| 1. |
In olden days statistics also called ……………… |
| A. | science of soldiers |
| B. | science of kings |
| C. | science of business man |
| D. | science of managers |
| Answer» B. science of kings | |
| 2. |
Now a days the use of statistics is extended to various fields such as …………. |
| A. | Agriculture |
| B. | Economic |
| C. | Psychology |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 3. |
In ………… sense, statistics refers to numerical statements of facts. |
| A. | plural |
| B. | singular |
| C. | both |
| D. | none |
| Answer» A. plural | |
| 4. |
Measures of central tendency is also known as measures of …………… |
| A. | central calculation |
| B. | central location |
| C. | central information |
| D. | central data |
| Answer» B. central location | |
| 5. |
The arithmetic mean of a variable ‘x’ is denoted by the symbol. |
| A. | x2 |
| B. | x |
| C. | x |
| D. | ∑ x |
| Answer» C. x | |
| 6. |
Short cut method for calculating arithmatic mean also known as |
| A. | assumed average method |
| B. | Assumed variable method |
| C. | Assumed mean method |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» C. Assumed mean method | |
| 7. |
Geometric mean considered to be the best average in the construction of …… |
| A. | Index numbers |
| B. | median |
| C. | mode |
| D. | quartiles |
| Answer» A. Index numbers | |
| 8. |
There are equal number of observations on the right and on the left of ……… value |
| A. | mean |
| B. | median |
| C. | mode |
| D. | quartile |
| Answer» B. median | |
| 9. |
The word statistics have been derived from the Latin word – |
| A. | Statistik ( |
| B. | Status ( |
| C. | Statista ( |
| D. | Strata |
| Answer» B. Status ( | |
| 10. |
Statistics helps in |
| A. | Testing ( |
| B. | Prediction ( |
| C. | Formulating policies ( |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» D. all of these | |
| 11. |
Modern statistical devices have been made business forecasting more |
| A. | precise and accurate ( |
| B. | difficult ( |
| C. | misunderstanding ( |
| D. | easy |
| Answer» A. precise and accurate ( | |
| 12. |
---- are the eyes of Govt. administration |
| A. | Statistics ( |
| B. | Economics ( |
| C. | Politics ( |
| D. | none |
| Answer» A. Statistics ( | |
| 13. |
Statistics does not deals with |
| A. | Qualitative ( |
| B. | Quantitative ( |
| C. | Both ( |
| D. | None |
| Answer» A. Qualitative ( | |
| 14. |
Statistics is an art as well as |
| A. | Science ( |
| B. | Average ( |
| C. | Theory ( |
| D. | None |
| Answer» A. Science ( | |
| 15. |
-----is a figure that represents the whole group |
| A. | Average ( |
| B. | Value ( |
| C. | Data ( |
| D. | None |
| Answer» A. Average ( | |
| 16. |
What is the Mean for the following observation ; 3,4,6,7,10 |
| A. | 4 ( |
| B. | 5( |
| C. | 6 ( |
| D. | 9 |
| Answer» C. 6 ( | |
| 17. |
Which divides the value of a variable into two equal parts? |
| A. | Median ( |
| B. | Mean ( |
| C. | Mode ( |
| D. | All these |
| Answer» A. Median ( | |
| 18. |
----- is the value of item of a series which occurs most frequently |
| A. | Median ( |
| B. | Mean ( |
| C. | Mode ( |
| D. | none |
| Answer» C. Mode ( | |
| 19. |
----- is not affected by extreme items |
| A. | Mean ( |
| B. | Median ( |
| C. | Mode ( |
| D. | All these |
| Answer» C. Mode ( | |
| 20. |
When the distribution is of open end classes which average may appropriate |
| A. | Mean ( |
| B. | Median ( |
| C. | Mode ( |
| D. | None |
| Answer» B. Median ( | |
| 21. |
Find mode of the following series 2 3 4 3 4 3 5 3 7 |
| A. | 3 ( |
| B. | 4 ( |
| C. | 5 ( |
| D. | 2 |
| Answer» A. 3 ( | |
| 22. |
----- is useful for computing average rate of increase of profits , average rate of speed , average price ..etc |
| A. | Arithmetic Mean ( |
| B. | Geometric Mean ( |
| C. | Harmonic Mean ( |
| D. | Mode |
| Answer» C. Harmonic Mean ( | |
| 23. |
-----is a mathematical average |
| A. | Arithmetic Mean ( |
| B. | Geometric Mean ( |
| C. | Both ( |
| D. | None |
| Answer» A. Arithmetic Mean ( | |
| 24. |
-----is not a patrician value |
| A. | Mean ( |
| B. | Median ( |
| C. | Quartiles ( |
| D. | all these |
| Answer» A. Mean ( | |
| 25. |
---- is the half distance between the third and first quartiles |
| A. | Q.D ( |
| B. | M.D ( |
| C. | S.D ( |
| D. | Variance |
| Answer» A. Q.D ( | |