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Paper 3 : Quantititatitive Aptititude

Most Important Questitions List
Chapter Particulars Question No.
No.
1 Ratio and Proportion, Indices, Logarithms 1-15

2 Equations 16-32

3 Linear Inequalities 33-35

4 Mathematics of Finance 36-51

5 Basic Concepts of Permutations and Combinations 52-64

6 Sequence and Series – Arithmetic and Geometric Progressions 65-77

7 Sets, Relations and Functions, Basics of Limits and Continuity 78-90

functions

8 Basic Applications of Differential and Integral Calculus in Business 91-99

and Economics

9 Number Series, Coding and Decoding and Odd Man Out 100-108

10 Direction Tests 109-118

11 Seating Arrangements 119-126

12 Blood Relations 127-138

13 Statistical Representation of Data 139-150

14 Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion 151-162

15 Probability 163-177

16 Theoretical Distributions 178-190

17 Correlation and Regression 191-205

18 Index Numbers 206-215

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 Chapter 1: Ratio and Proportion, Indices, Logarithms

1. The sub-duplicate ratio of 25 : 36 is

(a) 6 : 5 (b) 36 : 25 (c) 50 : 72 (d) 5 : 6

2. The ratio compounded of 4 : 9, the duplicate ratio of 3 : 4, the triplicate ratio of 2 : 3 and 9 : 7 is
(a) 2 : 7 (b) 7 : 2 (c) 2 : 21 (d) none of these

3. Two numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3. If 4 be subtracted from each, they are in the
ratio 3 : 5. The numbers are
(a) (16, 24) (b) (4, 6) (c) (2, 3) (d) none of these

4. The ratio between the speeds of two trains is 7 : 8. If the second train runs
400 kms. in 5 hours, the speed of the first train is
(a) 10 Km/hr (b) 50 Km/hr (c) 70 Km/hr (d) none of these

5. The mean proportional between 25, 81 is

(a) 40 (b) 50 (c) 45 (d) none of these

6. If x/y = z/w, implies y/x = w/z, then the process is called

(a) Dividendo (b) Componendo (c) Alternendo (d) none of these

7. Two numbers are in the ratio 3 : 4; if 6 be added to each number of the ratio, then
the new ratio will be 4 : 5, then the numbers are
(a) 14, 20 (b) 17, 19 (c) 18 and 24 (d) none of these

8. 12, 16, *, 20 are in proportion. Then * is

(a) 25 (b) 14 (c) 15 (d) none of these

9. The value of ya–b × yb–c × yc–a × y–a–b is

(a) ya+b (b) y (c) 1 (d) 1/ya+b

10. Using (a–b)3 = a3–b3–3ab(a–b) tick the correct of these when x = p1/3 – p–1/3
(a) x3+3x = p + 1/p (b) x3 + 3x = p – 1/p (c) x3 + 3x = p + 1 (d) none of these

11. 4x–1/4 is expressed as

(a) –4x1/4 (b) x–1 (c) 4/x1/4 (d) none of these

12. If 2 log x = 4 log 3, the x is equal to

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 (a) 3 (b) 9 (c) 2 (d) none of these

13. log 0.0625 to the base 2 is equal to

(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1 (d) none of these

14. The value of log2 [log2 {log3 (log3273)}] is equal to

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) none of these

15. log 6 + log 5 is expressed as

(a) log 11 (b) log 30 (c) log 5/6 (d) none of these

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 Chapter 2: Equations

16. The fourth part of a number exceeds the sixth part by 4. The number is
a. 84 b) 44 c) 48 d) none of these

17. A number consists of two digits. The digits in the ten’s place is 3 times the
digit in the unit’s place. If 54 is subtracted from the number the digits are
reversed. The number is
a. 39 b) 92 c) 93 d) 94

18. Divide 56 into two parts such that three times the first part exceeds one third
of the second by 48. The parts are.
a. (20, 36) b) (25, 31) c) (24, 32) d) none of these

19. Solve for x and y : x–3y = 0, x+2y = 20.

a. x = 4, y = 12 b) x = 12, y = 4 c) x = 5, y = 4 d) none of these

20. 2x + 3y + 4z = 0, x + 2y – 5z = 0, 10x + 16y – 6z = 0

a. (0,0,0) b) (1, –1, 1) c) (3, 2, –1) d) (1, 0, 2)

21. 1.5x + 3.6y = 2.1, 2.5 (x+1) = 6y

a. (0.2, 0.5) b) (0.5, 0.2) c) (2, 5) d) (–2, –5)

22. The age of a person is twice the sum of the ages of his two sons and five
years ago his age was thrice the sum of their ages. Find his present age.
a. 60 years b) 52 years c) 51 years d) 50 years

23. The sum of the digits in a three digit number is 12. If the digits are reversed
the number is increased by 495 but reversing only of the ten’s and unit digits
increases the number by 36.
The number is
a. 327 b) 372 c) 237 d) 273

24. The equation x2 –(p+4)x + 2p + 5 = 0 has equal roots the values of p will be.
a. ± 1 b) 2 c) ± 2 d) –2

25. If α, β be the roots of the equation

2x2 – 4x – 3 = 0 the value of α2 + β2 is
a. 5 b) 7 c) 3 d) – 4

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 26. If the root of the equation x2–8x+m = 0 exceeds the other by 4 then the value of m is
(a) m = 10 b) m = 11 c) m = 9 d) m = 12

27. The values of x for the equation x2 + 9x + 18 = 6 – 4x are

(a) (1, 12) b) (–1, –12) c) (1, –12) d) (–1, 12)

28. Five times of a positive whole number is 3 less than twice the square of
the number. The number is
(a) 3 b) 4 c) –3 d) 2

29. There are two consecutive numbers such that the difference of their reciprocals is
1/240. The numbers are
(a) (15, 16) b) (17, 18) c) (13, 14) d) (12, 13)

30. The roots of the equation x3 + 7x2 – 21x – 27 = 0 are

(a) (– 3, – 9, – 1) b) (3, – 9, – 1) c) (3, 9, 1) d) (– 3, 1, 9)

31. The roots of the cubic equation x3 – 6x2 + 9x – 4 = 0 are

(a) (4, 1, –1) b) (–4, –1, –1) c) (–4, –1, 1) d) (1, 1, 4)

32. The roots of x3 + x2 – x – 1 = 0 are

(a) (– 1, – 1, 1) b) (1, 1, – 1) c) (– 1, – 1, – 1) d) (1, 1, 1)

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33. A firm makes two types of products : Type A and Type B. The profit on product
A is Rs 20 each and that on product B is Rs 30 each. Both types are processed
on three machines M1, M2 and M3. The time required in hours by each product
and total time available in hours per week on each machine are as follows:
Machine Product A Product B

Available Time M1 3 3 36
M2 5 2 50
M3 2 6 60
The constraints can be formulated taking x1 = number of units A and x2 =
number of unit ofB as
(a) x1 + x2 12 (b) 3x1 + 3x2 36 (c) 3x1 + 3x2 36 (d) none of these
5x1 + 2x2 50 5x1 + 2x2 50 5x1 + 2x2 50

2x1 + 6x2 60 2x1 + 6x2 60 2x1 + 6x2 60

x1 0, x2 0 x1 0, x2 0

34. On solving the inequalities 6x + y 18 , x + 4 y 12 , 2x + y 10 , we get the

following situation

(a) (0, 18), (12, 0), (4, 2) and (2, 6)

(b) (3, 0), (0, 3), (4, 2) and (7, 6)
(c) (5, 0), (0, 10), (4, 2) and (7, 6)
(d) (0, 18), (12, 0), (4, 2), (0, 0) and (7, 6)

35. The rules and regulations demand that the employer should employ not more
than 5 experienced hands to 1 fresh one and this fact can be expressed as
(a) y > x/5 (b) 5y < x (c) 5 y > x (d) none of these

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 Chapter 4: Mathematics of Finance

36. P = Rs 10,000, I = Rs 2,500, R = 12 ½% SI. The number of years T will be

(a) 1 ½ years (b) 2 years (c) 3 years (d) none of these

37. A sum of money doubles itself in 10 years. The number of years it would triple itself is
(a) 25 years. (b) 15 years. (c) 20 years (d) none of these

38. The difference between C.I and S.I on a certain sum of money invested for 3
years at 6% p.a is Rs 110.16. The principle is
(a) Rs 3,000 (b) Rs 3,700 (c) Rs 12,000 (d) Rs 10,000

39. The C.I on Rs 16000 for 1 ½ years at 10% p.a payable half -yearly is
(a) Rs 2,222 (b) Rs 2,522 (c) Rs 2,500 (d) none of these

40. The annual birth and death rates per 1,000 are 39.4 and 19.4 respectively.
The number of years in which the population will be doubled assuming there is
no immigration or emigration is
(a) 35 years. (b) 30 years. (c) 25 years (d) none of these

41. A loan of Rs 10,000 is to be paid back in 30 equal instalments. The amount of

each installment to cover the principal and at 4% p.a CI is
(a) Rs 587.87 (b) Rs 587 (c) Rs 578.30 (d) none of these

42. A person desires to create a fund to be invested at 10% CI per annum to

provide for a prize of Rs 300 every year. Using V = a/I find V and V will be
(a) Rs 2,000 (b) Rs 2,500 (c) Rs 3,000 (d) none of these

43. A company borrows Rs 10,000 on condition to repay it with compound

interest at 5% p.a by annual installments of Rs 1000 each. The number of
years by which the debt will be clear is
(a) 14.2 years (b) 10 years (c) 12 years (d) none of these

44. The amount of an annuity certain of Rs 150 for 12 years at 3.5% p.a C.I is
(a) Rs 2,190.28 (b) Rs 1,290.28 (c) Rs 2,180.28 (d) none of these

45. A person invests Rs 500 at the end of each year with a bank which pays interest at 10%
p. a C.I. annually. The amount standing to his credit one year after he has made
his yearly investment for the 12th time is.
(a) Rs 11,761.36 (b) Rs 10,000 (c) Rs 12,000 (d) none of these
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 46. Rs 100 will become after 20 years at 5% p.a compound interest of
(a) Rs 250 (b) Rs 205 (c) Rs 165.33 (d) none of these

47. The C.I on Rs 4,000 for 6 months at 12% p.a payable quarterly is
(a) Rs 243.60 (b) Rs 240 (c) Rs 243 (d) none of these

48. If A = Rs 1,000, n = 2 years, R = 6% p.a compound interest payable half-yearly,

then principal (P) is
(a) Rs 888.50 (b) Rs 885 (c) 800 (d) none of these

49. P = 5,000, R = 15, T = 4 ½ using I = PRT/100, I will be

(a) Rs 3,375 (b) Rs 3,300 (c) Rs 3,735 (d) none of these

50. P = Rs 12,000, A = Rs 16,500, T = 2 ½ years. Rate percent per annum

simple interest will be
(a) 15% (b) 12% (c) 10% (d) none of these

51. A sum of money amount to Rs 6,200 in 2 years and Rs 7,400 in 3 years. The
principal and rate of interest are
(a) Rs 3,800, 31.58% (b) Rs 3,000, 20% (c) Rs 3,500, 15% (d) none of these

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 Chapter 5: Basic Concepts of Permutations and Combinations

52. The number of arrangements of the letters in the word `FAILURE’, so that
vowels are always coming together is
(a) 576 b) 575 c) 570 d) none of these

53. The sum of all 4 digit number containing the digits 2, 4, 6, 8, without repetitions is
a. 1,33,330 b) 1,22,220 c) 2,13,330 d) 1,33,320

54. If the letters word ‘DAUGHTER’ are to be arranged so that vowels occupy
the odd places, then number of different words are
(a) 2,880 (b) 676 (c) 625 (d) 576

55. P2 = 56, m–nP2 = 30 then

m+n

a. m =6, n = 2 b) m = 7, n= 1 c) m=4,n=4 d) none of these

56. The number of ways in which 7 boys sit in a round table so that two particular
boys may sit together is
(a) 240 (b) 200 (c) 120 (d) none of these

57. The number of arrangements of 10 different things taken 4 at a time in which

one particular thing always occurs is
(a) 2015 (b) 2016 (c) 2014 (d) none of these

58. The total number of 9 digit numbers of different digits is

(a) 10 9 (b) 8 9 (c) 9 9 (d) none of these

59. 5 persons are sitting in a round table in such way that Tallest Person is always on the right–
side of the shortest person; the number of such arrangements is
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 24 (d) none of these

60. If 28C2r : 24 C2r –4 = 225 : 11, then the value of r is

(a) 7 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) none of these

61. The Supreme Court has given a 6 to 3 decision upholding a lower court; the
number of ways it can give a majority decision reversing the lower court is
(a) 256 (b) 276 (c) 245 (d) 226.

62. The number of parallelograms that can be formed from a set of four parallel lines
intersecting another set of three parallel lines is
(a) 6 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 9

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 63. The value of 12C4 + 12C3 is
a. 715 (b) 710 (C) 716 (d) none of these

64. 5 letters are written and there are five letter-boxes. The number of ways the
letters can be dropped into the boxes, are in each
(a) 119 (b) 120 (c) 121 (d) none of these

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 Chapter 6: Sequence and Series – Arithmetic and Geometric Progressions

65. Which term of the progression –1, –3, –5, …. is –39

a. 21st (b) 20th (c) 19th (d) none of these

66. The mth term of an A. P. is n and nth term is m. The rth term of it is
a. m + n +r (b) n + m – 2r (c) m + n + r/2 (d) m + n – r

67. The number of numbers between 74 and 25,556 divisible by 5 is

(a) 5,090 (b) 5,097 (c) 5,095 (d) none of these

68. The first and the last term of an AP are –4 and 146. The sum of the terms is
7171. The numberof terms is
a. 101 (b) 100 (c) 99 (d) none of these

69. The nth term of the series whose sum to n terms is 5n2 + 2n is
a. 3n – 10 (b) 10n – 2 (c) 10n – 3 (d) none of these

70. The sum of the series –2, 6, –18, …. to 7 terms is

(a) –1094 (b) 1094 (c) – 1049 (d) none of these

71. If you save 1 paise today, 2 paise the next day 4 paise the succeeding day
and so on, thenyour total savings in two weeks will be
(a) ` 163 (b) ` 183 (c) ` 163.83 (d) none of these

72. The sum of 3 numbers of a G P is 39 and their product is 729. The numbers are
(a) 3, 27, 9 (b) 9, 3, 27 (c) 3, 9, 27 (d) none of these

73. The last term of the series 1, –3, 9, –27 up to 7 terms is

a. 297 (b) 729 (c) 927 (d) none of these

74. If the terms 2x, (x+10) and (3x+2) be in A.P., the value of x is
a. 7 (b) 10 (c) 6 (d) none of these

75. Three numbers are in A.P. and their sum is 15. If 8, 6, 4 be added to them
respectively, the numbers are in G.P. The numbers are
(a) 2, 6, 7 (b) 4, 6, 5 (c) 3, 5, 7 (d) none of these

76. The sum of all natural numbers from 100 to 300 which are exactly divisible
by 4 or 5 is
(a) 10,200 (b) 15,200 (c) 16,200 (d) none of these
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 77. The population of a country was 55 crores in 2005 and is growing at 2% p.a C.I.
the populationis the year 2015 is estimated as
(a) 5705 (b) 6005 (c) 6700 (d) none of these

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Chapter 7: Sets, Relations and Functions, Basics of Limits and Continuity functions

78. The set of cubes of the natural number is

a. a finite set (b) an infinite set (c) a null set (d) none of these

79. {1– (–1)x} for all integer x is the set

(a) {0} (b) {2} (c) {0, 2} (d) none of these

80. If E = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, the subset of E satisfying 5 + x > 10 is

(a) {5, 6, 7, 8, 9} (b) {6, 7, 8, 9} (c) {7, 8, 9} (d) none of these

81. The domain of {(1, 7), (2, 6)} is

(a) {1, 6} (b) {7, 6} (c) {1, 2} (d) {6, 7}

82. If f(x) = 1/1–x and g(x) = (x–1)/x, then gof(x) is

a. x–1 (b) x (c) 1/x (d) none of these

83. If g(x) = (x–1)/x, g(–½) is

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

84. "Is the square of" over n set of real numbers is

(a) R (b) S (c) T (d) none of these

85. In a group of 20 children, 8 drink tea but not coffee and 13 like tea. The
number of children drinking coffee but not tea is
(a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 1 (d) none of these

86. A town has a total population of 50,000. Out of it 28,000 read the newspaper
X and 23,000 read Y while 4,000 read both the papers. The number of persons
not reading X andY both is
(a) 2,000 (b) 3,000 (c) 2,500 (d) none of these

87. If f(x) = 1/1–x, then f-1(x) is

a. 1–x (b) (x–1)/x (c) x/(x–1) (d) none of these

88. Let A = {a, b}. Set of subsets of A is called power set of A denoted by P(A). Now n(P(A) is
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) none of these

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 89. The range of {(3, 0), (2, 0), (1, 0), (0, 0)} is
(a) {0, 0} (b) {0} (c) {0, 0, 0, 0} (d) none of these

90. {n(n+1)/2 : n is a positive integer} is

a finite set (b) an infinite set (c) is an empty set (d) none of these

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Chapter 8: Basic Applications of Differential and Integral Calculus in Business and Economics

91. The gradient of the curve y = 2x3 – 3x2 – 12x + 8 at x = 0 is

a. –12 b) 12 c) 0 d) none of these

92. If xy = 1 then y2 + dy/dx is equal to

a. 1 b) 0 c) –1 d) none of these

93. Given x = t + t–1 and y = t – t–1 the value of d y at t = 2 is

dx
a. 3/5 b) –3/5 c) 5/3 d) none of these

94. If f(x) = x2 – 6x+8 then f’(5) – f’(8) is equal to

a. f’(2) b) 3f’(2) c) 2f’(2) d) none of these

95. The derivative of (x2–1)/x is

a. 1 + 1/x2 b) 1 – 1/x2 c) 1/x2 d) none of these

96. If x = (1 – t2 )/(1 + t2) y = 2t/(1 + t2) then dy/dx at t =1 is .

a) 1/2 b) 1 c) 0 d) none of these

97. Use method of substitution to integrate the function f(x) = ( 4x + 5 )6 and the answer is
(a) 1/28 ( 4x + 5 )7 + k (b) ( 4x + 5 )7/7 + k (c) ( 4x + 5 )7/7 (d) none of these

98. Use method of substitution to evaluate x(x 2 + 4)5 dx and the answer is
(a) (x2 + 4 )6 + k (b) 1/12 ( x2 + 4 )6 + k
(c) ( x2 + 4 )6/ + k (d) none of these

99. Given f(x) = 4x3 + 3x2 – 2x + 5 and f(x) dx is

(a) x4 + x3 – x2 + 5x (b) x4 + x3 – x2 + 5x + k

(c) 12x2 + 6x – 2x2 (d) none of these

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 Chapter 9: Number Series, Coding and Decoding and Odd Man Out

100. 2, 15, 41, 80, 132 ?

(a) 184 (b) 144 (c) 186 (d) 197

101. 165, 195, 255, 285, ?, 375

(a) 345 (b) 390 (c) 335 (d) 395

102 . If PALE is coded as 2134 and EARTH is coded as 41590, how is PEARL is coded ?
(a) 29530 (b) 24153 (c) 25430 (d) 254313

103. If GOLD is written as IQNF, how WIND can be written as code?

(a) YKPF (b) VHCM (c) XJOE (d) DNIW

Find odd man out of the following(104-106)

104. 10, 14, 16, 18, 23, 24, 26

(a) 26 (b) 23 (c) 24 (d) 18

105. 16, 25, 36, 73, 144, 196, 225

(a) 36 (b) 73 (c) 196 (d) 225

106. 1, 4, 9, 16, 19, 36, 49

(a) 19 (b) 9 (c) 49 (d) 16

107. 10, 100, 200, 310, 430 ?

(a) 560 (b) 540 (c) 550 (d) 590

108. If ROSE is written as TQUG, how BISCUIT can be written in that code?
(a) DKUEWKV (b) CJTDVJU (c) DKVEWKV (d) DKUEWKY

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 Chapter 10: Direction Tests

109. A man starts his journey facing the sun early morning. He then turns right
and walks 2 kms. He then walks 3 kms after turning right again. Which is the
direction he is facing now?
a. North-East (b) North (c) West (d) South

[Link] is standing facing north. He goes 30 metres ahead and turns left and goes
for 15 metres. Now he turns right and goes for 50 metres and finally turns to
his right and walks. In which direction is he heading?
a. North (b) East (c) South (d) West

[Link] starts walking north towards and after a while she turns to her right. After
walking some distance, she turns to his left and walks a distance of 1 km. She then
urns to her left again. In which direction she moving now?
a. North (b) West (c) East (d) South

112. I stand with my right hand extended side-ways towards South. Towards
which directionwill his back be ?
a. North (b) West (c) East (d) South

113. Ashok went 8 kms South and turned West and walked 3 kms again he turned
North and walked 5 kms. He took a final turn to East and walked 3 kms. In
which direction was Ashok from the starting point?
a. East (b) North (c) West (d) South

114.A child walks 25 feet towards North, turns right and walks 40 feet, turns right
again and walks 45 feet. He then turns left and walks 20 feet. He turns left
again walks 20 feet. Finally, he turns to his left to walks another 20 feet. In
which direction is the child from his starting point?
a. North (b) South (c) West (d) East

[Link] started from point A and walked 10 kms East to point B, then turned to
North and walked 3 kms to point C and then turned West and walked 12 kms to
point D, then again turned South and walked 3 kms to point E. In which
direction is he from his start point?
a. East (b) South (c) West (d) North

116.A man started to walk East. After moving a distance, he turned to his right.
After moving a distance, he turned to his right again. After moving a little he
turned in the end to his left. In which direction was he going now.?

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 a. North (b) South (c) East (d) West

117. I started walking down a road in the morning facing the Sun. After walking
for sometime I turned to my left. Then I turned to my right. In which
direction was I going then ?
a. East (b) West (c) North (d) South

118. If A stands on his head with his face towards north. In which direction will
his left hand point ?
a. North-East (b) North (c) East (d) North-West

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 Chapter 11: Seating Arrangements

119. Six children A, B, C, D, E and F are standing in a row. B is between F and D. E is between A and C. A
does not stand next to F or D. C does not stand next to D. F is between which of the following
pairs of children?
(a) B and E (b) B and C (c) B and D (d) B and A

120. Five friends P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in a row facing North. Here, S is between T and Q and
Q is to the immediate left of R. P is to the immediate left of T. Who is in the middle?
(a) S (b) T (c) Q (d) R

121. Five children are sitting in a row. S is sitting next to P but not T. K is sitting next to R, who
is sitting on the extreme left and T is not sitting next to K. Who is/are adjacent to S?
(a) K and P (b) R and P (c) Only P (d) P and T

Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.(122-126)

Ten students are A to J are sitting in a row facing west.
I. B and F are not sitting on either of the edges.
II. G is sitting left of D and H is sitting to the right of J.
III. There are four persons between E and A.
IV. I is the north of B and F is the south of D.
V. J is between A and D and G is in between E and F.
VI. There are two persons between H and C.
122. Who is sitting at the seventh place counting from left?
(a) H (b) C (c) J (d) Either H or C

123. Who among the following is definitely sitting at one of the ends?
(a) C (b) H (c) E (d) Cannot be determined

124. Who are immediate neighbours of I?

(a) BC (b) BH (c) AH (d) Cannot determined

125. Who is sitting second left of D?

(a) G (b) F (c) E (d) J

126. If G and A interchange their positions, then who become the immediate neighbours of E?
(a) G and F (b) Only F (c) Only A (d) J and H

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 Chapter 12: Blood Relations

127. A prisoner introduced a boy who came to visit him to the jailor as “Brothers and sisters I have
none, he is my father’s son’s son”. Who is the boy?
(a) Nephew (b) Son (c) Cousin (d) Uncle

128. Vijay says, Ananda’s mother is the only daughter of my mother”. How is Ananda relation to
Vijay?
(a) Brother (b) Father (c) Nephew (d) Grandfather

129. Among her children, Ganga’s favourites are Ram and Rekha. Rekha is the mother of
Sharat, whois loved most by his uncle Mithun. The head of the family is Ram Lal, who
is succeeded by his sons Gopal and Mohan. Gopal and Ganga have been married for 35
years and have 3 children. What is the relation between Mithun and Mohan?
(a) Uncle (b) Son (c) Brother (d) No relation

130. Pointing to a photograph Vikas said “She is the daughter of my grandfather’s only son”. How is
lady in the photograph related to Vikas in the photograph?
(a) Father (b) Brother (c) Sister (d) Mother

131. Suresh introduces a man as “He is the son of the woman who is the mother of the husband of
my mother”. How is Suresh related to the man?
(a) Uncle (b) Son (c) Cousin (d) Grandson

132. A’s mother is sister of B and has a daughter C. How can A be related to B from among the
following?
(a) Niece (b) Uncle (c) Daughter (d) Father

133. A is B’s wife’s husband’s brother. C and D are sisters of B. How is A related to C?
(a) Brother (b) Sister-in-law (c) Wife (d) Sister

134. M and F are a married couple. A and B are sisters. A is the sister of F. Who is B to M?
(a) Sister (b) Sister-in-law (c) Niece (d) Daughter

135. A and B are sisters. A is mother of D. B has a daughter C, who is married to F. G is the husband of
A. How is C related to D?
(a) Cousin (b) Niece (c) Aunt (d) Sister-in-law

136. If P is the husband of Q and R is the mother of S and Q. What is R to P?

(a) Mother (b) Sister (c) Aunt (d) Mother-in-law
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 137. A is D’s brother. D is B’s father. B and C are sisters. How is C related to A?
(a)Cousin (b) Niece (c) Aunt (d) Nephew

138. P is the father of T. T is the daughter of M. M is the daughter of K. What is P to K?

(a) Father (b) Father-in-law (c) Brother (d) Son-in-law

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 Chapter 13: Statistical Representation of Data

139. The amount of non-responses is maximum in

(a) Mailed questionnaire method (b) Interview method
(c) Observation method (d) All these.

140. The unit of measurement in tabulation is shown in

(a) Box head (b) Body
(c) Caption (d) Stub.

141. Hidden trend, if any, in the data can be noticed in

(a) Textual presentation (b) Tabulation
(c) Diagrammatic representation (d) All these.

142. Horizontal bar diagram is used for

(a) Qualitative data (b) Data varying over time
(c) Data varying over space (d) (a) or (c).

143. Divided bar chart is considered for

(a) Comparing different components of a variable
(b) The relation of different components to the table
(c) (a) or (b)
(d) (a) and (b).

144. A frequency distribution

(a) Arranges observations in an increasing order
(b) Arranges observation in terms of a number of groups
(c) Relates to a measurable characteristic
(d) All these.

145. Mutually exclusive classification is usually meant for

(a) A discrete variable
(b) A continuous variable
(c) An attribute
(d) Any of these.

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 146. Frequency curve is a limiting form of
(a) Frequency polygon (b) Histogram
(c) (a) or (b) (d) (a) and (b).

147. The sampling distribution is

a. The distribution of sample observations
b. The distribution of random samples
c. The distribution of a parameter
d. The probability distribution of a statistic.

148. Simple random sampling is very effective if

a. The population is not very large
b. The population is not much heterogeneous
c. The population is partitioned into several sections.
d. Both (a) and (b)

149. According to Neyman’s allocation, in stratified sampling

a. Sample size is proportional to the population size
b. Sample size is proportional to the sample SD
c. Sample size is proportional to the sample variance
d. Population size is proportional to the sample variance.

150. Which sampling is subjected to the discretion of the sampler?

a. Systematic sampling (b) Simple random sampling
(c) Purposive sampling (d) Quota sampling.

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 Chapter 14: Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion

151. For open-end classification, which of the following is the best measure of central tendency?
a. AM (b) GM (c) Median (d) Mode

152. The most commonly used measure of central tendency is

a. AM (b) Median (c) Mode (d) Both GM and HM.

153. Which of the following measure of the central tendency is difficult to compute?
a. Mean (b) Median (c) Mode (d) GM

154. Weighted averages are considered when

a. The data are not classified
b. The data are put in the form of grouped frequency distribution
c. All the observations are not of equal importance
d. Both (a) and (c).

155. Quartiles can be determined graphically using

(a) Histogram (b) Frequency Polygon (c) Ogive (d) Pie chart.

156. What is the modal value for the numbers 5, 8, 6, 4, 10, 15, 18, 10?
a. 18 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) None of these

157. If the AM and HM for two numbers are 5 and 3.2 respectively then the GM will be
a. 16.00 (b) 4.10 (c) 4.05 (d) 4.00.

158. If there are two groups with 75 and 65 as harmonic means and containing 15 and
13 observation then the combined HM is given by
a. 65 (b) 70.36 (c) 70 (d) 71.

159. If the relationship between two variables u and v are given by 2u + v + 7 = 0

and if the AM of u is 10, then the AM of v is
a. 17 (b) –17 (c) –27 (d) 27.

160. If the relationship between two variables u and v are given by 2u + v + 7 = 0

and if the AM of u is 10, then the AM of v is
a. 17 (b) –17 (c) –27 (d) 27.

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 161. If there are 3 observations 15, 20, 25 then the sum of deviation of the observations
from their AM is
a. 0 (b) 5 (c) –5 (d) None of these.

162. If there are two groups containing 30 and 20 observations and having 50 and
60 as arithmetic means, then the combined arithmetic mean is
a. 55 (b) 56 (c) 54 (d) 52.

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 Chapter 15: Probability

163. Two broad divisions of probability are

(a) Subjective probability and objective probability
(b) Deductive probability and non–deductive probability
(c) Statistical probability and Mathematical probability
(d) None of these.

164. An experiment is known to be random if the results of the experiment

a. Can not be predicted (b) Can be predicted
(c) Can be split into further experiments (d) Can be selected at random.

165. If P(A) = P(B), then the two events A and B are

a. Independent (b) Dependent
(c) Equally likely (d) Both (a) and (c).

166. The probability of an event can assume any value between

a. – 1 and 1 (b) 0 and 1, including 0 and 1
(c) – 1 and 0 (d) none of these.

167. P(B/A) is defined only when

a. A is a sure event (b) B is a sure event
(c) A is not an impossible event (d) B is an impossible event.

168. The limitations of the classical definition of probability

a. it is applicable when the total number of elementary events is finite
b. it is applicable if the elementary events are equally likely
c. it is applicable if the elementary events are mutually independent
d. (a) and (b).

169. The number of conditions to be satisfied by three events A, B and C for

completeindependence is
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) any number.

170. Probability of getting a head when two unbiased coins are tossed simultaneously is
(a) 0.25 (b) 0.50

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 (c) 0.20 (d) 0.75

171. If x and y are random variables having expected values as 4.5 and 2.5
respectively, then theexpected value of (x–y) is
(a) 2 (b) 7
(c) 6 (d) 0

172. If two unbiased dice are rolled together, what is the probability of getting no
difference of points?
(a) 1/2 (b) 1/3
(c) 1/5 (d) 1/6

173. A, B and C are three mutually exclusive and exhaustive events such that P
(A) = 2 P (B) = 3P(C). What is P (B)?
(a) 6/11 (b) 3/11
(c) 1/6 (d) 1/3

174. For two independent events A and B, what is P (A+B), given P(A) = 3/5
and P(B) = 2/3?

(a) 11/15 (b) 13/15

(c) 7/15 (d) 0.65

175. If P (A) = 2/3, P (B) =3/4, P (A/B) = 2/3, then what

is P (B / A)?(a) 1/3 (b)
2/3
(c) 3/4 (d) 1/2

176. If two random variables x and y are related as y = –3x + 4 and standard
deviation of x is 2, then the standard deviation of y is
(a) – 6 (b) 6
(c) 18 (d) 3.50

177. Tom speaks truth in 30 percent cases and Dick speaks truth in 25 percent cases.
What is the probability that they would contradict each other?
(a) 0.325 (b) 0.400
(c) 0.925 (d) 0.075

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 Chapter 16: Theoretical Distributions

178. A binomial distribution is

(a) never symmetrical. (b) never positively skewed.
(c) never negatively skewed. (d) symmetrical when p = 0.5.

179. An example of a bi-parametric discrete probability distribution is

(a) binomial distribution. (b) poisson distribution.
(c) normal distribution. (d) both (a) and (b).

180. The method usually applied for fitting a binomial distribution is known as
a. method of least square. (b) method of moments.
(c) method of probability distribution. (d) method of deviations.

181. Poisson distribution may be

(a) unimodal. (b) bimodal. (c) Multi-modal. (d) (a) or (b).

182. The normal curve is

(a) Bell-shaped. (b) U- shaped.
(c) J-shaped. (d) Inverted J-shaped.

183. The mean and mode of a normal distribution

(a) may be equal. (b) may be different.
(c) are always equal. (d) (a) or (b).

184. The quartile deviation of a normal distribution with mean 10 and SD 4 is

(a) 0.675. (b) 67.50. (c) 2.70. (d) 3.20.

185. The wage of workers of a factory follow

(a) Binomial distribution. (b) Poisson distribution.
(c) Normal distribution. (d) Chi-square distribution

186. What is the number of trials of a binomial distribution having mean and
SD as 3 and 1.5 respectively?
(a) 2. (b) 4. (c) 8. (d) 12.

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 187. If 1.5 per cent of items produced by a manufacturing units are known to be
defective, what is the probability that a sample of 200 items would contain
no defective item?
(a) 0.05. (b) 0.15. (c) 0.20. (d) 0.22.

188. If the mean deviation of a normal variable is 16, what is its quartile
deviation?
(a) 10.00. (b) 13.50. (c) 15.00. (d) 12.05.

189. If the area of standard normal curve between z = 0 to z = 1 is 0.3413, then the
value of ф (1) is
(a) 0.5000. (b) 0.8413. (c) –0.5000. (d) 1.

190. If the standard deviation of a Poisson variate X is 2, what is P (1.5 < X < 2.9)?
(a) 0.231. (b) 0.158. (c) 0.15. (d) 0.144.

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 Chapter 17: Correlation and Regression

191. Some of the cell frequencies in a bivariate frequency table may be

a. Negative (b) Zero
(c) a or b (d) Non of these

192. What is spurious correlation?

a. It is a bad relation between two variables.
b. It is very low correlation between two variables.
c. It is the correlation between two variables having no causal relation.
d. It is a negative correlation.

193. If the plotted points in a scatter diagram are evenly distributed, then the correlation is
a. Zero (b) Negative
(c) Positive (d) (a) or (b).

194. Pearson’s correlation coefficient is used for finding

a. Correlation for any type of relation
b. Correlation for linear relation only
c. Correlation for curvilinear relation only
d. Both (b) and (c).

195. The covariance between two variables is

a. Strictly positive (b) Strictly negative
(c) Always 0 (d) Either positive or negative or zero.

196. For finding the degree of agreement about beauty between two Judges in a
Beauty Contest, we use
a. Scatter diagram (b) Coefficient of rank correlation
(c) Coefficient of correlation (d) Coefficient of concurrent deviation.

197. What is the quickest method to find correlation between two variables?
a. Scatter diagram (b) Method of concurrent deviation
(c) Method of rank correlation (d) Method of product moment correlation

198. The two lines of regression become identical when

(a) r = 1 (b) r = –1
(c)r = 0 (d) (a) or (b).

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 199. If cov(x, y) = 15, what restrictions should be put for the standard deviations of x and y?
a. No restriction.
b. The product of the standard deviations should be more than 15.
c. The product of the standard deviations should be less than 15.
d. The sum of the standard deviations should be less than 15.

200. If u + 5x = 6 and 3y – 7v = 20 and the correlation coefficient between x and y is

0.58 then what would be the correlation coefficient between u and v?
(a) 0.58 (b) –0.58
(c) –0.84 (d) 0.84

201. If the sum of squares of difference of ranks, given by two judges A and B, of 8
students is 21, what is the value of rank correlation coefficient?
(a) 0.7 (b) 0.65 (c) 0.75 (d) 0.8

202. For 10 pairs of observations, No. of concurrent deviations was found to be 4. What
is the value of the coefficient of concurrent deviation?
(a) 0.2 (b) – 0.2 (c) 1/3 (d) –1/3

203. Given the regression equations as 3x + y = 13 and 2x + 5y = 20, which one

is the regression equation of y on x?
a. 1st equation (b) 2nd equation (c) both (a) and (b) (d) none of these.

204. If y = 3x + 4 is the regression line of y on x and the arithmetic mean of x is

–1, what is thearithmetic mean of y?
a. 1 (b) –1 (c) 7 (d) none of these

205. If u = 2x + 5 and v = –3y – 6 and regression coefficient of y on x is 2.4, what

is the regression coefficient of v on u?
(a) 3.6 (b) –3.6 (c) 2.4 (d) –2.4

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 Chapter 18: Index Numbers

206. Circular Test is one of the tests of

a) index numbers b) hypothesis c) both d) none

207. Factor Reversal test is satisfied by

a. Fisher’s Ideal Index b) Laspeyres Index
c) Paasches Index d) none

208. Index numbers are often constructed from the

a. frequency b) class c) sample d) none

209. The ratio of price of single commodity in a given period to its price in the
preceding year price is called the
(a) base period (b) price ratio (c) relative price (d) none

210. When the product of price index and the quantity index is equal to the
corresponding value index then the test that holds is
(a) Unit Test (b) Time Reversal Test
(c) Factor Reversal Test (d) none holds

211. The index number is a special type of average

(a) false (b) true (c) both (d) none

212. There is no such thing as unweighted index numbers

(a) false (b) true (c) both (d) none

213. We use price index numbers

a. To measure and compare prices (b) to measure prices
(c) to compare prices (d) none

214. Simple aggregate of quantities is a type of

a. Quantity control (b) Quantity indices
(c) both (d) none

215. The purpose determines the type of index number to use

(a) yes (b) no (c) may be (d) may not be

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