Questions of 1 mark each

The marks obtained by 17 students in a mathematics test (out of 100) are given below:
Q.1.
91, 82, 100, 100, 96, 65, 82, 76, 79, 90, 46, 64, 72, 68, 66, 48, 49.
The range of the data is:
A 46 B 54 C 90 D 100

Q.2. The class mark of the class 90 – 110 is

A 90 B 20 C 100 D 110

Q.3. A charity surveys the people of a village for their haemoglobin counts. 25 out of 100 adult females in
the village were tested. The result is given in this table.

Haemoglobin 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
(mg/dl) counts

No. of females 3 3 2 5 1 1 3 4 2 1

A haemoglobin count below 12 is considered deficient. What proportion of females in the survey can
be considered deficient? (Competency based question)
A 3 B 4 C 18 D 22
25 25 25 25

Q.4. In the class intervals 70 – 80 and 80 - 90, the number 80 is included in:

A 70 - 80 B 80 - 90 C both the D None of these

intervals intervals

Q.5. Two consecutive class marks of a distribution are 52 and 57, then the class size is

A 5 B 54.5 C 50 D 10

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 Q.6. The class marks of the frequency distribution are 10, 20, 30, 40, ….. The class representing the class
mark 30 is

A 5 - 15 B 15 - 25 C 25 - 35 D 35 - 45

Q.7. Five friends Anchal, Amisha, Mahi, Vaishu and Sahar are living in a hostel. At the end of every month,
they calculate the expenses on food and shopping. The table below shows their monthly expenses for
the month of November. (Competency based question)
Name Anchal Amisha Mahi Vishnu Sahar

Expenditure (in ₹) 3000 5000 6000 4500 7000

Which graphical representation would best represent the given data?

A Histogram B Bar Graph C Frequency D Frequency

Polygon polygon with
histogram

Q.8. To compare this year’s result with last year’s result, teacher went to the class and collected this year’s
number of distinctions from the students. For last year’s number of distinctions, she opened the result
register and wrote the required number of distinctions. The data collected by her from the students and
register respectively are examples of (Competency based question)

A Primary & B Both Secondary C Both Primary D Secondary &

Secondary data data data Primary data

Q.9. In a frequency distribution, the mid value of a class is 10 and the width of the class is 6. The lower limit
of the class is

A 6 B 7 C 8 D 12

Q.10. DIRECTION:
In the given question, a Statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a Statement of Reason (R).
Choose the correct option.
Statement A (Assertion): The range of the first 6 multiples of 6 is 9.
Statement R(Reason): Range = Highest value – Lowest value.

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 (a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion (A).
(b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.

Questions of 2 marks each

Q.11. The bar graph below depicts the number of students in various classes at a school.
Read the bar graph and answer the following questions:

(i) Find the class having the maximum number of students.

(ii) Find the total number of students from classes 6 to 8. (Competency based question)
Q.12. In a histogram, the areas of the rectangles are proportional to the frequencies. Can we say that the
lengths of the rectangles are also proportional to the frequencies? Give reason.

Q.13. The class marks of a distribution are 37, 42, 47, 52 and 57. Determine the class size and the class limits
of the last class mark.

Questions of 3 marks each

Q.14.
Heights (in cm) of 30 girls of Class IX are given below.

Prepare a grouped frequency distribution table for this data with class size 5.

140, 140, 160, 139, 153, 153, 146, 150, 148, 150, 152, 146, 154, 150, 160,

148, 150, 148, 140, 148, 153, 138, 152, 150, 148, 138, 152, 140, 146, 148.

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Q.15. Draw a histogram to represent the following grouped frequency distribution:

Age (in years) 20 - 24 25 - 29 30 - 34 35 - 39 40 - 44 45 - 49

No. of teachers 10 28 32 48 35 12

Q.16.
Construct a frequency polygon for the following frequency distribution.
Weight (in kg) 40 - 45 45 - 50 50 - 55 55 - 60 60 - 65 65 - 70

No. of people 15 25 28 15 12 5

Questions of 5 marks each

Q.17. The following table shows a frequency distribution for the speed of cars passing through a particular
spot on a highway. Draw a histogram with frequency polygon representing the given data.

Speed of car
(km/h) 30 - 40 40 - 50 50 - 60 60 - 70 70 - 80 80 - 90 90 - 100

Frequency 3 6 25 40 50 28 14

Q.18. The following table shows the distribution of students of sections A and B of a class according to the
marks obtained by them:
Section A Section B

Marks Frequency Marks Frequency

0 – 15 5 0 – 15 3

15 – 30 12 15 – 30 16

30 – 45 28 30 – 45 25

45 – 60 30 45 – 60 27

60 – 75 35 60 – 75 40

75 – 90 13 75 – 90 10

Represent the marks of the students of both the sections on the same graph by
two frequency polygons.

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 Q.19. The marks obtained (out of 100) by a class of 80 students are given below:

Marks 10 - 20 20 - 30 30 - 50 50 – 70 70 - 100

No. of students 6 17 15 18 24

Construct a histogram to represent the above data.

Case study-based (4 marks)

Q.20.
The following histogram shows the heights of students of a class:
Read the histogram and answer the following questions: (Competency based question)

(i) What is the width of the class?

(ii) Which is the class interval having the highest frequency?
(iii) How many students have height less than 140 cm?
(iv) How many students have height 140 cm and more but less than 155 cm?

ANSWERS
Q.1 B Q.2 C Q.3 C Q.4 B
Q.5 A Q.6 C Q.7 B Q.8 A
Q.9 B Q.10 d Q.11 (i) Class 5 (ii) 210 Q.12 No, it is true only
when the class size
is uniform
Q.13 5, 54.5, 59.5 Q.20 (i) 5 (ii) 135 – 140 (iii) 34 (iv) 56