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451.

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

A. n2
B. n + 1
C. n
D. 2n
Answer» D. 2n
452.

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
Answer» C. their absolute difference
453.

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.
Answer» E.
454.

If y = 3x + 30 and mean of x is 20, then the mean of y is

A. 90
B. 80
C. 70
D. 100
Answer» B. 80
455.

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

A. 68
B. 69
C. 64
D. 70
Answer» C. 64
456.

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
Answer» C. 12.5
457.

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%
Answer» B. 12%
458.

If the Harmonic Mean of 2, a, 8 be 24/7, the value of a is 17

A. 4
B. 6
C. 12
D. 9
Answer» B. 6
459.

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

A. 25640
B. 26540
C. 24560
D. 26450
Answer» B. 26540
460.

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
Answer» E.
461.

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

A. 20
B. 18
C. 24
D. 19
Answer» E.
462.

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
Answer» C. 28 cm
463.

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

A. 8
B. 4
C. 6
D. 9
Answer» D. 9
464.

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
Answer» D. 0.75
465.

The measure of central tendency of a statistical data which takes into account all thedata

A. Median
B. Mean
C. Mode
D. Range
Answer» C. Mode
466.

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
Answer» D. 16
467.

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
Answer» B. 5/12
468.

Two variables x and y are given by the relation y = 3x – 2. If the mode of x be 5, themode of y will be

A. 13
B. 10
C. 15
D. 9
Answer» B. 10
469.

The necessary diagram to compare among the various components or between a partand the whole is:

A. Bar diagram
B. Step diagram
C. Pie diagram
D. Histogram
Answer» D. Histogram
470.

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
Answer» D. 0.75
471.

For a frequency distribution mean = 68.2; median = 69 and coefficient of skewness ofthe distribution is – 0.6. The variance of the distribution is

A. 9
B. 25
C. 36
D. 16
Answer» E.
472.

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

A. 1/4
B. 1/2
C. 1
D. ¾
Answer» C. 1
473.

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

A. 1
B. 1.5
C. 2
D. 3
Answer» C. 2
474.

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)
Answer» C. ½ [P(A) + P(B)]
475.

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

A. 26
B. 26.2
C. 26.4
D. 26.8
Answer» E.
476.

The variance of first 5 natural numbers is

A. 3
B. 4
C. 8
D. 2
Answer» E.
477.

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

A. 3
B. 2
C. 1/3
D. ½
Answer» B. 2
478.

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
Answer» C. 3
479.

The value of log7 7 is

A. 0
B. - 1 7
C. 1/2
D. 1
Answer» E.
480.

If 3x – 1 – 3x – 3 = 8, then the value of (x2 – x + 4) is

A. 10
B. 8 5
C. 12
D. 15
Answer» B. 8 5
481.

The mean proportional between 2 and 8 is

A. 4
B. 16
C. 3
D. 1
Answer» B. 16
482.

P and Q are two non-empty sets. Given: n(P) = 12, n(Q) = 6 and n (P U Q) = 10. Then n (P ∩ Q) is

A. 8
B. 9
C. 7
Answer» B. 9
483.

A sum will be double itself at a simple interest p.a. in 8 years. The simple interest is

A. 10%
B. 10.5%
C. 12%
D. 12.5%
Answer» E.
484.

If (x – 1), (x + 1) and (2x + 3) are in A.P, then the value of x is

A. -2
B. 0
C. 2
D. 4
Answer» C. 2
485.

If a = b2 = c3, then the value of loga(abc) is

A. 13/3
B. 11/6
C. 8/3
D. 4
Answer» C. 8/3
486.

Which term 128 is of the progression 1, 2, 4, 8, …….?

A. 8th term
B. 7th term
C. 9th term
D. 10th term
Answer» B. 7th term
487.

If 5Cr – 3C2 = 7C1, then r is

A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. both 2 and 3
Answer» E.
488.

The year by which a sum of rupees would be 1.21 times of itself at 10% per annum C.Iis

A. 2 years
B. 3 years
C. 3.5 years
D. 2.5 years
Answer» B. 3 years
489.

If 2nP3 = 84. nP2, then the value of n is

A. 16
B. 11
C. 9
D. 6
Answer» C. 9
490.

Six years before the ratio of the ages of two sisters Mitali and Sonali is 2 : 3. If the presentage of Mitali is 30 years, then the present age of Sonali is

A. 28 years
B. 42 years
C. 36 years
D. 48 years
Answer» C. 36 years
491.

The 7th term of the Arithmetic Progression (AP) 7, 10, 13, 16, …… is

A. 28
B. 22
C. 25
D. 20
Answer» D. 20
492.

p varies inversely as q. If p = 2 then q = 3. Find p if q = 2.

A. 3
B. 4
C. 1
Answer» B. 4
493.

A person deposits 2,000 at 6% p.a. simple interest for 3 years. The amount he willget back after 3 years is

A. 2,300
B. 2,400
C. 2,360
D. 2350
Answer» D. 2350
494.

y = A + B where A and B vary directly and inversely respectively with x; x = 1 when y =11 and x = 2 when y = 13. The value of y when x = 3 is

A. 15
B. 17
C. 19
D. 20
Answer» C. 19
495.

The value of logarithm of 1/10 to the base 10 is

A. 1
B. -1
C. 10
Answer» C. 10
496.

A man deposited a sum of money to a bank at 9% simple interest p.a. The total interestthat he will get at the end of 5 years is 1,620. The deposited amount is

A. 6,000
B. 4,000
C. 3,600
D. 4,400
Answer» D. 4,400
497.

The value of logarithm of 8 to the base 2 is

A. 3
B. 0
C. 1
D. 2
Answer» B. 0
498.

If p varies directly as q and if q = 2 then p = 4. If p = 2, the value of q is

A. 1.5
B. 2
C. 1
D. 3
Answer» D. 3
499.

Find the 10th term of the A.P 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, ……………..

A. 20
B. 25
C. 23
D. 30
Answer» E.
500.

The mean proportional between 4 and 16 is

A. 8
B. 10
C. 9
D. + 8
Answer» E.