BASIC OF STATISTICS
CHAPTER-4
MCQ Type Question:
1. The graphical representation of a cumulative frequency distribution is called:
a) Histogram b) Ogive c) Both d) None
2. In tabulation, source of data, if any, is shown in the:
a) Stub b) Body c) Caption d) Footnote
3. Frequency density corresponding to a class interval is the ratio of:
a) Class frequency to the total frequency b) Class frequency to the class length
c) Class length to the class Frequency d) Class Frequency to the Cumulative Frequency
4. A table has ______ parts:
a) 4 b) 2 c) 5 d) None of these
5. Relative frequency for a particular class lies between:
a) 0 and 1 b) 0 and 1, both inclusive c) -1 and 0 d) -1 and 1
6. Find the number of observations between 350 and 400 from the following data:
Value More than More than More than More than
200 350 400 450
No. of Observations 48 25 12 0
a) 13 b) 15 c) 17 d) 19
7. Cost of sugar in a month under the heads raw materials, labour, direct production and others were 12,
20, 35 and 23 units respectively. What is the difference between the central angles for the largest and
smallest components of the cost of sugar?
a) 720 b) 480 c) 560 d) 920
8. Divided bar chart is good for:
a) Comparing various components of variable b) Relating the different components to the whole
c) a) and b) d) a) or b)
9. An area diagram is:
a) Histogram b) Ogive c) Frequency Polygon d) None
10. When the width of all classes is same, frequency polygon has not the same area as the histogram:
a) False b) True c) Both d) None
11. The following data relates to the income of 90 persons:
Income in ` 1500-1999 2000-2499 2500-2999 3000-3499
No. of persons 13 32 20 25
What is the percentage of persons earning more than ` 2500?
a) 45 b) 50 c) 52 d) 55
12. The quickest method to collect primary data is
a) Personal interview b) Indirect Interview c) Mailed Questionnaire Method
d) Telephonic Interview
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13. Which of the following statement is true?
a) Statistics is derived from the French word Statistik
b) Statistics is derived from the Italian word Statista
c) Statistics is derived from the Latin word Statistique d) None of these
14. Most extreme values which would ever be included in a class interval are called:
a) Class interval b) Class Limits c) Class boundaries d) None of these
15.The lower class boundary is:
a) An upper limit to Lower class Limit b) A lower limit to Lower class Limit
c) Both a) & b) d) None of these
16. In 2000, out of 1750 workers of a factory, 1200 were members of a trade union. The number of
women employed was 200 of which 175 did not belong to a trade union. In 2004, there were 1800
employees who belong to a trade union and 50 who did not belong to trade union. Of all the employees
in 2004, 300 were women of whom only 8 did not belong to the trade union. On the basis of this
information, the ratio of female members of the trade union in 2000 and 2004 is:
a) 292 : 25 b) 8 : 175 c) 175 : 8 d) 25 : 292
17.In indirect oral investigation:
a) Data is not capable of numerical expression
b) Not possible or desirable to approach information directly
c) Data is collected from the books d) None of these
18. The column headings of a table are known as:
a) Body b) Stub c) Box head d) Caption
19. Out of 1000 persons, 25% were industrial workers and the rest were agricultural workers. 300 persons
enjoyed world cup matches on T.V. 30% of the people who had not watched world cup matches were
industrial workers. What is the number of agricultural workers who had enjoyed world cup matches on
TV?
a) 230 b) 250 c) 240 d) 260
20. Which of the following is not a two-dimensional figure?
a) Line Diagram b) Pie Diagram c) Square Diagram d) Rectangle Diagram
21. Circular diagrams are always:
a) One-dimensional b) Two-dimensional c) Three-dimensional d) Cartograms
22. The distribution of profits of a company follows:
a) J-shaped frequency curve b) U-shaped frequency curve
c) Bell-shaped frequency curve d) Any of these
23. In order to compare two or more related series, we consider:
a) Multiple Bar chart b) Grouped Bar Chart c) a) or b) d) a) & b)
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24. Which of the following is a statistical data?
a) Ram is 50 years old
b) b) Height of Ram is 5’6” and of Shyam and Hari is 5’3” and 5’4” respectively
c) Height of Ram is 5’6” and weight is 90 kg d) Sale of A was more then B and C
25. From the following data find the number class intervals if class length is given as 5.
73, 72, 65, 41, 54, 80, 50, 46, 49, 53.
a) 6 b) 5 c) 7 d) 8
26. Using Ogive curve, we can determine:.
a) Median b) Quartile c) Both a) and b) d) None
27. Some important sources of secondary data are _______
a) International and Government Sources b) International and primary Sources
c) Private and primary Sources d) Government Sources
28. Arrange the dimensions of Bar diagram, Cube diagram, Pie diagram in sequence:
a) 1, 2, 3 b) 2, 1, 3 c) 2, 3, 1 d) 3, 2, 1
29. Nationality of a person is
a) Discrete variable b) An attribute c) Continuous variable d) None
30. The primary rules that should be observed in classification:
i) As far as possible, the class should be of equal width
ii) The classes should be exhaustive
iii) The classes should be unambiguously defined
Then which of the following is correct
a) Only i) and ii) b) only ii) and iii) c) Only i) and iii) d) all i), ii) and iii)
31. Mid values are also called____:
a) Lower limit b) Upper limit c) Class mark d) None
32. Sales of XYZ Ltd. for 4 months is:
Jan: 10000; Feb: 15000; Mar: 18000; April: 9000
The above data represents:
a) Discrete b) Continuous c) Individual d) None of these
33. If we plot less than and more than type frequency distribution, then the graph plotted is ______:
a) Histogram b) Frequency curve c) Ogive d) None of these
34. From the graphical representation we can calculate partition values?
a) Lorenz curve b) Ogive curve c) Histogram d) None of these
35. The data obtained by internet are:
a) Primary data b) Secondary data c) Both a) & b) d) None
36. With the help of Histogram one can find:
a) Mean b) Median c) Mode d) First Quartile
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37. The most appropriate diagram to represent the data relating to the monthly expenditure on different
items by a family is:
a) Histogram b) Pie-diagram c) frequency polygon d) Line graph
38. The statistical measure computed from the sample observations alone have been termed as:
a) Estimate b) Parameter c) Statistic d) Attribute
39. Mode can be obtained from:
a) Frequency Polygon b) Histogram c) Ogive d) All of the above
40. Which of the following is not a two dimensional diagram?
a) Square diagram b) Line diagram c) Rectangular diagram d) Pie-chart
41. Frequency density can be termed as:
a) Class frequency to the cumulative frequency b) Class frequency to the total frequency
c) Class frequency to the class length d) Class length to the class frequency
42 The chronological classification of data are classified on the basis of:
a) Attributes b) Area c) Time d) Class Interval
43. The graphical representation by which median is calculated is called:
a) Ogive Curve b) Frequency Curve c) Line Diagram d) Histogram
44. When the two curves of ogive intersect, the point of intersection provides:
a) First Quartile b) Second Quartile c) Third Quartile d) Mode
45. The frequency of class 20-30 in the following data is:
Class: 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50
Cumulative frequency: 5 13 28 34 38
a) 5 b) 28 c) 15 d) 13
46. Arrange the following dimension wise: Pie-diagram, bar-diagram and cubic diagram:
a) 1,2,3 b) 3,1,2 c) 3,2,1 d) 2,1,3
47. The data given below refers to the marks gained by a group of students:
Marks : Below 10 Below 20 Below 30 Below 40 Below 50
No. of students : 15 38 65 84 100
Then the no. of students getting marks more than 30 would be ______
a) 50 b) 53 c) 35 d) 62
48. What is a exclusive series?
a) In which both upper and lower limit are not included in class frequency
b) In which lower limit is not included in class frequency
c) In which upper limit is not included in class frequency d) None of the above
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