COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINNATION 2021

STATISTICS

1 The Normal Distribution has parameters

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

2 We use normal distribution when n is

a) Small b) Large c) Fixed d) None of these

3 Total Area under the normal curve is

a) 0 b) 1 c) less than 1 d) greater than 1

4 Shape of the normal curve can be related to

a) Rectangle b) L c) Bell d) Circle

5 The shape of the normal curve depends upon

a) quartile Deviation b) Mean Deviation c) Mean d) Standard Deviation

6 If a z value is to the left of the mean, then its value is

a) Negative b) zero c) Positive d) None

7 A random variable X has binomial distribution with n = 10 and p = 0.3 then variance of X is

a) 10 b) 12 c) 2.1 d) 21

8 If in a binomial distribution n = 1 then E(X) is

a) p b) q c) 0 d) 1

9 Each trial in Binomial distribution has

a) One outcomes b) Two outcomes c) three outcomes d) four outcomes

10 The mean of the binomial distribution is

a) np b) npq c) 𝑛𝑝 d) 𝑛𝑝𝑞

11 In binomial distribution n=6 and p=0.9, then the value of P(X=7) is

a) one b) Zero c) less than one d) more than one

12 Successive trials in binomial distribution are

a) dependent b) independent c) equally likely d) None

13 A fair coin is tossed four times, the probability of getting four heads is

a) 1/4 b) 1/2 c) 1/16 d) 1

14 If a single coin is tossed 6 times what would be the sample space

a) 12 b) 16 c) 32 d) 64

15 It is needed to seat 5 boys and 4 girls in a row so that the girl gets the even places. How many
are such arrangements possible?

a) 2880 b) 720 c) 576 d) 144

16 How many words, with or without meaning, can be formed using all the letters of the word
EQUATION, using each letter Exactly once?

a) 40320 b) 40300 c) 40330 d) 40230

17 Find the 3-digit numbers that can be formed from the given digits: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 assuming that
digits can be repeatd

a) 125 b) 100 c) 120 d) 60

18 In how many ways can we select 6 people out of 10, of which a particular person is not included?

a) 84 b) 126 c) 252 d) 210

19 A fish tank has 5 male fish and 8 female fish. The probability of fish taken out is a male fish:

a) 5/8 b) 5/13 c) 13/5 d) 8/5

20 A card is drawn from the set of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting a queen card.

a) 1/26 b) 1/13 c) 4/53 d) 4/13

21 If two dice are thrown in the air, the probability of getting sum as 3 will be

a) 1/18 b) 2/18 c) 3/18 d) 1/36

22 If we throw two coins in the air, then the probability of getting both tails will be:

a) 1/4 b) 1/2 c) 2 d) 1/3

23 A dice is thrown in the air. The probability of getting odd numbers is

a) 1/2 b) 3/2 c) 2/3 d) 3

24 A bag has 3 red balls and 5 green balls. If we take a ball from the bag, then what is the
probability of getting red balls only?

a) 3 b) 8 c) 3/8 d) 5/8

25 If P(E) = 0.07, then what is the probability of ‘not E’?

 a) 0.93 b) 0.95 c) 0.89 d) 0.90

26 The probability that cannot exist among the following:

a) 2/3 b) -1.5 c) 15% d) 0.7

27 The probability of event equal to zero is called;

a) Unsure event b) Sure Event c) Impossible Event d) Independent Event

28 Laspeyre's index = 110 and Paashe's Index = 108, then Fisher Index is

a) 110 b) 109 c) 111 d) 108

29 A part of the population selected for study is called a:

a) Variable b) Data c) sample d) Parameter

30 Number of family members in different families in a town is an example of a:

a) Discrete variable b) Continuous variable c) Dependent variable d) Qualitative variable