30 and 30-40 the
respective frequencies are x, x +8, x-2 and x-4 and the arithmetic mean of the
distribution is 17.8.
The modal class is:
(a) 0-10
(b) 10-20
(c) 20-30
(d) 30-40
 31.
Consider the following statements:
I. A frequency distribution condenses the data and reveals its important features.
II. A frequency distribution is an equivalent representation of original data.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
 32.
Which one of the following statements is correct?

(a) A frequency polygon is obtained by connecting the corner points of the

rectangles in a histogram
(b) A frequency polygon is obtained by connecting the mid-points of the tops of
the rectangles in a histrogram
(c) A frequency polygon is obtained by connecting the corner points of the class
intervals in a histogram
(d) None of the above
 33.
Consider the following:
I. The arithmetic mean of two unequal positive numbers is always greater than
their geometric mean.
II. The geometric mean of two unequal positive numbers is always greater than
their harmonic mean.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
 34.
Consider the following statements in respect of a discrete set of numbers.
I. The arithmetic mean uses all the data is always uniquely defined.
II. The median uses only one or two numbers from the data and may not be
unique.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
 35.
The geometric mean of (x1, x2, x3, ..., xn) is x and the geometric mean of (y1, y2,
y3, ..., y) is y. Which of the following is/are correct?
I. The geometric mean of (x1y1, x2y2, x3y3,...., xnyn) is XY
( 𝑥1 𝑥2 𝑥3
) 𝑥𝑛
II. The geometric mean of 𝑦1 , 𝑦2 , 𝑦3 ,...., 𝑦𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑌
𝑋

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
 36.
The following table gives 'less than' type frequency distribution of income per
day.
Income (in ₹) less than Number of persons
1500 100
1250 80
1000 70
750 55
500 32
250 12
What is the modal class?
(a) 250-500 (b) 500-750
(c) 750-1000 (d) None of these
 37.
Which of the following items of information is a good example of statistical data?

(a) A table of logarithms of numbers

(b) A list of names of 120 students of a class
(c) A list of annual incomes of the members of a club
(d) Holiday list of the offices of Government of India in the year 2013
 38.
Consider the following in respect of variate which takes values 2, 2, 2, 2, 7, 7, 7
and 7.
I. The median is equal to mean.
II. The mode is both 2 and 7.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
 39.
Consider the following statements pertaining to a frequency polygon of a
frequency distribution of a continuous variable having seven class intervals of
equal width.
I. The original frequency distribution can be reconstructed from the frequency
polygon.
II. The frequency polygon touches the X-axis in its extreme right and extreme left.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
 40.
The mean of the following distribution is 18.
Class Interval Frequency
11-13 3
13-15 6
15-17 9
17-19 13
19-21 f
21-23 5
23-25 4
What is the value of f?
(a) 8 (b) 9
(c) 10 (d) 11
 41.
The class which has maximum frequency is known as

(a) median class

(b) mean class
(c) modal class
(d) None of these
 42.
Consider the following statements related to cumulative frequency polygon of a
frequency distribution, the frequencies being cumulated from the lower end of the
range:
1. The cumulative frequency polygon gives an equivalent representation of
frequency distribution table.
2. The cumulative frequency polygon is a closed polygon with one horizontal and
one vertical side.
The other sides have non-negative slope.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
 43.
Consider the following data:
1. Number of complaints lodged due to road accidents in a state within a period of
5 consecutive years.
2. Budgetary allocation of the total available funds to the various items of
expenditure.
Which of the above data is/are suitable for representation of a pie diagram?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
 44.
When we take class intervals on the X-axis and corresponding frequencies on the
Y-axis and draw rectangles with the areas proportional to the frequencies of the
respective class intervals, the graph so obtained is called

(a) bar diagram

(b) frequency curve
(c) ogive
(d) None of the above
 45.
If 𝑥𝑖 's are the mid-points of the class intervals of grouped data, 𝑓𝑖’s are the

( )
corresponding frequencies and 𝑥 is the mean, then what is Σ𝑓𝑖 𝑥𝑖 − 𝑥 equal to?

(a) 0
(b) -1
(c) 1
(d) 2
 46.
Ten observations 6, 14, 15, 17, x+ 1,2x-13, 30, 32, 34 and 43 are written in
ascending order. The median of the data is 24. What is the value of x?

(a) 15
(b) 18
(c) 20
(d) 24
 47.
If A, G and H are the arithmetic, geometric and harmonic means between a and b
respectively, then which one of the following relations is correct?

(a) G is the geometric mean between A and H

(b) A is the arithmetic mean between G and H
(c) H is the harmonic mean between A and G
(d) None of the above
 48.
The geometric mean of three positive numbers a, b, c is 3 and the geometric mean
of another three positive numbers d, e, f, is 4. Also, at least three elelments in the
set {a, b, c, d, e, f} are distinct. Which one of the following inequalities gives the
best information about M, the arithmetic mean of the six numbers?

(a) M > 2√3

(b) M>3.5
(c) M≥3.5
(d) It is not possible to set any precise lower limit for M
 49.
There are five parties A, B, C, D and E in an election. Out of total 100000 votes
cast, 36000 were cast to party A, 24000 to party B, 18000 to party C, 7000 to party
D and rest to party E. What angle will be allocated for party E in the pie chart?

(a) 15°
(b) 54°
(c) 60°
(d) 72°
 50.
Consider the following frequency distribution :
Class Frequency
0-10 4
10-20 5
20-30 7
30-40 10
40-50 12
50-60 8
60-70 4
What is the mean of the distribution?
(a) 37.2 (b) 38.1
(c) 39.2 (d) 40.1