Ramakrishna Mission Residential College (Autonomous)
Narendrapur, Kolkata 700103
UG Admission Test, 2025
Subject: Statistics
Full Marks: 50 Duration: 2 hours
Name: ____________________________________________________ Admit No.: __________________________
Please attach this question paper on the top of your answer script
Answer as many questions as you can
Group – A 𝟏𝟎 × 𝟑 = 𝟑𝟎 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔
Note: Solve the following problems (with justifications when required) in the answer
script and then tick the correct alternative on the question paper. No credit will be given if
the solutions are not shown in the answer script.
1. The value of
10 10
𝑗
∑ ∑ 10𝐶𝑗 𝐶𝑖
𝑖=0 𝑗=𝑖
is equal to
(a) 210 − 1 (b) 210 (c) 310 − 1 (d) 310
2. If 𝑓(𝑥) is a real valued function such that
2𝑓(𝑥) + 3𝑓(−𝑥) = 15 − 4𝑥
for every 𝑥 ∈ ℝ, then 𝑓(2) is
(a) ‒15 (b) 22 (c) 11 (d) 0
3. Suppose in a competition 11 matches are to be played, each having one of 3 distinct
outcomes as possibilities. The number of ways one can predict the outcomes of all 11
matches such that exactly 6 of the predictions turn out to be correct is
(a) (11
6
) × 25 (b) (11
6
) (c) 36 (d) none of the above.
4. A permutation of 1, 2, … , 𝑛 is chosen at random. Then the probability that the numbers
1 and 2 appear as neighbour equals
1 2 1 1
(a) 𝑛 (b) 𝑛 (c) 𝑛−1 (d) 𝑛−2
5. Let
1 1
𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + + 𝑥 + , 𝑥>0
𝑥2 𝑥
and let 𝑚 = min{𝑓(𝑥)}. Then
27
(a) 𝑚 = 1 (b) 𝑚 = 4 (c) 𝑚 = (d) 𝑚 does not exist
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6. Let 𝑓: ℝ ∖ {0} → ℝ be defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 𝑥 3 . On which of the following interval(s)
is 𝑓 one-one?
(a) (−∞, −1) (b) (0,1) (c) (0,2) (d) (0, ∞)
7. The value of
1 2
𝑥3𝑒 𝑥 + 1
∫ 2
𝑑𝑥
−1 1 + 𝑥
is
𝜋 𝜋
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) (d)
4 2
1
8. The value of 100 ∫0 𝑥 99 (1 − 𝑥)100 𝑑𝑥 is
100! 99! (100!)2 (100!)2
(a) 1 (b) (c) (d)
199! 200! 199!
9. The value of
1 − 2 + 3 − 4 + 5 − 6 + ⋯ − 2𝑛
lim
𝑛→∞ √𝑛2 + 1 + √𝑛2 − 1
is
1 1
(a) ∞ (b) (c) 0 (d) −
2 2
𝑛! (𝑛 + 1)! (𝑛 + 2)!
𝐷
10. If 𝐷 = |(𝑛 + 1)! (𝑛 + 2)! (𝑛 + 3)!|, then (𝑛!)3 − 4 is
(𝑛 + 2)! (𝑛 + 3)! (𝑛 + 4)!
(a) 0 (b) a multiple of n (c) a multiple of (n+1) (d) none of the above
Group – B 𝟒 × 𝟓 = 𝟐𝟎 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔
Answer the following questions on Booklet provided
11. For 𝑛 ≥ 1, let
1 2 𝑛
𝑔𝑛 ≝ geometric mean of { , , … , }.
𝑛 𝑛 𝑛
Find lim 𝑔𝑛 .
𝑛→∞
12. Let
1
𝑥 𝑝 sin ( ) , 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≠ 0
𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑥
0, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 0.
Show that 𝑓(𝑥) is continuous at 𝑥 = 0, if 𝑝 > 0 and is differentiable at 𝑥 = 0, if 𝑝 > 1.
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13. Let 𝑓: ℝ → ℝ be defined by
1
𝑥 4 (2 + sin ( )) , 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≠ 0,
𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑥
0, 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 = 0.
Then which of the following statement(s) is (are) true? Justify.
(a) 𝑓 attains its minimum at 0
(b) 𝑓 is monotone
(c) 𝑓 is differentiable at 0
(d) 𝑓(𝑥) > 2𝑥 4 + 𝑥 3 , for all 𝑥 > 0.
14. Suppose that the events 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 are pairwise independent such that each of them
occurs with probability 𝑝. Assume that all three of them cannot occur simultaneously.
What is 𝑃(𝐴 ∪ 𝐵 ∪ 𝐶)?
(a) 1 − (1 − 𝑝)3 (b) 𝑝3 (c) 3𝑝(1 − 𝑝) (d) 3𝑝
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