Q.1.

The Binomial distribution formula is

a) 𝑛𝑐𝑥 𝑝𝑥𝑞𝑛―𝑥 b ) 𝑛𝑐𝑥 𝑟𝑥𝑞𝑛―𝑥 𝑐) 𝑛𝑐𝑥 𝑝𝑥𝑞―𝑥 d) none

Ans:a

Q.2 .Binomial distribution is also known as

a) Normal distribution b) Bernoulli’s distribution

c) Uniform distribution d) None

Ans:b

Q.3.The mean of Binomial distribution is

a) nq b) npq

c) np d) none

Ans:c

Q.4.The Variance of Binomial distribution is

a) np b) npr

c) pr d) npq

Ans:d

Q.5.The Standard deviation in Binomial distribution is

a) np b) npr

c ) nq d) 𝑛𝑝𝑞

Ans:d

Q.6 . The coefficient of skewness is

1―𝑝 𝑞―𝑝
a) 𝑛𝑝𝑞 b) 𝑛𝑞

𝑞―𝑝
c) 𝑛𝑝𝑞 d) None

Ans:c
Q.7. The coefficient of kurtosis is
1 ― 6𝑞 1 ― 6𝑝𝑞
a) 3+ 𝑛𝑝𝑞 b) 3+ 𝑛𝑝𝑞

1 ― 6𝑝𝑞
c) 3+ 𝑝𝑞 d) None

Ans:b

Q.8. Out of 800 families with 5 children each, how many families would you

expect to have 3 boys ? (Assume equal probability for boys and girls).

a) 250 b) 25

c) 500 d) None

Ans:a

Q.9. Normal distribution is used for

a) Discrete random variable b) standard variable

c) Special variable d) continuous random variable

Ans:d

Q.10. In normal distribution the standard normal variable Z represents

𝑋+𝜇 𝑋―𝜇
a) 𝜎
b) 2

𝑋―𝜇 𝑋―5
c) 𝜎
d) 𝜎

Ans:c

Q.11 . The graph of standard normal curve is

a) Bell shaped symmetrical b) Symmetrical with x-axis

c) Symmetrical with y-axis d) none

Ans:a
Q.12. If the no of trials in the binomial distribution is large and probability of

Success and failure are not close to zero then binomial distribution can

be closely approximated by ----------------- with mean p and standard

Deviation 𝑛𝑝𝑞.

a ) Poisson distribution b ) Normal distribution

c) Uniform distribution d) Geometric distribution

Ans:b

Q.13. The probability that an individual suffers a bad reaction from certain

injection is 0.001. Out of 2000 individuals, the probability of

exactly three individuals will suffer a bad reaction is

a) 0.755 b) 0.18

c) 0.5198 d) 0.8198

Ans:b

Q.14 .The Poisson distribution formula for discrete random variable is

―𝑥 ―𝑦
𝜆𝑥 𝑒 𝜆𝑥 𝑒
a) b)
𝑥𝑦! 𝑥!

―𝑥 𝑥 𝑒―𝜆
𝜆𝑧 𝑒
c) d) 𝜆
𝑥! 𝑥!

Ans:d

Q.15 . The Mean of Poisson Distribution is

a) 𝜆 b) 𝜆
1
c) 𝜆
d) 𝑁𝑜𝑛𝑒

Ans:a
Q.16 . The variance of Poisson distribution is
1
a) 𝜆 b) 𝜆

c) 𝜆 d) none

ANS:c

Q.17. The Geometric distribution formula is

a) p. 𝑞𝑟+𝑛 b) p. 𝑞𝑟 ―1

c) p. 𝑞𝑟―1 d) p. 𝑞𝑟+1

Ans:c

Q.18.Mean of Geometric distribution formula is

𝑞
a) 𝑝 b) p
1
c) p .q d) 𝑝

Ans:d

Q.19.The Variance of Geometric distribution formula is

a) 𝑞/𝑝2 b) p
1
c) p .q d) 𝑝

Ans:a

Q.20.The Standard deviation of Geometric distribution formula is

𝑞
a) 𝑝 b) 𝑞/𝑝

1
c) p .q d) 𝑝

Ans:b
Q.21.If the probability that an applicant for a drivers license will pass the road

test for any given trial is 0.8 .What is the probability that he will finally

pass the test on the fourth trial is

a) 0.0064 b) 0.1064

c) 1.0064 d) 2.0064

Ans:a

Q.22.The Exponential distribution formula is

{
―𝑥
{
𝑥
a) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝜆 𝑒 𝑥≥0 b) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝜆 𝑒 𝑥≥1
0 𝑥<0 0 𝑥≤0

𝜆 𝑒―𝑥
{ {
―𝜆𝑥
𝑥≥0 d) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝜆 𝑒 𝑥≥0
𝑐) 𝑓(𝑥) = 0 𝑥<0 0 𝑥<0

Ans:d

Q.23.Assume that the duration in minutes of a telephone conversation

1 ―𝑥
Follows the exponential distribution f(x) = 5𝑒 5, 𝑥 ≥ 0 .The

Probability that the conversation will exceed five minute is

1 1
a) 5
b) 2

1 1
𝑐) 3 d) 𝑒

Ans:d

Q.24.𝐼𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑙 𝑎 𝑖𝑠 2.5 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑙 𝑏 𝑖𝑠 3.

𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚 distribution is

a) 0.5 b) 2.5

c) 3 d)3.5

Ans:c
Q.25.Random variable is a

a) double valued function b) single valued function

c)ergodic function d) none

Ans:b

Q.26.Every ergodic process is …………….

a) stationary b) non stationary

c) periodic d) orthogonal

Ans:a

Q.27. The auto correlation function is

a) odd b) even
c ) both d) none
Ans:b

Q.28. The auto correlation function is............. at the origin.

a) extrimum b) minimum
c ) maximum d) none
Ans:c

Q.29. The auto correlation function is a measure of

a) dependence of random process

b) dependence of three random process
c ) dependence of one random process
d) dependence of two random process
Ans:d
Q.30.If two independent processes are of zero mean then their
correlation is
a) one b) two
c ) infinity d) zero
Ans:d