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BATCH: CAFC SUBJECT: MATHS
INDEX
Sr. Question
No. Chapter Nos.
1 Directions 1-3
2 Number series , Coding and Decoding 4-7
3 Blood Relations 8 - 11
4 Seating Arrangement 12 - 13
5 Permutations and Combinations 14 - 65
6 Sets Relations and Function 66 - 88
7 Probability 89 - 132
8 Theoretical Distribution 133 - 171
9 Statistical Description of Data 172 - 214
10 Ratio and Proportion 215 - 265
11 Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion 266 - 302
12 Correlation and Regression 303 - 359
13 Calculus 362 - 371
14 Sequences and Series 372 - 414
15 Equation 415 - 461
16 Inequalities 462 - 476
17 Time Value of Money 477 - 545
18 Index Number 546 - 578
LOGICAL REASONING
DIRECTION TEST
1. If South-West becomes East, South-East becomes North and so on. What will North become?
(a) South-West (b) South-East
(c) North-West (d) North-East
2. Vijay walks 10 m towards the South. From there he takes a U-Turn and walks 6 m. Then, he takes
a left walks 3 m. What is the distance and direction of his current location with respect to his
starting point?
(a) 4 km, South-West (b) 5 km, South-West
(c) 5 km, South-East (d) 5 km, North-West
3. Laxman left his home for a run and ran 15 km in the Northern direction. Then he turned left and
ran 10 km. Then he turned another left and ran 5 km. Finally, he took a turn to the East and ran
10 km. In which direction is his current location with respect to his home?
(a) North (b) South
(c) Northwest (d) South-East
NUMBER SERIES
4. 2,3,7,16,32, _______
(a) 50 (b) 57
(c) 59 (d) 60
5. 2,4,11,37,153, _________
(a) 771 (b) 775
(c) 780 (d) none of these
6. Odd man out

8,7,11,12,14,17,17,22,21
(a) 12 (b) 21
(c) 17 (d) 14
7. 331,482,551,263,383,362,284
(a) 263 (b) 383
(c) 331 (d) 551
Blood Relation
8. Pointing to a photograph of a boy Suresh said, "He is the son of the only son of my mother." How
is Suresh related to that boy?
(a) Brother (b) Uncle
(c) Cousin (d) Father
9. If A + B means A is the mother of B; A - B means A is the brother B; A % B means A is the father

of B and A x B means A is the sister of B, which of the following shows that P is the maternal
uncle of Q?
(a) Q - N + M x P (b) P + S x N – Q
(c) P - M + N x Q (d) Q - S % P
10. If A is the brother of B; B is the sister of C; and C is the father of D, how D is related to A?
(a) Brother (b) Sister
(c) Nephew (d) Cannot be determined
11. Introducing a boy, a girl said, "He is the son of the daughter of the father of my uncle." How is the
boy related to the girl?
(a) Brother (b) Nephew
(c) Uncle (d) Son-in-law
Seating Arrangement
12. A, P, R, X, S and Z are sitting in a row. S and Z are in the centre. A and P are at the ends. R is
sitting to the left of A. Who is to the right of P ?
(a) A (b) X
(c) S (d) Z
13. A, B, C, D and E are sitting on a bench. A is sitting next to B, C is sitting next to D, D is not sitting
with E who is on the left end of the bench. C is on the second position from the right. A is to the
right of B and E. A and C are sitting together. In which position A is sitting ?
(a) Between B and D (b) Between B and C
(c) Between E and D (d) Between C and E
Permutations and Combinations

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
14. If nPr = 720 and nCr = 120, then r is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 4
(c) 5 (d) 6
15. m+nP
2 = 56, m–nP2 = 30 then
(a) m = 6, n = 2 (b) m = 7, n = 1
(c) m = 4, n = 4 (d) None of these
16. A college offers 6 courses in the morning and 4 in the evening. The number of ways a student can
select exactly one course, either in the morning or in the evening is…
(a) 6 (b) 4
(c) 10 (d) 24
17. The number of different permutations of the word BANANA is

(a) 720 (b) 60
(c) 120 (d) 360
18. In how many ways the vowels of the word ALLAHABAD will occupy the even places?
(a) 120 (b) 60
(c) 30 (d) None of these
19. In a group of boys the number of arrangement of 4 boys is 12 times the number of arrangements
of 2 boys. The number of boys in the group is
(a) 10 (b) 8
20. The sum of all 4 digit numbers containing the digits 2, 4, 6, 8, without repetitions is
(a) 133330 (b) 122220
(c) 213330 (d) 133320
21. 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
22. In how many ways can 6 boys and 6 girls be seated around a table so that no 2 boys are adjacent?
(a) 4! × 5! (b) 5! × 6!
(c) 6P6 (d) 5 × 6P6
23. The number of ways in which 8 different flowers can be strung to form a garland so that 4
particular flowers are never separated is
(a) 4! 4! (b) 8! /4!
24. If the letters of the word MOTHER are written in all possible orders and these words are written
out as in a dictionary, then the rank of the word MOTHER is
(a) 240 (b) 261
(c) 308 (d) 309
25. 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
26. The number of permutations of 10 different things taken 4 at a time in which one particular thing
never occurs is
(a) 3020 (b) 3025
27. In how many ways can 3 books on Mathematics and 5 books on English be placed so that books
on the same subject always remain together?
(a) 1440 (b) 240
(c) 480 (d) 144
28. If nC12 = nC8, then n equals to

(a) 20 (b) 12
(c) 6 (d) 30
29. If 20Cr = 20Cr +4,then rC3 is equal to

(a) 54 (b) 56
30. The value of 12C

4+ 12C3 is
(a) 715 (b) 710
31. 5C
+ 5C2 + 5C3 + 5C4 + 5C5, is equal to
1
(a) 30 (b) 31
(c) 32 (d) 33
32. The number of ways in which 9 things can be divided into 3 groups containing 2,3 and 4 things
respectively is
(a) 1250 (b) 1260
33. The number of straight lines can be formed out of 10 points of which 7 are collinear
(a) 26 (b) 21
34. The number of triangles that can be formed by choosing the vertices from a set of 12 points,
seven of which lie on the same straight line, is:
(a) 185 (b) 175
(c) 115 (d) 105
35. A polygon has 170 diagonals. How many sides will it have?
(a) 12 (b) 17
(c) 20 (d) 25
36. An examination paper consists of 12 questions divided into two parts A and B. Part A contains 7
questions and part B contains 5 questions. A candidate is required to attempt 8 questions
selecting at least 3 from each part. In how many maximum ways can the candidate select the
questions?
(a) 35 (b) 175
(c) 210 (d) 420
37. A committee of 5 is to be formed from 9 ladies and 8 men. If the committee commands a lady
majority, then the number of ways this can be done is
(a) 2352 (b) 1008
(c) 3360 (d) 3486
38. The total number of proper divisors of 75600 is

(a) 69 (b) 70
(c) 71 (d) 72
39. A committee of 3 ladies and 4 gents is to be formed out of 8 ladies and 7 gents. Mrs. X refuses
to serve in a committee in which Mr. Y is a member. The number of such committees is
(a) 1530 (b) 1500
(c) 1520 (d) 1540
40. The number of different words that can be formed with 12 consonants and 5 vowels by taking 4
consonants and 3 vowels in each word is
(a) 17C7 (b) 12c4 × 5c3
(c) C4 × C3 × (7)!
12 5
(d) None of these
41. If n P4  12  n P2 , the n is equal to

(a) – 1 (b) 6
42. If P (7, k) = 60 P(7, k – 3), then

(a) k = 9 (b) k = 8
(c) k = 5 (d) k = 0
43. A college offers 6 courses in the morning and 4 in the evening. The possible number of choices
with the student if the wants to study one course in the morning and one in the evening is…
(a) 24 (b) 2
(c) 12 (d) 10
44. In how many ways can the letters of the word ARRANGE be arranged?
(a) 1200 (b) 1250
(c) 1260 (d) 1300
45. In how many ways the word ARRANGE be arranged such that the 2 ’R’s do not come together?
(a) 1000 (b) 900
46. In how many ways the word ARRANGE be arranged such that the 2 ‘R’s and 2 ‘A’s come together?
(a) 120 (b) 130
47. How many different words can be formed with the letters of the word JAIPUR which start with A
and end with I.
(a) 10 (b) 20
(c) 4 (d) 24
48. The total number of arrangements which can be made out of the letters of the word ALGEBRA,
without alternating the relative position of vowels and consonants is
7! 7!
(a) (b)
2! 2!5!
4!3!
(c) 4! 3! (d)
2
49. A letter lock has three rings each marked with 0, 1, 2, …., 9. In how many ways it is possible to
make an unsuccessful attempt to open the lock?
(a) 1,000 (b) 999
(c) 5,040 (d) None of these
50. If 12 school teams are participating in a quiz contest, then the number of ways the first, second
and third positions may be won is
(a) 1230 (b) 1320
51. There are 6 routes for journey from station A to station B. In how many ways you may go from A
to B and return if for returning you make a choice of any of the routes?
(a) 6 (b) 12
(c) 36 (d) 30
52. The number of 4 digit numbers formed with the digits 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4 is

(a) 100 (b) 101
53. How many numbers greater than a million can be formed with the digits 4, 5, 5, 0, 4, 5, 3?
(a) 260 (b) 360
(c) 280 (d) 380
54. The number of ways in which 10 person can sit around a circular table so that none of them has
the same neighbours in any two arrangement, is
1
(a) 9! (b)  9!
2
1
(c) 10! (d) 10!
2
55. 10 examination papers are arranged in such a way that the best and worst papers never come
together. The number of arrangements is
(a) 9 8 (b) 10
(c) 8 9 (d) None of these
56. The total number of sitting arrangements of 7 persons in a row if one person occupies the middle
seat is__________.
(a) 5! (b) 6!
(c) 2! × 5! (d) None
57. 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) 9
(c) 12 (d) 18
58. a college examination, a candidate is required to answer 6 out of 10 questions which are divided
into two sections each containing 5 questions. Further the candidate is not permitted to attempt
more than 4 questions from either of the section. The number of ways in which he can make up a
choice of 6 questions, is
(a) 200 (b) 150
(c) 100 (d) 50
59. A box contains two white balls, three black balls and four red balls. The number of ways in which
three balls can be drawn from the box, so that at least one of the ball is black is
(a) 74 (b) 64
(c) 84 (d) 20
60. The total number of all proper factors of 75600 is

(a) 120 (b) 119
61. The number of ways in which a team of eleven players can be selected from 22 players including
2 of them and excluding 4 of them is
(a) 16C11 (b) 16C5
(c) 16C9 (d) 20
C9
62. Out of 7 gents and 4 ladies a committee of 5 is to be formed. The number of committees such
that each committee includes at least one lady is
(a) 400 (b) 440
63. At an election there are five candidates and three members to be selected, and an elector may
vote for any number of candidates not greater the number to be elected. Then the number of
ways in which an elector may vote is
(a) 25 (b) 30
64. If there are 50 stations on a railway line how many difference kids of single frst class tickets
may be printed to enable a passenger to travel from one station to other?
(a) 2500 (b) 2450
65. Out of 6 members belonging to party ‘A’ and 4 to party ‘B’ in how many ways a committee of 5
can be selected so that members of party ‘A’ are in a majority?
(a) 180 (b) 186
(c) 185 (d) 184
Sets, Relation and Functions
66. If A = {x : x2 –3x + 2 = 0}, B= {x : x2 + 4x – 12 = 0}, then B – A is equal to
(a) {–6} (b) {1}
(c) {1,2} (d) {2, – 6 }
67. If ‘I’ is the set of isosceles triangles and ‘E’ is the set of equilateral triangles, then
(a) I ⊂ E, (b) E ⊂ I
(c) E = I (d) None of these
68. The number of proper subsets of the set {3, 4, 5, 6, 7) is

(a) 32 (b) 31
(c) 30 (d) 25
69. Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, B = {1, 2, 3, 4} and C = {3, 4, 5}; find (A ∩ B) ∩ C

(a) {3, 4} (b) {1, 2, 3, 4}
(c) Φ (d) {3, 4, 5}
70. If A = {2, 3} and B = {0, 1}, then find A × B.

(a) {(2, 0), (3, 1)}
(b) {(2, 1), (3, 0)}
(c) {(2, 0), (2, 1), (3, 0), (3, 1)}
(d) {(0, 2), (0, 3), (1, 2), (1, 3)}
71. If A = {1, 4}, B = {4, 5} and C = {5, 7}, then find (A × B) ∩ (B × C)

(a) {1, 4} (b) {(1, 4), (4, 7)}
(c) {(4, 5)} (d) {(4, 5), (5, 7)}
72. Given a relation R = {(3, 2), (5, 8), (4, 6). Its range is
(a) {3, 5, 4} (b) {2, 8, 6}
(c) {2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8} (d) None of these
73. Let A = {1, 2, 3}, then the relation R = {(1, 1), (2, 3), (2, 2), (3, 3), (1, 2)} is:
(a) Symmetric (b) Transitive
(c) Reflexive (d) Equivalence
74. “Is equal to” over the set of all rational numbers is
(a) Transitive (b) Symmetric
(c) Reflexive (d) Equivalence
75. The domain of {(1,7) , (2,6)} is

(a) (1, 6) (b) (7, 6)
(c) (1, 2) (d) {6, 7}
76. The range of {(1,7) , (2,6)} is

(a) (1, 6) (b) {7, 6}
(c) (1, 2) (d) {6, 7}
77. The range of {(3,0), (2,0), (1,0), (0,0)} is

(a) {0, 1, 2, 3} (b) {0}
(c) {0, 0, 0, 0} (d) None of these
78. If f : R → R, f(x) = 2x+7, then f-1(x) is

(a) f-1 (x) = (x–7)/2 (b) f-1 (x) = (x+7)/2
(c) f (x) = (x–2)/7
-1
(d) None of these
79. Let f : R → R, f(x) = x3+4, for all x ∈ R then the value of f-1(3) is
(a) -1 (b) 1
(c) -2 (d) 2
2+𝑥
80. If f(x) =2−𝑥, then ƒ-1(x)
2(𝑥−1) 2(𝑥+1)
(a) (b)
𝑥−1 𝑥−1
𝑥+1 𝑥−1
(c) 𝑥−1
(d) 𝑥−1
81. In a class of 50 students, 35 opted for Mathematics and 37 opted for Commerce. How many have
opted for both Mathematics and Commerce.
(a) 13 (b) 16
(c) 19 (d) 22
82. Out of 450 students in a college, 193 students read science and 200 students read commerce, 80
students read neither science nor commerce. Find out how many read both?
(a) 23 (b) 28
(c) 33 (d) 47
83.  
Given A  x : x 2  5 x  6  0 and A  2,3. Then the two sets are
(a) disjoint (b) proper (c) equal (d) not equal.
A  1,3,5 and B  2, 4, 6.Find A  B

84. Given:
(a)
1,3,5 (b)
2, 4, 6 (c)
1, 2,3, 4,5, 6 (d) 
A  1, 2,3 , B  2,3, 4 , and C  3, 4,5, 6 , find A -  B - C  .

85. If
(a)
2 (b)
1, 2 (c)
1,3 (d)
5, 6
86. If A  1, 2,3, 4 and B  5, 6, 7 , then cardinal number A × B is

(a) 4 (b) 7 (c) 12 (d) None of these
x 2  25
87. If f  x   , then f  5  is
x 5
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 10 (d) not defined
88. In a class of 30 students, 20 students like Mathematics, 18 like Economics and 12 like both the
subjects. Find the number of students who do not like any subject.
Probability and Expected Value by Mathematical Expectation

89. 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 of these.
90. If P(A∩ B) = 0, then the two events A and B are

(a) Mutually exclusive (b) Exhaustive
(c) Equally likely (d) Independent.
91. If P(A/B) = P(A), then
(a) A is independent of B (b) B is independent of A
(c) B is dependent of A (d) Both (A) and (B)
92. If P(A/B)=P(A), then A and B are

(a) mutually exclusive events (b) dependent events
(c) independent events (d) composite events
93. If P(A) = 0, then the event A

(a) Will never happen (b) Will always happen
(c) May happen (d) May not happen.
94. If p : q are the odds in favour of an event, then the probability of that event is
𝑃
(a) p/q (b) 𝑃+𝑞
𝑞
(c) (d) None of these of these
𝑝+𝑞
95. Sum of all probabilities of an event is equal to

(a) 0 (b) 1/2
(c) 3/4 (d) 1
96. If P(A–B) = P(B–A), then the two events A and B satisfy the condition
(a) P(A) = P(B) (b) P(A) + P(B) = 1
(c) P(A ∩ B) = 0 (d) P(A ∩ B) = l
97. If P (a) = a, P (b) = b and P (A ∩ B) = c then the expression of P (A’ ∩ B’) in terms of a, b and c is
(a) 1 – a – b – c (b) a + b – c
(c) 1 + a – b – c (d) 1 – a – b + c
98. Two events A and B are mutually exclusive means they are
(a) Not disjoint (b) disjoint
(c) Equally likely (d) None of these
99. If events A and B are independent, the probability of occurrence of A as well as B is given by
(a) P(A ∩ B) = P(A/B) (b) P(A ∩ B) = P(A)/P(B)
(c) P(A ∩ B) = P(A)P(B) (d) None of these
100. E(XY) is also known as:

(a) E(X) + E(Y) (b) E(X) E(Y)
(c) E(X) – E(Y) (d) E(X) ÷ E(Y)
3 1 1
101. If A and B are two events and P(A) = 8, P(B) = 2, P(A ∩ B)= 4, then the value of P (A’ ∪ B’) is:
1 3
(a) 4
(b) 4
5 5
(c) 8
(d) 4
102. If P(A) = 3/8, P(B) = 1/3 and P(AB) = 1/4 then P(A + B)is
(a) 13/24 (b) 11/24
(b) (c) 17/24 (d) None of these
103. Let A and B be the events with P(A) = 1/3 P(B) = 1/4 and P(AB) = 1/12 then P(A/B) is equal to
(a) 1/3 (b) 1/4
(c) 3/4 (d) 2/3
104. 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) 6/22
(c) 1/6 (d) 1/3
105. A, B, C are three mutually independent with probabilities 0.3, 0.2 and 0.4 respectively. What is P
(A∩ B∩ C)?
(a) 0.400 (b) 0.240
(c) 0.024 (d) 0.500
106. 4 coins are tossed. The probability that there are 2 heads is
(a) 1/2 (b) 3/8
(c) 1/8 (d) None of these
107. A coin is tossed 5 times, what is the probability that exactly 3 heads will occur.
5 1
(a) 16 (b) 32
5 3
(c) 36
(d) 32
108. What is the probability of having at least one ‘six’ from 3 throws of a ordinary die?
(a) 5/6 (b) (5/6) 3
(c) 1 – (1/6)8 (d) 1 – (5/6)3
109. Two dice are thrown at a time. The probability that ‘the difference of numbers shown is 1’ is
(a) 11/18 (b) 5/18
110. The chance of getting a sum of 6 in a single throw with two dice is
(a) 3/36 (b) 4/36
(c) 6/36 (d) 5/36
111. Two balls are drawn from a bag containing 5 white and 7 black balls at random. What is the
probability that they would be of different colours?
(a) 35/66 (b) 30/66
112. What is the chance of getting at least one defective item if 3 items are drawn randomly from a
lot containing 6 items of which 2 are defective item?
(a) 0.30 (b) 0.20
(c) 0.80 (d) 0.50
113. The odds in favour of one student passing a test are 3:7. The odds against another student
passing at are 3:5.The probability that both pass is
(a) 7/16 (b) 21/80
(c) 9/80 (d) 3/16
114. There are 10 balls numbered from 1 to 10 in a box. If one of them is selected at random, what is
the probability that the number printed on the ball would be an odd number greater that 4?
(a) 0.50 (b) 0.40
(c) 0.60 (d) 0.30
115. If a card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards, what is the chance of getting a Spade or
an ace?
(a) 4/13 (b) 5/13
(c) 0.25 (d) 0.20
116. A problem in probability was given to three CA-CPT students A, B and C whose chances of solving
it are 1/3, 1/5 and 1/2 respectively. What is the probability that the problem would be solved?
(a) 4/15 (b) 7/8
(c) 8/15 (d) 11/15
117. A bag contains 8 red and 5 white balls. Two successive draws of 3 balls are made without
replacement. The probability that the first draw will produce 3 white balls and the second 3 red
balls is
(a) 5/223 (b) 6/257
(c) 7/429 (d) 3/548
118. There are two urns. The first urn contains 3 red and 5 white balls whereas the second urn contains
4 red and 6 white balls. A ball is taken at random from the first urn and is transferred to the
second urn. Now another ball is selected at random from the second urn. The probability that
the second ball would be red is
(a) 7/20 (b) 35/88
(c) 17/52 (d) 3/20
119. In a packet of 500 pens, 50 are found to be defective. A pen is selected at random. Find the
probability that it is non defective.
(a) 8/9 (b) 7/8
(c) 9/10 (d) 2/3
120. The probability distribution of a random variable is as follows:

x :1 2 4 6 8
P :k 2k 3k 3k k
The value of k is
(a) 0 (b) 1/10
121. E(13x+9) = ………………

(a) 13x (b) 13E(x)
(c) 13E(x)+9 (d) 9
122. If 2x + 3y + 4 = 0 and (x) = 6 then v (y) is

(a) 8/3 (b) 9
(c) –9 (d) 6
123. If P(A) = P(B), then

(a) A and B are the same events (b) A and B must be same events
(c) A and B may be different events (d) A and B are mutually exclusive events
124. P(B/A) is defned 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.
125. P(A/B’) is defined only when

(a) B is not a sure event (b) B is a sure event
(c) B is an impossible event (d) B is not an impossible event.
126. Expected value of a random variable

(a) Is always positive (b) May be positive or negative
(c) May be positive or negative or zero (d) Can never be zero.
127. Let A and B are two events such that P(A) = 1/3, P(B) = 1/4, P(A + B) = 1/2, than P(B/A) is equal
to
(a) 1/4 (b) 1/3
(c) ½ (d) None of these
128. The odds in favour of one student passing a test are 3:7. The odds against another student
passing at are 3:5. The probability that both fail is
(a) 7/16 (b) 21/80
(c) 9/80 (d) 3/16
129. A bag contains 3 white and 5 black balls and second bag contains 4 white and 2 black balls. If
one ball taken from each bag, the probability that both the balls are white is
(a) 1/3 (b) ¼
(c) ½ (d) None of these
130. A box contains 5 white and 7 black balls. Two successive drawn of 3 balls are made (i) with
replacement (ii) without replacement. The probability that the first draw would produce white
balls and the second draw would produce black balls are respectively
(a) 6/321 and 3/926 (b) 1/20 and 1/30
(c) 35/144 and 35/108 (d) 7/968 and 5/264
131. The probability that there is at least one error in an account statement prepared by 3 persons A,
B and C is 0.2, 0.3 and 0.1 respectively. If A, B and C prepare 60, 70 and 90 such statements,
then the expected number of correct statements
(a) 170 (b) 176
(c) 178 (d) 180
132. If variance of a random variable x is 23, then what is the variance of 2x + 10?
(a) 56 (b) 33
(c) 46 (d) 92
Theoretical Distribution
133. A binomial distribution is
(a) Never symmetrical
(b) Never positively skewed
(c) Never negatively skewed
(d) Symmetrical when p = 0.5
134. The mean of binomial distribution is

(a) Always more than its variance
(b) Always equal to its variance
(c) Always less than its variance
(d) Always equal to its standard deviation
135. What is the probability of getting 3 heads if 6 unbiased coins are tossed simultaneously?
(a) 0.3125 (b) 0.25
(c) 0.6875 (d) 0.50
136. What is the standard deviation of the number of recoveries among 48 patients when the
probability of recovering is 0.75?
(a) 36 (b) 81
(c) 9 (d) 3
137. If x is a binomial variate with parameter 15 and 1/3, what is the value of mode of the distribution
(a) 5 and 6 (b) 5
(c) 5.50 (d) 6
138. If it is known that the probability of a missile hitting a target is 1 /8, what is the probability that
out of 10 missiles fired; at least 2 will hit the target?
(a) 0.4258 (b) 0.3968
(c) 0.5238 (d) 0.3611
139. For a binomial distribution with mean 4 and variance 3, the mode is
(a) 4 (b) 4.25
(c) 4.5 (d) 4.1
140. The mean and variance of binomial distribution are 4 and 2 respectively, The probability of
getting three success is
1 7
(a) 8 (b) 16
9 7
(c) 16
(d) 8
141. Poisson distribution is

(a) Always symmetric (b) Always positively skewed
(c) Always negatively skewed (d) Symmetric only when m = 2
142. A binomial distribution with parameters m and p can be approximated by a Poisson distribution
with parameter m =np is
(a) m → ∝
(b) p → 0
(c) m → ∝ and p → 0
(d) n → ∝ and p → 0 so that np remains finite
143. Number of misprints per page of a thick book follows

(a) Normal distribution
(b) Poisson distribution
(c) Binomial distribution
(d) Standard normal distribution
144. For Poisson Distribution

(a) Mean and Standard Deviations are equal
(b) Mean and variance are equal
(c) Standard Deviation and variance are equal
(d) Both (a) and (b) are correct
145. Which one is uniparametric distribution?

(a) Binomial (b) Poisson
(c) Normal (d) None of these
146. If X is a Poisson variate with P(X=0) = P(X=1), then P(X=2) equals

1 𝑒
(a) 6𝑒 (b) 6
1 𝑒
(c) 2𝑒
(d) 3
147. If X ~ P (m) and its coefficient of variation is 50, what is the probability that X would assume only
non-zero values?
(a) 0.018 (b) 0.982
(c) 0.989 (d) None of these
148. If 1.5 per cent of items produced by a manufacturing unit 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
149. The most important continuous probability distribution is known as

(a) Binomial distribution (b) Normal distribution
(c) Poisson distribution (d) Sampling distribution
150. The wage of workers of a factory follow

(a) Binomial distribution (b) Poisson distribution
(c) Normal distribution (d) Chi-square distribution
151. The variance of standard normal distribution is

(a) 1 (b) µ
(c) σ2 (d) None of these
152. The total area of the normal curve is

(a) 1.00 (b) 0.50
(c) 0.25 (d) any value between 0 and 1
153. The normal curve is

(a) Bell-shaped (b) U- shaped
(c) J- shaped (d) Inverted J – shaped
154. The normal curve is

(a) Positively skewed (b) Negatively skewed
(c) Symmetrical (d) All these
155. The mean and mode of a normal distribution

(a) may be equal (b) may be different
(c) are always equal (d) (a) or (b)
156. For a normal distribution, the points of inflexion are given by

(a) µ – σ and µ – σ (b µ – σ and σ
(c) -1 and 1 (d) 0 and 1
157. For a standard normal distribution, the points of inflexion are given by
(a) µ – σ and µ – σ (b µ – σ and σ
(c) -1 and 1 (d) 0 and 1
158. The mean deviation about median of a standard normal variate is

(a) 0.675 σ (b) 0.675
(c) 0.80 σ (d) 0.80
159. For a normal distribution N(µ, σ2), P(µ – 3σ < x < µ + 3σ) is equal to
(a) 0.9973 (b) 0.9546
(c) 0.9899 (d) 0.9788
160. For a normal distribution with mean 150 and S.D. 45; find Q1 and Q3:
(a) 119.35 and 190.65 respectively
(b) 119.65 and 180.35 respectively
(c) 180.35 and 119.65 respectively
(d) 123.45 and 183.65 respectively
161. An approximate relation between quartile deviation (QD) and standard deviation (S.D.) of normal
distribution is:
(a) 5 QD = 4 SD (b) 4 QD = 5 SD
(c) 2 QD = 3 SD (d) 3 QD = 2 SD
162. What is the coefficient of variation of x, characterised by the following probability density
function:
1 (𝑥−10)2
F(x) = 4 2π
𝑒 - 32 for – ∝ < x < ∞
√
(a) 30 (b) 40
(c) 50 (d) 60
163. What is the first quartile of X having the following probability density function?
1 (𝑥−10)2
F(x) = 𝑒- for – ∝ < x < ∞
√72π 72
(a) 4 (b) 5
(c) 5.95 (d) 6.75
164. If the two quartiles of N (µ, σ 2) are 14.6 and 25.4 respectively, what is the standard deviation of
the distribution?
(a) 9 (b) 6
(c) 10 (d) 8
165. In a normal distribution quartile deviation is 6, the standard deviation will be

(a) 4 (b) 9
(c) 7.5 (d) 6
166. If the area of standard normal curve between z = 0 to z = 1 is 0.3413, then the value of Ø (1) is
(a) 0.5000 (b) 0.8413
(c) -0.5000 (d) 1
167. For Binomial distribution

(a) Variance < mean (b) variance = mean
(c) Variance > mean (d) None of the above
168. If parameters of a binomial distribution are n and p then, this distribution tends to a Poisson
distribution when
(a) n  , p  o (b) p  o, np  
(c) n  , np   (d) n , p  o, np  
Where ‘λ’ is a finite constant
169. Number of misprints per page of a thick book follows

(a) Normal distribution (b) Poisson distribution
(c) Binomial distribution (d) Standard normal distribution
170. For a Poisson variate X, P (X = 1) = P (X = 2). What is the mean of X?

(a) 1.00 (b) 1.50
(c) 2.00 (d) 2.50
171. The interval (µ – 3σ, µ+ 3σ) covers

(a) 95% area of a normal distribution. (b) 96% area of a normal distribution.
(c) 99% area of a normal distribution. (d) All but 0.27% area of a normal distribution.
Statistical Description of Data
172. The quickest method to collect primary data is
(a) Personal interview (b) Indirect interview
(c) Telephone interview (d) by observation
173. In case of earthquake the best method to collect data is

(a) Questionnaires method (b) Indirect interview
(c) Personal interview (d) None of these
174. Questionnaire method cannot be used when the information are

(a) Unmarried (b) Unemployed
(c) Divorcees (d) Illerates
175. The data collected on the height of a group of students after recording their heights with a
measuring tape is
(a) Primary data (b) Secondary data
(c) Discrete data (d) Continuous data
176. Secondary data –

(a) should never be used
(b) should be used after careful scrutiny
(c) no scrutiny is required while using it
(d) while scrutinizing the only thing to see is who collected it
177. Report on an epidemic from WHO is

(a) Primary data (b) Secondary data
(c) Qualitative data (d) None of these
178. Drinking habit of a person is

(a) An attribute (b) A variable
(c) A discrete variable (d) A continuous variable.
179. Nationally of a person is:

(a) discrete variable (b) an attribute
(c) continuous variable (d) None
180. The entire upper part of a table is known as

(a) Caption (b) Stub
(c) Box head (d) Body
181. For tabulation, ‘stub’ is

(a) Left part of the table describing the columns
(b) Right part of the table describing the columns
(c) Right part of the table describing the rows
(d) Left part of the table describing the rows.
182. The difference between the upper and lower limit of a class is called _____________.
(a) class interval (b) mid value
(c) class boundary (d) frequency
183. 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
184. The average of class limits is called
(a) Mid value (b) Mid point
(c) Class mark (d) All of the above
185. When one end of a class is not specified, the class is called
(a) Exclusive class (b) open end class
(c) Inclusive class (d) None of these
186. Number of times the data value is repeated is called

(a) Observation (b) Frequency
(c) Repetition (d) None of these
187. In the construction of a frequency distribution, it is generally preferable to have classes of

(a) equal width (b) unequal width
(c) maximum (d) None of these
188. Cumulative Frequency refers to the

(a) less than type (b) more than type
(c) both (d) None
189. Vertical bar diagram is used for

(a) Quantitative data
(b) Qualitative data
(c) Data varying over space
(d) (b) or (c)
190. Horizontal bar diagram is used for

(a) Quantitative data
(b) Qualitative data
(c) Data varying over space
(d) (b) or (c).
191. The graphical representation of a cumulative frequency distribution is called

(a) Histogram (b) ogive
(c) Both (d) None of these
192. An area diagram is:

(a) Histogram (b) Ogive
(c) Frequency polygon (d) None of these
193. In Histogram, the classes are taken

(a) overlapping (b) non-overlapping
(c) both (d) None
194. Mode of a distribution can be obtained from

(a) Histogram
(b) Less than type ogives
(c) More than type ogives
(d) Frequency polygon
195. “ The less than Ogive” is a

(a) U-shaped curve (b) J-shaped
(c) S-shaped (d) Bell shaped curve
196. Median of a distribution can be obtained from:

(a) histogram (b) frequency polygon
(c) less than type ogives (d) None of these
197. Intersection point of the less than and more than type cumulative frequency curve gives
(a) Mean (b) Mode
(c) Median (d) None of these
198. Pie-diagram is used for

(a) Comparing different components and their relation to the total
(b) Representing qualitative data in a circle
(c) Representing quantitative data in circle
(d) (b)or(c).
199. Arrange the following dimensions wise: pie-diagram, line diagram and cubic diagram.
(a) 1, 2, 3, (b) 3, 1, 2
(c) 3, 2, 1 (d) 2, 1, 3
200. Out of 100 people, 25 percent were industrial workers and the rest were agricultural workers.
300 persons enjoyed world cup matches on TV. 30 per cent of the people who had not watched
world cup matches were industrial works. What is the number of agricultural workers who had
enjoyed world cup matches on TV?
(a) 260 (b) 240
(c) 230 (d) 250
201. The following data relate to the incomes of 86 persons:

Income is Rs. 500-999 1000-1499 1500-1999 2000-2499
No. of persons 18 32 36 14
What is the percentage of persons earning more than Rs.1500?
(a) 40 (b) 45
(c) 50 (d) 60
202. Classification is of ______ kinds.

(a) two (b) three
(c) four (d) five
203. Classification on the basis of figures (numbers) is called

(a) Ordinal (b) Cardinal
(c) Spatial (d) None of these
204. Classification on the basis of attribute is called

(a) Ordinal (b) Cardinal
(c) Spatial (d) None of these
205. The Chronological classification data are classified on the basis of:
(a) Attributes (b) area
(c) Time (d) class interval
206. The classification on the basis of region is called

(a) Spatial (b) Ordinal
(c) Cardinal (d) None of these
207. In inclusive classification of data

(a) Both the class limits are included in that class
(b) Usually it is used for discrete data
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
208. In exclusive classification of data
(a) Both the class limits are excluded
(b) The classes are overlapped
(c) Usually it is used for continuous data
(d) Both (b) and (c)
209. The sum of the frequencies of all the previous classes and the given class is called
(a) Less than type cumulative frequency
(b) More than type cumulative frequency
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
210. A ratio of the frequency of a class to the total frequency is called

(a) Percentage frequency (b) Proportionate frequency
(c) Relative frequency (d) None of these
211. The breadth of the rectangle is equal to the length of the class-interval in
(a) Ogive (b) Histogram
(c) both (d) None of these
212. Frequency curve is a limiting form of

(a) Frequency polygon (b) Histogram
(c) (a) or (b) (d) (a) and (b)
213. There were 200 employees in an office in which 150 were married. Total male employees were
160 were married. What was the number of female unmarried employees?
(a) 30 (b) 10
(c) 40 (d) 50
214. The following data relate to the marks of a group of students:

Marks(Below) 10 20 30 40 50
No. of students 15 38 65 84 100
How many students got marks more than 30?
(a) 65 (b) 53
(c) 35 (d) 84
Ratio, Proportion, Indices and Logarithms

RATIO
215. The ratio of the quantities is 5 : 7. If the consequent of its inverse ratio is 5, the antecedent is
(a) 5 (b) √5
216. The ratio compounded of 2 : 3, 9 : 4, 5 : 6 and 8 : 10 is

(a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 5
(c) 3 : 8 (d) None of these
217. The ratio compounded of duplicate ratio of 4 : 5, triplicate ratio of 1 : 3, sub duplicate ratio of
81 : 256 and sub triplicate ratio of 125 : 512 is
(a) 4 : 512 (b) 3 : 32
A B C
218. If A : B : C = 2:3:4, then : : is equal to :
B C A
(a) 4 : 9 : 16 (b) 8 : 9 : 12
(c) 8 : 9 : 15 (d) 8 : 9 : 24.
219. ₹ 770 have been divided among A, B, C is such a way that A receives (2/9) of what B and C
together receive. Then A’s share is:
(a) ₹ 140 (b) ₹ 154
(c) ₹ 165 (d) ₹ 170.
220. A box contains ₹ 56 in the form of coins of one rupee, 50 paisa and 25 paisa. The number of 50
paisa coin is double the number of 25 paisa coins and four times the numbers of one rupee coins.
The numbers of 50 paisa coins in the box is
(a) 64 (b) 32
(c) 16 (d) 14
1 1 1
221. ₹ 407 are to be divided among A, B and C so that their shares are in the ratio 4 : 5 : 6 The respective
shares of A, B, C are
(a) ₹ 165, ₹ 132, ₹ 110 (b) ₹ 165, ₹ 110,₹ 132
(c) ₹ 132, ₹ 110, ₹ 165 (d) ₹ 110, ₹ 132, ₹ 165.
222. If the salary of P is 25% lower than that of Q and the salary of R is 20% higher than that of Q,
the ratio of the salary of R and P will be
(a) 5 : 8 (b) 8 : 5
(c) 5 : 3 (d) 3 : 5
PROPORTION
223. The mean proportion between 24 and 54 is:
(a) 33 (b) 34
(c) 35 (d) 36
224. The ratio of third proportion to 12 and 30 and the mean proportion between 9 and 25 is :
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 5 : 1
(c) 7 : 15 (d) 9 : 14
225. In a film shooting, A and B received money in a certain ratio and B and C also received the money
in the same ratio. If A gets ₹1,60,000 and C gets ₹2,50,000. Find the amount received by B?
(a) ₹2,00,000 (b) ₹2,50,000
(c) ₹1,00,000 (d) ₹1,50,000
226. 5x +1 + 5x–1 = 26. The value of x is

(a) 0 (b) 5
2𝑛 +2𝑛−1
227. 2𝑛+1 −2𝑛
equals to
(a) 1/2 (b) 3/2
(c) 2/3 (d) 1/3
3 3 3 𝑎+𝑏+𝑐 3
228. If √𝑎+√𝑏 + √𝑐 = 0, then the value of ( 3
)
(a) abc (b) 9abc
1 1
(c) 𝑎𝑏𝑐 (d) 9𝑎𝑏𝑐
229. log (1/81) to the base ‘9’ is equal to

(a) 2 (b) 1/2
(c) – 2 (d) None of these
230. log4 (x2 + x) - log4 (x + 1) = 2. Find x
(a) 16 (b) 0
(c) -1 (d) None of these
𝑙𝑜𝑔3 8
231. The value 𝑙𝑜𝑔 is:
9 16.𝑙𝑜𝑔4 10
(a) 3 log102 (b) 3 loge2
(c) 2 log103 (d) None of these
232. Number of digits in the number for 264.

[Given log 2= 0.30103]:
(a) 18 digits (b) 19 digits
(c) 20 digits (d) 21digits
233. If log (2a-3b)= log a – log b, then a equals to

3𝑏2 3𝑏
(a) (b)
2𝑏2 −1 2𝑏−1
𝑏2 3𝑏2
(c) 2𝑏+1
(d) 2𝑏+1
234. The sub duplicate ratio of 25: 36 is

(a) 6:5 (b) 36 : 25
(c) 50:72 (d) 5 : 6
235. The ratio compounded of 4:5 and sub-duplicate of a : 9 is 8:15. Then value of ‘a’ is
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 5
236. 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
237. If x : y = 3: 2; y : z = 3:5; then x : y : z is

(a) 9:6:10 (b) 8:9:24
(c) 8:9:15 (d) None of these
238. If x : y = 2 : 3, then (5x+2y) : (3x-y) equals to

(a) 19 : 3 (b) 16 : 3
(c) 7 : 2 (d) 7 : 3
239. If A : B = 2 : 3, B : C = 4 : 5 and C : D= 6 : 7, then A : B : C: D is :

(a) 16 : 22 : 30 : 35 (b) 16 : 24 : 15 : 35
(c) 16 : 24 : 30 : 35 (d) 18 : 24 : 30 : 35
240. ₹ 4850 have been divided among A, B, C such that if their shares be diminished by ₹ 15, ₹ 10
and ₹ 25 respectively, the remainders are in the ratio 3:4:5. Then B’s share is : .
(a) ₹ 1595.00 (b) ₹ 1610.00
(c) ₹ 1626.67 (d) None of these
241. A sum of money is to be distributed among A, B, C, D in the proportion of 5 : 2 : 4 : 3. If C gets ₹

1000 more than D, what is B’s share?
(a) ₹ 1000 (b) ₹ 1500
(c) ₹ 2000 (d) None of these
242. A bag contains ₹ 187 in the form of 1 rupee, 50 paisa and 10 paisa coins in the ratio 3:4:5. Find
the number of each type of coins
(a) 102, 136, 170 (b) 136, 102, 170
(c) 170, 102, 136 (d) None of these
243. Ratio of earnings of A and B is 4 : 7. If the earnings of A increase by 50and those of B

decrease by 25, the new ratio of their earning becomes 8:7. What is A’s earning"
(a) ₹ 21,000 (b) ₹ 26,000
(c) ₹ 28,000 (d) Data inadequate
244. The ages of two persons are in the ratio 5:7. Eighteen years ago their ages were in the ratio of
8:13, their present ages (in years) are
(a) 50,70 (b) 70, 50
(c) 40, 56 (d) None of these
245. Two numbers are in the ratio 7 : 8. If 3 is added to each of them, their ratio becomes 8 : 9. The
numbers are
(a) 14, 16 (b) 24, 27
(c) 21, 24 (d) 16, 18
246. The incomes of A and B are in the ratio 3:2 and their expenditures in the ratio 5:3. If each
saves ₹1500, then B’s income is
(a) ₹6,000 (b) ₹4,500
(c) ₹3,000 (d) ₹7,500
247. The mean proportion between 64 and 81 is

(a) 62 (b) 72
248. The numbers 14, 16, 35, 45 are not in proportion. The fourth term for which they will be in
proportion is
(a) 40 (b) 45
(c) 50 (d) 35
249. Any alloy is to contain copper and zinc in the ratio 9 : 4. The zinc required to
melt with 24 kg of copper is
2 1
10 10
(a) 3 kg (b) 3 kg
2
(c) 9 kg (d) 9 kg
3
250. In 40 litres mixture of glycerine and water, the ratio of glycerine and water is 3:1. The
quantity of water added in the mixture in order to make this ratio 2:1 is
(a) 15 litres (b)10 litres
(c) 8 litres (d) 5 litres
251. A person has assets worth ₹1,48,200. He wish to divide it amongst his wife, son and daughter
in the ratio 3 : 2 : 1 respectively. From this assets, the share of his son will be
(a) ₹24,700 (b) ₹49,400
(c) ₹74,100 (d) ₹37,050
252. If A, B and C started a business by investing ₹1,26,000, ₹84,000 and ₹2,10,000. If at the
end of the year profts ₹2,42,000 then the share of each is
(a) 72,600, 48,400, 1,21,000 (b) 48,400, 1,21,000, 72,600
(c) 72,000, 49,000, 1,21,000 (d) 48,000, 1,21,400, 72,600
253. If x1/l = y1/m = z1/n and xyz = 1, then l + m + n = ……………
(a) 1 (b) -1
(c) x + y + z (d) 0
254. If 2x + 2x + 1 +2x + 2 = 56 then the value of x is

(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) - 2 (d) 3
255. If 4x  5 y  20z then z is equal to:

x y
(a) xy (b)
xy
1 xy
(c) xy (d) x  y
256. If 2x. 3y. 5z  360 then what is the value of x, y, z?

(a) 3, 2, 1 (b) 1, 2, 3
(c) 2, 3, 1 (d) 1, 3, 2
257. The value of

3 n
 3n 
is equal to
3n 3  3n 1
(a) 1/5 (b) 1/6
(c) 1/4 (d) 1/9
 abc 
3
258. If a  b  c  0 , then the value of 

3 3

 3 
(a) abc (b) 9abc
1 1
(c) abc (d) 9abc
259. If (25)150 = (25x)50; then the value of x will be:

(a) 53 (b) 54
(c) 52 (d) 5
260. log (1 + 2 + 3) is exactly equal to

(a) log 1 + log 2 + log 3 (b) log (1 x 2 x 3)
(c) Both the above (d) None of these
261. log 144 is equal to :

(a) 2 log 4 + 2 log 2 (b) 4 log 2 + 2 log 3
(c) 3 log 2 + 4 log 3 (d) None of these
262. If log2 x + log4 x = 6, then the value of x is

(a) 16 (b) 32
(c) 64 (d) 128
263. On solving the equation log3 [log2 (log3 t)] = 1 we get the value of ‘t’ as
(a) 8 (b) 18
(c) 81 (d) 6561
1 1 1
264.   is equal to
log ab  abc  logbc  abc  log ca  abc 
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) – 1
265. The value of 2 log x + 2 log x2 +2 log x3 +……………+2 log xn will be-
n  n  1 log x
(a) (b) n(n + 1)log x
2
(c) n2 log x (d) None of these
Measures of Central Tendency

266. Measures of central tendency are called averages of the........... order.
(a) 1st (b) 2nd
(c) 3rd (d) None of these
267. According to mathematical property of mean ‘The sum of deviations from the mean is zero.’
(a) True (b) false
268. Which of the following measures of central tendency cannot be calculated by graphical method?
(a) mean (b) mode
(c) median (d) quartile
269. For open-end classification, which of the following is the best measure of central tendency?
(a) AM (b) GM
(c) Median (d) Mode
270. _________ always lies in between the arithmetic mean & mode.
(a) GM (b) HM
(c) Median (d) None of these
271. The formula of mode is applicable if classes are of...........................width.

(a) equal (b) unequal
272. For ordering shoes of various sizes for resale, a.................size will be more appropriate.
(a) median (b) modal
(c) mean (d) None of these
273. For a moderately skewed distribution, which of the following relationship holds?
(a) Mean – Mode = 3 (Mean – Median)
(b) Median – Mode = 3 (Mean – Median)
(c) Mean – Median = 3 (Mean – Mode)
(d) Mean – Median = 3 (Median – Mode)
274. Which of the following measure(s) satisfies (satisfy) a linear relationship between two variables?
(a) Mean (b) Median
(c) Mode (d) All of these
275. The second quartile is known as

(a) Median (b) lower quartile
(c) Upper quartile (d) None of these
276. Rank of 1st quartile is
(a) (n + 1)/2 (b) (n + 1)/4
(c) 3(n + 1)/4 (d) None of these
277. When a firm registers both profits and losses, which of the following measure of central tendency
cannot be considered?
(a) AM (b) GM
(c) Median (d) Mode
278. The AM of 1, 3, 5, 6, ×, 10 is 6. The value of x is

(a) 10 (b) 11
279. The average of 5 quantities is 6 and the average of 3 is 8. What is the average of the remaining
two quantities?
(a) 4 (b) 5
(c) 3 (d) 3.5
280. The mean of 50 observations is 50. If two observations 35 and 65 are deleted, then the mean of
the remaining observations is:
(a) 48 (b) 50
281. If the sum of deviations of a set of 5 observations measured from 30 is zero, the mean of
observation is:
(a) 0 (b) 5
(c) 6 (d) 30
282. If a constant value 20 is subtracted from each observation of a set, then mean of the new set of
observations
(a) Increased by 20 (b) Decreased by 20
(c) Is not affected (d) Zero
283. For a group of 100 candidates, the mean was found to be 40. Later on it was discovered that a
value 45 was misread as 54. The correct mean is
(a) 40.50 (b) 39.85
(c) 39.80 (d) 39.91
284. The mean of first three terms is 14 and mean of next two terms is 18. The mean of all five terms
is
(a) 14.5 (b) 15
(c) 14 (d) 15.6
285. The mean salary for a group of 40 female workers is ₹ 5,200 per month and that for a group of
60 male workers is ₹ 6,800 per month. What is the combined salary?
(a) ₹ 6,160 (b) ₹ 6,280
(c) ₹ 6,890 (d) ₹ 6,920
286. The average score of girls in Class XII examination in a school is 73 and that of boys is 71. The
average of score in class XII examination of the school is 71.8. The percentage of boys in class XII
of the school is:
(a) 56% (b) 60%
(c) 65% (d) None of these
287. The mean weight of a group of 10 items is 28 and that of another group of n items is 35. The
mean of combined group of 10+n items is found to be 30. The value of n is:
(a) 2 (b) 4
(c) 10 (d) 12
288. The mean weight of 15 students is 110 kg. The mean weight of 5 of them is 100 kg and of another
five students is 25 kg, then the mean weight of the remaining student is:
(a) 120 (b) 105
289. The rank of median for 899, 999, 391, 384, 590, 480, 485, 760, 111 and 240 is
(a) 2.75 (b) 5.5
290. If x and y are related by x – y – 10 =0 and mode of x is known to be 23, then the mode of y is
(a) 20 (b) 13
(c) 3 (d) 23
291. If the mode of a data is 18 and mean is 24, then median is _____
(a) 18 (b) 24
(c) 22 (d) 21
292. Geometric mean of three observations 40, 50 and k is 10. The value of k is:
(a) 2 (b) 4
293. The geometric mean of the numbers 6, 62, 63, ………., 6n is

(a) 6n/2 (b) 62/n
(c) 6(n+1)/2 (d) None of these
294. 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
295. A man travels at a speed of 20 km/hr and then returns at a speed of 30 km/hr. His average speed
of the whole journey is:
(a) 25 km/hr (b) 24.5 km/hr
(c) 24 km/hr (d) None of these
296. 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) 72.55 (b) 70.36
297. When the distribution is symmetrical, mean, median and mode

(a) coincide (b) do not coincide
298. Quartiles can be determined graphically using

(a) Histogram (b) Frequency Polygon
(c) Ogive (d) Pie chart.
299. Deviation may be positive or negative or zero.

(a) true (b) false (c) both (d) None of these
300. GM is better measure than others when
(a) ratios and percentages are given (b) interval of scale is given
(c) both (a) and (b) (d) either (a) or (b)
301. 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.
302. An aeroplane flies from A to B at the rate of 500 km/hour and comes back from B to A at the
rate of 700 km/hour. The average speed of the aeroplane is
(a) 600 kms per hour (b) 583.33 kms per hour
(c) 100 35 kms per hour (d) 620 kms per hour
Correlation and Regression

303. Correlation coefficient is a pure number.
(a) True (b) false
304. The value of Coefficient of correlation (r) can vary from

(a) –1 to +1 (b) –∞ to +∞
(c) –1 to 0 (d) 0 to 1
305. If high values of one variable tend to low values of the other, they are said to be
(a) Negatively correlated (b) inversely correlated
306. The covariance between two variables is

(a) Strictly positive (b) Strictly negative
(c) Always zero (d) Either positive or negative or zero
307. If y = a + bx, then the coefficient of correlation between x and y is

(a) 1
(b) –1
(c) 1 or –1 according as b > 0 or b < 0
(d) None of these
308. If the plotted points in a scatter diagram lie from upper left to lower right, then the correlation
is
(a) Positive (b) Zero
(c) Negative (d) None of these
309. If the value of correlation coefficient is positive, then the points in a scatter diagram tend to
cluster
(a) From lower left corner to upper right corner
(b) From lower left corner to lower right corner
(c) From lower right corner to upper left corner
(d) From lower right corner to upper right corner.
310. For finding correlation between two attributes, we consider

(a) Pearson’s correlation coefficient
(b) Scatter diagram
(c) Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient
(d) Coefficient of concurrent deviations.
311. The sum of the difference of rank is
(a) 1 (b) –1
(c) 0 (d) None of these.
312. The square of coefficient of correlation ‘r’ is called the coefficient of

(a) Determination (b) Regression
313. If the relation between x and y is given as y = ax +b, then the value of correlation coefficient is
(a) –1, if a is negative (b) 1, if a is positive
(c) –1, if b is negative (d) both (a) & (b)
314. rxy is the same as ryx

(a) True (b) false
315. The correlation between ‘Age and income’ is

(a) Positive (b) negative
(c) Zero (d) None of these
316. The correlation between ‘The profit of Insurance companies and the no. of claims they have to
pay’ is
(c) No correlation (d) None of these
317. The correlation between ‘Unemployment index and the purchasing power of the common man’ is
(c) Zero (d) None of these
318. 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.
319. The correlation between ‘Shoe size and intelligence’ is

(a) Positive correlation
(b) negative correlation
(c) Spurious correlation
(d) None of these
320. Standard Error is

1−𝑟 2 √1−𝑟 2
(a) 𝑛
(b) 𝑛
√1−𝑟 2 1−𝑟 2
(c) 𝑛
(d)
√𝑛
321. The Cov (x, y) between x and y, when

∑x = 15, ∑y = 36, ∑xy = 110, n = 5 is:
(a) 0.35 (b) 0.25
(c) 0.40 (d) 0.45
322. The coefficient of correlation between X and Y is 0.6. Their covariance = 4.8, Var (X) = 9. Then σ y
is :
(a) 8/3 (b) 3/8
323. The coefficient of correlation r(x, y), when
∑x = 125 ∑y = 100, ∑x2 = 260,
∑ y2 = 464, ∑xy = 508, n = 25 is:
(a) 0.3 (b) 0.4
(c) 0.2 (d) 0.1.
324. The coefficient of correlation r between x and y when Cov(x,y) = –16.5, Var(x) = 2.89, Var(y) = 100
is
(a) –0.97 (b) 0.97
(c) 0.89 (d) –0.89
325. if u x + 1, v = y + 2 and r (x,y) = 0.6 then r (v,u) will be:

(a) 2 (b) –0.2
326. If the sum of squares of difference of ranks, given by two judges A and B, of 8 students in 21,
what is the value of rank correlation coefficient?
(a) 0.7 (b) 0.65
(c) 0.75 (d) 0.8
327. If the rank correlation coefficient between marks in management and mathematics for a group
of student in 0.6 and the sum of squares of the differences in ranks in 66, what is the number of
students in the group?
(a) 10 (b) 9
328. 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
329. In Spearman’s Correlation coefficient, the sum of the differences of ranks between two variables
shall be__________.
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) –1 (d) None of these
330. If r = 0.6 then the coefficient of non-determination is

(a) 0.4 (b) – 0.6
(c) 0.36 (d) 0.64
331. The difference between the observed value and the estimated value in regression analysis is
known as
(a) Error (b) Residue
(c) Deviation (d) (a) or (b).
332. The two lines of regression become identical when

(a) r = 1 (b) r = – 1
(c) r = 0 (d) (a) or (b)
333. The regression coefficients remain unchanged due to a

(a) Shift of origin (b) Shift of scale
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) (a) or (b).
334. If ‘r’ be the Karl Pearson’s coefficient of correlation in a bivariate distribution then the two
regression lines are at right angle if
(a) r = ±1
(b) r = 0
(c) r = ± (a finite value whose numerical value is less than 1).
(d) None of these
335. r, bxy , byx all have ________ sign.

(a) Different (b) same
336. The correlation coefficient between x and y is –1/2 and bxy = –1/8. Find byx
(a) –2 (b) -4
(c) 0 (d) 2
337. For some bivariate data, the following results were obtained for the two variables x and y 𝑥̅ =
53.2 , 𝑦̅ = 27 9. , byx = −1.5, bxy = − 0.2
The most probable value of y when x = 60 is
(a) 15.6 (b) 13.4
(c) 19.7 (d) 17.7
338. For a bivariate data, two regression lines are 40x – 18y = 214 and 8x – 10y + 66 = 0, then the
values of and are
(a) 17 and 13 (b) 13 and 17
(c) 13 and -17 (d) -13 and 17
339. 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
340. The two regression equations are 2x + 3y + 18 = 0 and x + 2y – 25 = 0

Find the value of y if x = 9
(a) –8 (b) 8
(c) –12 (d) 0
341. Two regression lines for a bivariate data are: 2x – 5y + 6 = 0 and 5x – 4y + 3 = 0. Then the
coefficient of correlation should be
−𝟐√2 2
(a) 𝟓
(b) 5
+2√2 √2
(c) 5 (d) 5
342. If u = 2x + 5 and v = – y – 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
343. The following data is given, based on 450 students for marks in Statistics and Economics at a
certain examination
Mean marks in Statistics = 40
Mean marks in Economics = 48
S.D. of marks (Statistics) = 12
Variance of marks (Economics) = 256
Sum of the products of deviations of marks from their respective mean = 42075.
The average marks in Economics of candidates who obtained 50 marks in Statistics is
(a) 45 (b) 54.5 (c) 54 (d) 47.5
344. The minimum value of correlation coefficient is
(a) 0 (b) –1
(c) 1 (d) –2
345. The maximum value of correlation coefficient is

(a) 0 (b) –1
346. 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)
347. Covariance (x, y) between x and y is ∑ x = 15, ∑y = 40, ∑xy = 110, n = 5 is:
(a) 22 (b) -2
348. The covariance between two variables X an Y is 8.4 and their variances are 25 and 36 respectively.
Calculate Karl Pearson’s coeffcient of correlation between them.
(a) 0.82 (b) 0.28
(c) 0.01 (d) 0.09
349. If the coefficient of correlation between x and y is – 0.92, then the coefficient of correlation
between U = 2x + 6, V = 3y – 15 is:
(a) –0.46 (b) –0.92
(c) –0.31 (d) None of these
350. If the sum of squares of the rank difference in mathematics and physics marks of 10 students is
22, then the coefficient of rank correlation is:
(a) 0.267 (b) 0.867
351. If r = 0.75 and n = 5, then the probable error is:

(a) 0.25 (b) 0.15
(c) 0.5 (d) 0.10
352. The coefficient of correlation simple _________ of the two regression coeffcients.
(a) arithmetic mean (b) geometric mean
(c) harmonic mean (d) None of these of the above
353. Two regression lines always intersect at the means.

(a) true (b) false
354. The regression lines are identical if r is equal to

(a) + 1 (b) –1
(c) ±1 (d) 0
355. The regression lines are perpendicular to each other if r is equal to

(a) 0 (b) + 1
(c) –1 (d) ±1
356. Given the regression equations as 3x+y=13 and 2x+5y = 20. Find regression equation of y on x.
(a) 3x+y=13 (b) 2x+y=20
(c) 3x+5y=13 (d) 2x+5y=20
357. If the lines of regression in a bivariate distribution are given by x+2y = 5 and 2x+3y = 8, then the
coeffcient of correlation is
(a) 0.866 (b) –0.866
(c) 0.667 (d) –0.667
358. Given the following data:

Variable: x y
Mean: 80 98
Variance: 4 9
Coeffcient of correlation = 0.6
What is the most likely value of y when x = 90?
(a) 90 (b) 103
359. Given the following data for a bivariate distribution: byx  0.756 , byx  0.659 , then the coeffcient
of non determinaton is given by
(a) 0.502 (b) 0.602
Differential Calculus
𝑥 2 +1
360. If ƒ(x) = 𝑥 2 −1, then ƒ’(x) is
(a) –4x/(x2 – 1)2 (b) 4x/(x2 – 1)2
(c) x/(x – 1)
2 2 (d) None of these
𝑑𝑦
361. If log (x/y) = x + y, then is equal to
𝑑𝑥
𝑦(1−𝑥) 𝑦
(a) 𝑥(1+𝑦) (b) 𝑥
1−𝑥
(c) 1−𝑦 (d) None of these
dy
362. If x = 2t + 5 and y = t 2 – 5, then dx
equals to
(a) t (b) –1/t
(c) 1/t (d) 0
𝑑𝑦
363. If x2 + 3xy + y2 – 4 = 0 then 𝑑𝑥
is
(a) – (2x + 3y)/(3x + 2y) (b) (2x + 3y)/(3x + 2y)
(c) – (3x + 2y)/(2x + 3y) (d) None of these
𝑑𝑦
364. If x3 – 2x2y2 + 5x + y = 5, then at x = 1 and y = 1 is:
𝑑𝑥
(a) 4/3 (b) –5/4
(c) 4/5 (d) –4/3
𝑑𝑦
365. If xy = yx , then 𝑑𝑥
equals to
𝑥(𝑥 log 𝑦−𝑦) 𝑥(𝑥 log 𝑥−𝑥)
(a) 𝑦(𝑦 log 𝑥−𝑥) (b) 𝑦(𝑦 log 𝑦−𝑦)
𝑦(𝑥 log 𝑦−𝑦)
(c) 𝑥(𝑦 log 𝑥−𝑥) (d) None of these
𝑑𝑦
366. If xmyn = (x + y)m+n, then 𝑑𝑥
equals to
𝑥 𝑦
(a) 𝑦 (b) 𝑥
𝑦
(c) -𝑥 (d) None of these
4 𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
367. If y=2x + x, then x2𝑑𝑥 2 + x𝑑𝑥 – y equals to
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) 4
368. The cost function for the production of x units of a commodity is given by C(x) = 2x 3 – 15x2 + 36x
+ 15, the cost will be minimum when ‘x’ is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 2
(c) 1 (d) 4
dy
369. If xy  1, then y 2  is equal to
dx
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) -1 (d) None of these
dy
370. If xy  x  y   0 then equals to
dx
y  2x  y  x  2x  y  y  2x  x 
x 2 y  x y 2 y  x y  2x  y 
(a) (b) (c) (d) None of these
e3 x  e 2 x dy
y ,
371. If e  e then dx is equal to
3x 2x
(b) 1/  e5 x  e2 x  (c) e5 x /  e5 x  e 2 x 
5x 2
(a) 2e (d) None of these
Sequence and Series

372. The 20th term of the progression 1, 4, 7, 10 …………..is
(a) 58 (b) 52
373. If (x + 1), 3x, (4x + 2) are in A.P. Find the value of x

(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 5
374. The 4 arithmetic means between –2 and 23 are

(a) 3, 13, 8, 18 (b) 18, 3, 8, 13
(c) 3, 8, 13, 18 (d) None of these
375. If sum of 3 arithmetic means between ‘k’ and 22 is 42, then ‘k’ equals to
(a) 14 (b) 11
(c) 10 (d) 6
376. If tn represents nth term of an A.P. and t7 : t10 = 5 : 7 then t8 : t11 equals to
(a) 13 : 16 (b) 17 : 23
(c) 14 : 17 (d) 15 : 19
377. The sum of n terms of two A.P.s are in the ratio of (7n – 5)/ (5n+17). Then which term of the two
series is equal
(a) 12 (b) 6
378. The sum of n terms of an AP is 3n2 + 5n. The A.P. is

(a) 8, 14, 20, 26, …. (b) 8, 22, 42, 68, ……
(c) 22, 42, 68,114, .... (d) None of these
379. The sum of n terms of an A.P. is (2n2 + n). What is the difference of its 10th and 1st term?
(a) 207 (b) 36
(c) 90 (d) 63
380. If the sum of n terms of an A.P. be 3n2 – n and its common difference is 6, then its first term is:
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 5
381. A person pays ₹ 975 by monthly installment each less than the former by ₹ 5. the first installment
is ₹ 100. The time by which the entire amount will be paid is
(a) 15 months (b) 26 months
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
382. Find the ninth term of the series: √2, 5√2, 9√2,….
(a) 25√2 (b) 31√2
(c) 33√2 (d) 52√2
383. The sum of the series 243, 81, 27, …… to 8 terms is

5 4
(a) 9 (b) 9
1
(c) 9
(d) None of these
384. Find two numbers whose A.M is 10 and G.M. is 8.

(a) (10, 10) (b) (16, 4)
(c) (18, 2) (d) (14, 6)
̅̅̅̅ using the sum of an infinite geometric series.

385. Evaluate 0.2175
(a) 2175 / 9000 (b) 2154 / 9900
(c) 2175 / 9900 (d) None of these
386. Find three numbers in G.P. such that their sum is 21, and the sum of their squares is 189:
(a) 5, 7, 9 (b) 3, 7, 11
(c) 3, 6, 12 (d) 4, 8, 9
387. If the continued product of three numbers in G.P. is 27 and the sum of their products in pairs is
39 the numbers are
(a) 1, 3, 9 (b) 9, 3, 1
388. If a, b, c are in A.P. then the value of (a3+4b3+c3) / [b(b2+c2)] is

(a) 1 (b) 2
389. If a, b, c are in G.P. then the value of a(b2+c2) – c(a2+b2) is

(a) 0 (b) 1
390. If a, b, c are in A.P. then (b+c), (c+a), (a+b) are in

(a) A.P. b) G.P.
(c) H.P. (d) None of these
391. If S1, S2, S3 be the sums of n terms of three A.P.s the first term of each being unity and the
respective common differences 1, 2, 3 then (S1+S3)/S2 is
(a) 1 (b) 2
392. The sum of all natural numbers between 100 and 300, which are divisible by 5, is
(a) 10200 (b) 30000
(c) 8200 (d) 2200
393. The sum of all natural numbers from 100 and 300, which are divisible by 4 and 5, is
(a) 16200 (b) 10200
(c) 8200 (d) 2200
394. The sum of n terms of the series 2 + 6 + 10 +………...is

(a) 2n2 (b) n2
(c) n /2
2
(d) 4n2
395. The sum of n terms of 1.4 + 3.7 + 5.10 +……………. is

(a) n(4n2+5n–1) (b) (n/2) (4n2+5n–1)
(c) (n/2) (4n –5n–1)
2 (d) None of these
396. The sum to n terms of the series 5 + 55 + 555 +..........is

(a) (50/81) (10n – 1) – (5/9)n (b) (50/81) (10n+1) – (5/9)n
(c) (50/81) (10n+1)+(5/9)n (d) None of these
397. The sum of the infinite G.P. 14 – 2 + 2/7 – 2/49 +…………is

(a) 49/12 (b) 49/4
398. Find the product of:

(243), (243)1/6, (243)1/36,………∞
(a) 1,024 (b) 729
(c) 243 (d) 27
399. If the first term of a G.P. exceeds the second term by 2 and the sum of infinity is 50 the series is
(a) 10, 8, 32/5………… (b) 10, 8, 5/2…………
(c) 10, 10/3, 10/9………… (d) None of these
400. If the sum of the 4th term and the 12th term of an A.P. is 8, what is the sum of the first 15 terms
of the progression?
(a) 60 (b) 120 (c) 110 (d) 150
401. A contractor who fails to complete a building in a certain specified time is compelled to
forfeit ₹ 200 for the first day of extra time required and thereafter forfeited amount is
increased by ₹ 25 for every day. If he loses ₹ 9,450, for how many days did he over-run the
contract time?
(a) 19 days (b) 21 days (c) 23 days (d) 25 days
402. The 7th term of the series 6, 12, 24, .......................is

403. The G.P. whose 3rd and 6th terms are 1, –1/8 respectively is
(a) 4, –2, 1 (b) 4, 2 ,1 (c) 4, –1, 1/4 (d) None of these
404. The sum of the first 20 terms of a G. P is 244 times the sum of its first 10 terms. The common
ratio is
(a)  3 (b)  3 (c) 3 (d) None of these
405. The sum of n terms of an AP is 15 and their product is 80. The integers are
(a) 2, 8, 5 (b) 8, 2, 5 (c) 2, 5, 8 (d) 8, 5, 2
406. Three numbers in G.P. with their sum 13/3 and sum of their squares 91/9 are
(a) 1/3, 1, 3 (b) 3, 1, 1/3 (c) Both (d) None of these
407. Three numbers are in AP and their sum is 21. If 1, 5, 15 are added to them respectively, they form
a G.P. the numbers are
(a) 5, 7, 9 (b) 9, 5, 7 (c) 7, 5, 9 (d) None of these
 
408. If a, b, c are in A.P. then the value of a 2  4ac  c 2 /  ab  bc  ca  is
409. If a, b, c are the pth , qth and r th terms of a G.P. respectively the value of a q r .br  p .c p q is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) -1 (d) None of these
410. If the pth term of an A.P. is q and the qth term is p the value of the rth term is
(a) p – q – r (b) p + q – r (c) p + q + r (d) None of these
411. If the pth term of an A.P. is q and qth term is p then the value of (p+q)th term is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) –1 (d) –(p+q)
412. The sum of n terms of the series 2+4+6+8+……..is

(a) n(n+1) (b) (n/2)(n+1)
(c) n(n-1) (d) (n/2)(n-1)
413. The value of 21/4.41/8.81/6.161/32........... is :

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c)  (d) None of these
414. 72n  16n  1 is divisible by

(a) 15 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 64
Equations
LINEAR EQUATIONS
415. The solution of the equation (p + 2) (p – 3) + (p + 3) (p – 4) = p(2p – 5) is
(a) 6 (b) 7
416. One third of number is greater than one fourth of its successor by 1. Find the number.
(a) 17 (b) 16
417. The wages of 8 men and 6 boys amount to ₹ 33. If 4 men earn ₹ 4.50 more than 5 boys determine
the wages of each man and boy.
(a) (₹ 1.50, ₹ 3) (b) (₹ 3, ₹ 1.50)
(c) (₹ 2.50. ₹ 2) (d) (₹ 2, ₹ 2.50)
418. A man sells 6 radios and 4 televisions for ₹ 18,480. If 14 radios and 2 televisions are sold for the
same amount, what is the price of a television?
(a) ₹ 1,848 (b) ₹ 840
(c) ₹ 1,680 (d) ₹ 3,360
419. A man starts his job with a certain monthly salary and earns a fixed increment every year. If his
salary was ₹ 1,500 after 4 years of service and ₹ 1,800 after 10 years of service, what was his
starting salary and what is the annual increment in rupees?
(a) ₹ 1,300, ₹ 50 (b) ₹ 1,100, ₹ 50
(c) ₹ 1,500, ₹ 30 (d) None of these
420. A factory produces 200 bulbs for a total cost of ₹ 800/ – and 400 bulbs for Rs.1200. If the factory
intends to produce 1000 bulbs the total cost would be ₹ _______.
(a) 2400 (b) 1300
(c) 1200 (d) 1100
QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
421. Solving equation x2 – 24x + 135 = 0 are, values(s) of x
(a) 9, 6 (b) 9, 15
(c) 15, 6 (d) None of these
422. If one roots of the equation x2 – 3x + k = 0 is 2, then value of k will be

(a) –10 (b) 0
(c) 2 (d) 10
423. The value of √6 + √6 − √6+. . . ∞

(a) –3 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
424. 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
425. If one root of 5x2 + 13x + p = 0 be reciprocal of the other then the value of p is
(a) – 5 (b) 5
(c) 1/5 (d) – 1/5
426. 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
427. Solving 4x . 2y = 128 and 33x + 2y = 9xy we get the following roots
7 7
(a) , (b) 2,3
4 2
(c) 1,2 (d) 1,3
1
428. The value 4 +____________
1
4 +____________
1
4 +__________
4+…
(a) 1± √2 (b) 2±√5

(c) 2±√3 (d) None of these
429. If (2 + √3 ) is a root of a quadratic equation x2 + px + q = 0 then find the value of p and q.

(a) (4, – 1) (b) (4, 1)
(c) (– 4, 1) (d) (2, 3)
430. If the ratio of the roots of the equation 4x2 – 6x + p = 0 is 1 : 2 then the value of p is
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) –2 (d) –1
431. If arithmetic mean between roots of a quadratic equation is 8 and the geometric mean between
them is 5, the equation is__________.
(a) x2 – 16x – 25 = 0 (b) x2 –16x + 25 = 0
(c) x – 16x + 5 = 0
2 (d) None of these
432. The roots of the equation y3 + y2 – y – 1 = 0 are:
(a) (1, 1, –1) (b) (–1, –1, 1)
(c) (1, 1, 1) (d) None of these
433. Solve x3 – 7x2 + 14x – 8 = 0 given that the roots are in geometrical progression
(a) ½, 1, 2 (b) 1, 2, 4
(c) ½, – 1, 2 (d) – 1, 2, – 4
434. The simultaneous equations 7x – 3y = 31, 9x – 5y = 41 have solutions given by

(a) ( – 4, – 1) (b) ( – 1, 4)
(c) (4, – 1) (d) (3, 7)
435. If kx – 4 = (k – 1) x, then which of the following is true?

(a) x = –5 (b) x = – 4
(c) x = –3 (d) x = +4
436. On solving 9x + 3y – 4z = 3, x + y – z = 0 and 2x – 5y – 4z = – 20 solutions can be obtained

(a) 2, 3, 4 (b) 1, 3, 4
(c) 1, 2, 3 (d) None of these
437. Ten years ago the age of a father was 4 times of his son. Ten years hence the age of the father
will be twice that of his son. The present ages of the father and the son are.
(a) (50, 20) (b) (60, 20)
(c) (55, 25) (d) None of these
438. Seven times a two digit number is equal to four time the number obtained by reversing the order
of digits, and the sum of the digits of number is 3, then the number is:
(a) 13 (b) 15
439. For two given numbers, 1/5th of the greater is equal to 1/3rd of the smaller and their sum is 16.
the number are :
(a) (6, 10) (b) (9, 7)
(c) (12, 4) (d) (11, 5)
440. If 3 times of Rakesh’s age 6 years ago be subtracted from twice his present age, the result would
be equal to his present age. Find the age of Rakesh.
(a) 15 (b) 9
(c) 16 (d) 8
441. The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 10. If 18 be subtracted from it, the digits in the
resulting number will be equal. The number is :
(a) 37 (b) 73
442. Area of a rectangular garden is 8000 square meters. Ratio in length and breadth is 5 : 4. A path
of uniform width runs all round the inside of the garden. If the path occupies 3200 m2 , what is
its width?
(a) 12m (b) 6m
(c) 10m (d) 4m
443. The sides of an equilateral triangle are shortened by 12 units, 13 units and 14 units respectively
and a right angled triangle is formed. The side of the equilateral triangle is :
(a) 17 units (b) 16 units
(c) 15 units (d) 18 units
444. A factory produces 300 units and 900 units at a total cost of ₹ 6800 and Rs.10400 respectively.
The liner equation of the total cost line is
(a) y = 6x + 1, 1,000 (b) y = 5x + 5,000
(c) y = 6x + 5,000 (d) None of these
445. Solving equation x2 – (a + b) x + ab = 0 are, values(s) of x

(a) a ‘or’ b (b) a
(c) b (d) None of these
446. If one roots of the equation x2 – 3x + k = 0 is 2, then value of k will be

(a) –10 (b) 0
(c) 2 (d) 10
447. If the roots of 4x2 + 5k = (5k +1) x differ by unity then the negative value of k is
(a) –5 (b) –1/5
(c) –1/3 (d) None of these
448. The value of 2  2  2  ....

(a) –2 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) 0
449. The roots of the equation x2 – (2p – 1)x + p2 = 0 are real if.
(a) p ≥ 1 (b) p ≤ 4
(c) p ≥ 1/4 (d) p ≤ ¼
450. The equation x2 – (p + 4)x + (2p + 5) = 0 has equal roots. The value of p will be
(a) ±1 (b) 2
(c) ±2 (d) –2
451. If one root of 5x2 + 13x + p = 0 be reciprocal of the other then the value of p is
(a) – 5 (b) 5
(c) 1/5 (d) – 1/5
452. 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
453. If ,  are the roots of the equation x2 – 5x + 6 = 0, the equation with roots a 2
   and
 a    ;  a    is

(a) x2 – 9x + 99 = 0 (b) x2 + 18x + 90 = 0

(c) x2 – 18x – 11 = 0 (d) None of these
454. The quadratic equation with rational coefficient having (5+√2 ) as one of its roots is
(a) x2 + 10x + 23 = 0 (b) x2 – 10x + 23 = 0
(c) x2 + 10x – 23 = 0 (d) x2 + 10x – 23 = 0
455. The condition that one of the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0 is thrice the other is
(a) 3b2 = 16ca (b) b2 = 9ca
(c) 3b = – 16ca
2
(d) b2 = – 9ca
456. On solving the following expression, the value of x will be,

x 1 x 1
 2
1 x x 6
4 1
(a) 13 (b) 13
2 3
(c) 13 (d) 13
457. If the ratio of the roots of the equation 4x2 – 6x + p = 0 is 1 : 2 then the value of p is
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) –2 (d) –1
458. If p & q are the roots of the equation x2 – bx + c=0, then what is the equation whose roots are
(pq+p+q) and (pq-p-q)?
(a) x2 – 2cx + c2 – b2 = 0 (b) x2 – 2bx + c2 + b2 = 0
(c) 8cx2 – 2(b + c)x + c2 = 0 (d) x2 + 2bx – (c2 – b2 ) = 0
459. If | x − 2 | + x − 3 = 7 then, ‘x’ will be equal to

(a) 6 (b) –1
(c) 6 and –1 (d) None of the above
460. Roots of equation 2x2 + 3x 7=0 are a and β . The value of aβ1 +βa-1 is
(a) 2 (b) 3/7
(c) 7/2 (d) –19/24
461. It is being given that one of the roots is half the sum of the other two solving x3 – 12x2 + 47x –
60 = 0 we get the following roots.
(a) 1, 2, 3 (b) 3, 4, 5
(c) 2, 3, 4 (d) – 3, – 4, – 5
Inequalities
462. The solution of the inequality 5x – 3 < 3x + 1 is, where x is a real number
(a) x ∈ (2, ∞) (b) x ∈ [2, ∞)
(c) x ∈ (–∞, 2) (d) x ∈ (–∞, 2]
463. The solution of the inequality 3x + 17 ≤ 2 (1 – x), x ∈ R

(a) x ∈ (– ∞, –3] (b) x ∈ [3, ∞)
(c) x ∈ (– ∞, 3] (d) x ∈ (– ∞, 3)
2(𝑥−1) 3(2+𝑥)
464. The solution of the inequality 5 ≤ 7
; x ∈ R is
(a) x ≥ – 44 (b) x ≤ – 44 (c) x < 44 (d) None of these
L1 : 5x + 3y = 30 L2 : x + y = 9 L3 : y = x/3 L4 : y = x/2
The common region (shaded part) shown in, the diagram refers to
(a) 5x + 3y < 30 (b) 5x + 3y ≥ 30
x+y≤9 x+y≤9
y ≤ 1/5 x y ≥ x/3
y ≤ x/2 y ≤ x/2
x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0
(c) 5x + 3y ≥ 30 (d) 5x + 3y > 30

x+y≥9 x+y<9
y ≤ x/3 y≥9
y ≥ x/2 y ≤ x/2
x ≥ 0, y > 0 x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0
465. The common region satisfied by the inequalities L1 : 3x + y ≥ 6, L2 : x + y ≥ 4, L3 : x + 3y ≥ 6, and

L4 : x + y ≤ 6 is indicated by
466. The common region satisfying the set of inequalities x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0, L1 : x + y < 5, L2 : x + 2y ≤ 8 and
L3 : 4x + 3y ≥12 is indicated by
467. Solve the inequality: 2  2 x  3 –10  6  x – 2  , x  R

(a) x   4,   (b) x [4, )
(c) x   , 4  (d) x [, 2)
468. The solution of the inequality 3 x17  2 1 – x  , x  R
(a) x  (, 3] (b) x [3, )

(c) x  (,3] (d) x  (,3)
4  2x x
469. The solution of the inequality   3; x  R is
3 2
(a) x  26 (b) x  26
(c) x  26 (d) x  26
470. Solve the inequality: 10≤ 5(x – 2) < 20

(a) x ∈ (–2, 0) (b) x ∈ (–2,0]
(c) x ∈ [–2,0] (d) None of these
1
3x  2 
471. Solve: 2
1 5 1 5
x x
(a) 2 6 (b) 2 6
1 5
(c)  x  (d) None of these
2 6
472. Mr. Aneja has to purchase tables (x) and chairs (y) for his new office. He cannot accommodate
more than 10 chairs and 5 tables in his office. This situation can be expressed as
(a) x  10, y  5 (b) x  5, y  10
(c) x  10, y  5 (d) x  5, y  10
473. A dealer has only ₹ 5,760 to invest in fans (x) and sewing machines (y). The cost per unit of fan
and sewing machine is ₹ 360 and ₹ 240 respectively. This can be shown by
(a) 360 x  240 y  5760 (b) 360 x  240 y  5760
(c) 360 x  240 y  5760 (d) None of these
474. On solving the inequalities 6 x  y  18, x  4 y  12, 2 x  y 10 , we get the following situation:
(a) (0,18), (12,0), (4,2) and (7,6)
(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)
475. The common region satisfied by the inequalities L1 :3x y  6, L2 : x  y  4, L3 : x  3 y  6, and

L4 : x  y  6 is indicated
(d) None of these
476. The set of inequalities L1: x1  X2  12, L2 : 5x1  2 x2  50, L3: x1  3x2  30, x1  0 , and x 2  0 is
represented by
(d) None of these

Simple Interest, Compound Interest including Annuity
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
477. In what time will a sum of money double itself at 6.25% p.a.simple interest?
(a) 5 years (b) 8 years
(c) 12 years (d) 16 years
478. What is the rate of simple interest if a sum of money amounts to ₹ 2,784 in 4 years and ₹ 2,688
in 3 years?
(a) 1% p.a. (b) 4% p.a.
(c) 5% p.a. (d) 8% p.a.
479. If the simple interest on ₹ 1,400 for 3 years is less than the simple interest on ₹ 1,800 for the
same period by ₹ 80, then the rate of interest is:
(a) 5.67% (b) 6.67%
(c) 7.20% (d) 5.00%
480. A person borrows ₹ 5000 at the rate of 5% per year simple interest. The amount that he has to
pay after 4 years is
(a) ₹ 1000 (b) ₹ 6000
481. ₹ 8,000 becomes ₹ 10,000 in two years at simple interest. The amount that will become ₹ 6,875
in 3 years at the same rate of interest is :
(a) ₹ 4,850 (b) ₹ 5,000
(c) ₹ 5,500 (d) ₹ 5,275
482. The simple interest on a sum of money is 4/9 of the principal, and the number of years is equal
to the rate per cent per annum. Find the rate per cent.
2 3
(a) 6 % (b) 5 %
3 5
2 1
(c) 73% (d) 63%
483. A sum of money becomes 4 times in 12 years at S.I. Find the rate of interest.
(a) 25% (b) 24%
(c) 15% (d) 14%
484. A sum was put at SI at a certain rate for 2 years. Had it been put at 5% higher rate, it would
have fetched ₹ 125 more. Find the sum.
(a) ₹ 1250 (b) ₹ 1000
(c) ₹ 750 (d) ₹ 1500
485. A sum of money becomes 3 times itself in 3 years at a simple interest. In how many years will it
amount to 5 times itself?
(c) 7 years (d) 5.5 years
486. If P = ₹ 1000, R = 5% p.a, n = 4; Amount and C.I. is

(a) ₹ 1215, ₹ 215 (b) ₹ 1125, ₹ 125
(c) ₹ 2115, ₹ 115 (d) None of these
487. The effective rate of interest corresponding to a nominal rate 3% p.a payable half yearly is
(a) 3.2% p.a (b) 3.25% p.a
(c) 3.0225% p.a (d) None of these
488. How long will ₹ 12,000 take to amount to ₹ 14,000 at 5% p.a. compounded quarterly?
(a) 3 years (b) 3.1 years
(c) 13.5 years (d) 12.4 years.
489. ₹ 4000 amount to ₹ 6000 in 3 years at the _____ p.a. if interest is compounded half yearly.
(a) 12% (b) 14%
(c) 16% (d) 8%
490. ₹125000 is borrowed at CI at the rate of 2% for the first year 3% for the second year and 4% for
the third year. Find the amount to be paid after 3 years.
(a) ₹135678 (b) ₹ 136578
(c) ₹ 136587 (d) ₹ 163578
491. A sum of money placed at compound interest doubles itself in 5 years. In how many years will it
493. In what time will ₹ 3,90,625 amount to ₹ 4,56,976 at 8% per annum, when the interest is
compounded semi-annually?
[(1.04)4 =1.16986]
494. ₹ 4000 is deposited at 6% compounded quarterly for one year. The effective rate of interest is
(a) 6% (b) 6.15%
(c) 6.14% (d) 6.13%
MIXED PROBLEMS
495. The difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on a certain sum of money
at 8% per annum for 2 years is ₹ 4. Find the sum.
(a) ₹ 1250 (b) ₹ 625
496. On what sum will the difference between the simple and compound interests for 3 years at 5 per
cent per annum amount to ₹ 12.20?
(a) ₹ 1600 (b) ₹ 800
(c) ₹ 1200 (d) ₹ 1500
497. The annual birth and death rates per 1000 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:
(c) 25 years (d) none of these
498. A machine for which the useful life is estimated to be 5 years costs ₹ 5,000. Rate of depreciation
is 10% p.a. The scrap value at the end of its life is:
(a) ₹ 2952.45 (b) ₹ 2500.00
(c) ₹ 3000.00 (d) ₹ 2559.50
499. Find the ratio of CI to SI on a certain sum at 5% per annum for 2 years.
(a) 41 : 40 (b) 42 : 41
(c) 43 : 40 (d) 41 : 35
500. A person invests ₹ 100 at the end of each year at 5% p.a. how much would he get back at the
end of 10 years?
(a) ₹ 1,275.80 (b) ₹ 1257.20
(c) ₹ 1,255.60 (d) None of these
501. Find the amount of annuity of ₹ 4,000 per annum for 10 years reckoning interest at 10% p.a.
(a) ₹ 63,760 (b) ₹ 63,670
(c) ₹ 63,205 (d) None of these
502. The amount of an ordinary annuity of ₹ 6000 payable at the end of each 3 months for four years,
compounded at 8%
(a) ₹ 84060 (b) ₹ 86040
(c) ₹ 80460 (d) ₹ None of these
503. Mr. Pankaj invests ₹ 10,000 every year starting from today for next year suppose interest rate is
8% per annum compounded annually. Calculate future value of the annuity: Time is 10 years
(a) ₹ 156454.88 (b) ₹ 144865.625
(c) ₹ 156554.88 (d) none of these
504. A 40 years old person wishes his wife Rakhi to have ₹ 40 lakhs at his death. If his expectation of
life is another 30 years and he starts making equal annual investments commencing now at 3%
compound interest p.a. How much should he invest annually?
(a) ₹ 84,077 (b) ₹ 81,628
(c) ₹ 84,449 (d) ₹84,247
505. A sinking fund is created for redeeming debentures worth ₹ 5 lacs at the end of 25 years. How
much provision needs to be made out of profits each year provided sinking fund investments can
earn interest at 4% p.a.?
(a) ₹ 12,006 (b) ₹ 12,040
(c) ₹ 12,039 (d) ₹ 12,035
506. A machine can be purchased for ₹ 50,000. Machine will contribute ₹ 12,000 per year for the next
five years. Assume borrowing cost is 10% per annum compounded annual/ Determine whether
machine should be purchased or not.
(a) Should be purchased (b) Should not be purchased
(c) Can’t say (d) None of these
507. P = ₹ 12000, A = ₹ 16500, T = 2 ½ years. Rate percent per annum simple interest will be
(a) 15% (b) 12%
508. In what time will a sum of money double itself at 6.25% p.a. simple interest?
509. The time by which a sum of money is 8 times of itself if it doubles itself in 15 years.
510. The sum of ₹ 15500 was lent partly at 5% and partly at 8% p.a. simple interest the total interest
received after 3 years is ₹ 2380. The ratio of the money less at 5% to the money lent at 8% p.a.
is
(a) 11 : 20 (b) 11 : 9
511. A person borrows ₹ 5000 at the rate of 5% per year simple interest. The amount that he has to
pay after 4 years is
(a) ₹ 1000 (b) ₹ 6000
512. ₹ 8,000 becomes ₹ 10,000 in two years at simple interest. The amount that will become ₹ 6,875
in 3 years at the same rate of interest is :
(a) ₹ 4,850 (b) ₹ 5,000
(c) ₹ 5,500 (d) ₹ 5,275
513. A person borrows ₹ 5,000 for 2 years at 4% p.a. simple interest. He immediately lends to another
1
person at 6 % p.a. for 2 years. Find his gain in the transaction per year :
4
(a) ₹ 112.50 (b) ₹ 125
(c) ₹ 225 (d) ₹ 167.50
514. 100. Mohan deposits ₹ 500 into an account paying 8% simple interests. He makes two more
deposits of ₹₹ 1,000 each first after 3 months and second after 6 months. How much will be in
his account at the end of the year, if he makes no other deposits and withdrawals during the
time?
(a) ₹ 2,600 (b) ₹ 2,650
515. A person deposited a sum of ₹ 10,000 in a bank. After 2 years, he withdrew ₹ 4,000 and at the
end of 5 years, he received an amount of ₹ 7,900; then the rate of simple interest is:
(a) 6% (b) 5%
516. Shalini deposits ₹ 1350 in a bank at 5% per annum and ₹ 1150 in another bank at 6% per annum.
Find the rate of interest for the whole sum.
(a) 5.40% (b) 5.46%
(c) 6.40% (d) 11%
517. The simple interest on a sum of money is 1/16 of the principal, and the number of years is equal
to the rate per cent per annum. Find the rate per cent.
1 1
2 % 3 %
(a) 4 (b) 3
1
(c) 4 % (d) None of these
2
518. The difference between the interests received from two different banks on ₹ 1000 for 2 years is ₹
20. Thus the difference between their rates is _______ per cent.
(a) 1 (b) 1.5
(c) 2 (d) 2.5
519. A sum of money becomes 5 times in 20 years at SI. Find the rate of interest.
(a) 10% (b) 16%
(c) 20% (d) 25%
520. A sum was put at SI at a certain rate for 4 years. Had it been put at 4% higher rate, it would
have fetched ₹ 160 more. Find the sum.
(a) ₹ 1500 (b) ₹ 1200
(c) ₹ 1000 (d) ₹ 800
521. ₹ 100 will become after 20 years at 5% p.a. compound interest calculated annually [(1.05)20 =
2.655]
(a) ₹ 250 (b) ₹ 205
522. The effective rate of interest corresponding to a nominal rate 3% p.a. payable half yearly is
(a) 3.2% p.a. (b) 3.25% p.a.
(c) 3.0225% p.a. (d) None of these
523. Mr. X borrowed ₹ 5120 at 12 ½ % p.a. C.I. At the end of 3yrs, the money was repaid along with
the interest accrued. The amount of interest paid by him is
(a) ₹ 2100 (b) ₹ 2170
524. In what time will ₹ 3,90,625 amount to ₹ 4,56,976 at 8% per annum, when the interest is
compounded semi annually?
[Given: 1.04  = 1.16986]
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525. What is the annual rate of interest compounded annually doubles an investment in 2 years.
[Given that 2 = 1.4142135.]
(a) 46.04125 % (b) 14.142135
(c) 41.42135 % (d) None of these.
526. A man borrowed ₹ 20,000 from a money lender but he could not repay the amount for a period
of 4 years. According the money lender’s demand showed ₹ 26,500 due from him. At what rate
percent annum compound interest did the money lender lend his money?
(a) 7% (b) 8%
(c) 7.3% (d) None of these
527. A sum of money is put at compound interest for 2 years at 20% p.a. It would earn ₹ 482 more, if
the interest were payable half-yearly than it were payable yearly, then the sum is
(a) ₹ 20,000 (b) ₹ 25,000
528. ₹ 4000 amount to ₹6000 in 3 years at the _____ p.a. if interest is compounded half yearly.
(a) 12% (b) 14%
(c) 16% (d) 8%
529. Chetan invested an amount of ₹ 15000 at compound interest rate of 10% pa for a period of 2
years. What amount will he receive at the end of two years?
(a) ₹ 17000 (b) ₹ 18000
(c) ₹ 18150 (d) ₹ 18500
530. Find the compound interest on ₹ 10000 in 9 months at 4 percent interest payable quarterly.
(a) ₹ 313 (Approx) (b) ₹ 303 (Approx)
(c) ₹ 203 (Approx) (d) None of these
531. ₹ 125000 is borrowed at CI at the rate of 2% for the first year 3% for the second year and 4% for
the third year. Find the amount to be paid after 3 years.
(a) ₹ 135678 (b) ₹ 136578
(c) ₹ 136587 (d) ₹ 163578
533. If a sum of money at compound interest amounts to thrice itself in 3 years, then in how many
years will it be 9 times itself?
534. At what rate per cent compound interest, does a sum of money become 9/4 times itself in 2
years?
(a) 25% (b) 40%
(c) 50% (d) 100%
535. A certain amount of money at compound interest grows upto ₹ 3840 in 3 years and upto ₹ 3936
in 5 years. Find the rate percent per annum.
(a) 2.0% (b) 2.05%
(c) 2.5% (d) 3.5%
536. ₹ 1200 becomes ₹ 1500 in 2 years at a certain rate of compound interest. What will be the sum
after 6 years?
(a) ₹ 2433.25 (b) ₹ 2334.75
(c) ₹ 2343.75 (d) ₹ 2343.25
537. The simple interest on a certain sum of money for 2 years at 5% per annum is ₹ 100.find the
compound interest at the same rate and for the same time.
(a) ₹ 102.25 (b) ₹ 102.50
(c) ₹103.00 (d) ₹ 103.50
538. The difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on a certain sum of money
at 8% per annum for 2 years is ₹ 4. Find the sum.
(a) ₹ 1250 (b) ₹ 625
539. Find the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest for the sum ₹ 1500 at
5% per annum for 2 years.
(a) ₹ 3.25 (b) ₹ 3.75
540. On what sum will the difference between the simple and compound interests for 3 years at 5 per
cent per annum amount to ₹ 12.20?
(a) ₹ 1600 (b) ₹ 800
(c) ₹ 1200 (d) ₹ 1500
541. The annual birth and death rates per 1000 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:
(c) 25 years (d) none of these
542. A machine for which the useful life is estimated to be 5 years costs ₹ 5,000. Rate of depreciation
is 10% p.a. The scrap value at the end of its life is:
(a) ₹ 2952.45 (b) ₹ 2500.00
(c) ₹ 3000.00 (d) ₹ 2559.50
543. Find the ratio of CI to SI on a certain sum at 8% per annum for 2 years.
(a) 27 : 26 (b) 26 : 25
(c) 26 : 21 (d) 25 : 24
544. A borrows ₹ 6 lakhs Housing Loan at 6% repayable in 20 annual installments commencing at the
end of the first year. How much annual payment is necessary?
(a) ₹ 52420 (b) ₹ 52419
545. Mr. Pankaj has opened a 15 year cumulative time deposit account in State Bank of India. He
deposits ₹ 5000 in the beginning of every month. The rate of compound interest is 11%. The
amount he will get on maturity is
(a) ₹ 2000351.70 (b) ₹ 2035000.00
(c) ₹ 3500217.00 (d) None of these
Index Number
546. Theoretically, G.M. is the best average in the construction of index nos. but in practice, mostly the
A.M. is used
(a) false (b) true
547. Index no. for the base period is always taken as

(a) 200 (b) 100
548. The ratio of price of single commodity in a given period to its price in base period is called the
(a) base period (b) price ratio
(c) price relative (d) None of these
549. In Laspeyre’s index number ________are used as weights?

(a) base year price (b) current year price
(c) base year quantities (d) current year quantities
550. The Bowley’s Price index number is represented in terms of

(a) A.M. of Laspeyre’s and Paasche’s Price index number.
(b) A.M. of Laspeyre’s and Walsh’s price index number.
(c) G.M. of Laspeyre’s and Paasche’s Price index number.
(d) None of these
551. Wholesale price index (WPI) is given by

(a) Marshall-Edgeworth index (b) Laspeyre’s index
(c) Paasche’s index (d) None of the above
552. P01 is the index for time

(a) 1 on 0 (b) 0 on 1
(c) 1 on 1 (d) None of these
553. The number of test of Adequacy is

(a) 2 (b) 3
554. Time reversal & Factor reversal are
(a) quantity index (b) ideal index
(c) price index (d) test of adequacy
555. The circular Test is represented symbolically by

(a) P01 × P12 × P20 = 1 (b) P12 × P01 × P20 = 1
(c) P20 × P12 × P01 = 1 (d) P02 × P21 × P12 = 1
556. ...................is an extension of time reversal test.

(a) Factor Reversal test (b) Circular test
557. The cost of living Index (CLI) is always

(a) Weighted index (b) Price Index
(c) Quantity Index (d) None of these
558. Consumer price index is commonly known as

(a) Chain based index (b) Ideal index
(c) Wholesale price index (d) Cost of living index
559. Purchasing Power of Money is

(a) Reciprocal of price index number.
(b) Equal to price index number,
(c) Unequal to price index number.
(d) None of these of these.
560. Cost of living Index number (CLI) is expressed in terms of

ΣP 𝑞 ΣP 𝑞
(a) 𝑛 0 𝑥100 (b) 1 1
ΣP0 𝑞0 ΣP0 𝑞0
ΣP0 𝑞1
(c) ΣP1 𝑞1
(d) None of these
561. From the following table by the method of relatives using Arithmetic mean the price Index number
is
Commodity Wheat Milk Fish Sugar
Base Price 5 8 25 6
Current Price 7 10 32 12
(a) 140.35 (b) 148.25

562. From the following data with 1996 as base year

Commodity Quantity Units Values (Rs.)
X 100 500
Y 80 320
W 60 150
Z 30 360
The price per unit of commodity ‘X’ in 1996 is

(a) ₹ 4 (b) ₹ 5
563. The price level of a country in a certain year has increased 25% over the base period. The index
number is
564. If Σ P1q1 = 249, Σ Poqo = 150, Paasche’s Index Number = 150 and Dorbish and Bowely’s Index
number = 145. Then the Fisher’s Ideal Index Number is
(a) 144.91 (b) 145.26
565. From the following data base year :

Commodity Base Year Current Year
Price Quantity Price Quantity
A 4 3 6 2
B 5 4 0 4
C 7 2 9 2
D 2 3 1 5
Fisher’s Ideal Index is
(a) 71.04 (b) 115.43
566. Net monthly salary of an employee was ₹ 3000 in 1980. The consumer price index number in
1985 is 250 with 1980 as base year. If the has to be rightly compensated. Then 7 th dearness
allowances to be paid to the employee is :
(a) ₹ 4.800.00 (b) ₹ 4,700.00
(c) ₹ 4,500.0 (d) None of these
567. In 1980, the net monthly income of the employee was ₹ 800/- p. m. The consumer price index
number was 160 in 1980. It rises to 200 in 1984. If he has to be rightly compensated. The
additional D. A. to be paid to the employee is
(a) ₹ 175/- (b) ₹ 185/-
(c) ₹ 200/- (d) None of these
568. During the certain period the C.L.I, gives up from 110 to 200 and the Salary of a worker is also
raised from 330 to 500, then the real terms is
(a) Loss by ₹ 50 (b) Loss by 75
(c) Loss by ₹ 90 (d) None of these
569. From the data given below:

Group Weight Index Number
Food 50 241
Cloth 2 21
Power & Fuel 3 204
House Rent 16 256
Miscellaneous 29 179
The Cost of living index numbers is

(a) 224.5 (b) 223.91
570. The...................makes index number time-reversible

(a) A.M. (b) G.M. (c) H.M (d) None of these
571. Fisher’s price index number equal is

(a) G.M of Kelly’s price index number and Paasche’s Price index number.
(b) G.M of Laspeyre’s and Paasche’s Price index number.
(c) G.M of Bowley’s price index number and Paasche’s Price index number.
(d) None of these
572. Paasche’s index number is expressed in terms of :
 q p1 1  q p0 1
(a) p q 0 1 (b) pq 1 1
 qp1 1
100
 q p1 0
100
(c) p q 0 1 (d) pq 0 0
573. Fisher’s Ideal Formula does not satisfy................................. test.

(a) Unit test (b) Circular Test
(c) Time Reversal Test (d) None of these
574. For constructing consumer price Index (CPI)……………... is used.

(a) Marshall Edgeworth Method (b) Paasche’s Method
(c) Dorbish and Bowley’s Method (d) Laspeyre’s Method
575. From the following data

Group A B C D E F
Group Index 120 132 98 115 108 95
Current Price 6 3 4 2 1 4
The general Index ‘I’ is given by:
(a) 111.3 (b) 113.45
(c) 117.25 (d) 114.75
576. If Bowley’s index = 150, Laspeyre’s index = 180 then Paasche’s index = _______________.
(a) 120 (b) 30
577. Using following data, find Paasche’s index number

Commodities Base Year Current Year
Price Quantity Price Quantity
A 5 25 6 30
B 3 8 4 10
C 2 10 3 8
D 10 4 3 5
578. If Pq0 0  3500,  p1q0  3850. Then the & Cost of living Index (CLI)
(a) 110 (b) 90
Answer Key:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
a d a b a b b d c d a b b a b c b
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
b c d a b a d b c a a b a b b c a
35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
c d d b d c b c a c b a d b b b c
52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68
d b b c b d a b c c c d b b a b b
69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85
a c c b c d c b b a a a d a c d c
86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102
c d a a a d c a b d a d b c b b b
103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119
a b c b a d b d a c d d a d c b c
120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136
b c b c c a c a b b d c d d a a d
137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153
b d a b b d b b b c b a b c a a a
154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170
c c a c c a b d b c d b b a d b c
171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187
d c c d a b b a b c d a b d b b a
188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204
a a d b a a a c c c a d a c c b a
205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221
c a c d a c b c b c c a d d a a a
222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238
b d b a c b a c a a c a d c c a b
239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255
c b c a d a c a b a a d b a d d d
256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272
a b a b c b a b c b a a a c c a b
273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289
a d a b b b c b d b d d a b b b b
290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306
b c c c d c c a c a a c b a a c b
307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323
c c a c c a d a a b b c c d c a c
324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340
a c c a d d d d d a b b a d b b b
341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357
c c b b c a b b b b b b a c a d b
358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374
c a a a a a a c b a a b b d a b c
375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391
d b b a b a a c b b b c c c a a b
392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408
c d a b a b b a a b a a a a c a b
409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425
b b a a a d a c b d a a b c c c b
426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442
d b b c b b b b c d c a c a b b c
443 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460
a c c b b d c b b d a a a b a c d
461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477
b c a a b a a b a a b a b b a a d
478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494
b b b b a a a b a c b b b c b a c
495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511
b a a a a b a d a a a b a d c c b
512 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528
b a c b b a a c c c c b a c c a b
529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 540 541 542 543 544 545
c b b c a c c c b b b a b a a c a
546 547 548 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 557 558 559 560 561 562
b b b c c a b a c d a b a d a a b
563 564 565 566 567 568 569 570 571 572 573 574 575 576 577 578
b b a a a b b b b b c b d a a b

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17. The number of different permutations of the word BANANA is

28. If nC12 = nC8, then n equals to

29. If 20Cr = 20Cr +4,then rC3 is equal to

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38. The total number of proper divisors of 75600 is

41. If n P4  12  n P2 , the n is equal to

42. If P (7, k) = 60 P(7, k – 3), then

52. The number of 4 digit numbers formed with the digits 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4 is

60. The total number of all proper factors of 75600 is

68. The number of proper subsets of the set {3, 4, 5, 6, 7) is

69. Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, B = {1, 2, 3, 4} and C = {3, 4, 5}; find (A ∩ B) ∩ C

70. If A = {2, 3} and B = {0, 1}, then find A × B.

71. If A = {1, 4}, B = {4, 5} and C = {5, 7}, then find (A × B) ∩ (B × C)

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

76. The range of {(1,7) , (2,6)} is

77. The range of {(3,0), (2,0), (1,0), (0,0)} is

78. If f : R → R, f(x) = 2x+7, then f-1(x) is

A  1,3,5 and B  2, 4, 6.Find A  B

A  1, 2,3 , B  2,3, 4 , and C  3, 4,5, 6 , find A -  B - C  .

86. If A  1, 2,3, 4 and B  5, 6, 7 , then cardinal number A × B is

Probability and Expected Value by Mathematical Expectation

90. If P(A∩ B) = 0, then the two events A and B are

92. If P(A/B)=P(A), then A and B are

93. If P(A) = 0, then the event A

95. Sum of all probabilities of an event is equal to

100. E(XY) is also known as:

120. The probability distribution of a random variable is as follows:

121. E(13x+9) = ………………

122. If 2x + 3y + 4 = 0 and (x) = 6 then v (y) is

123. If P(A) = P(B), then

124. P(B/A) is defned only when

125. P(A/B’) is defined only when

126. Expected value of a random variable

134. The mean of binomial distribution is

141. Poisson distribution is

143. Number of misprints per page of a thick book follows

144. For Poisson Distribution

145. Which one is uniparametric distribution?

146. If X is a Poisson variate with P(X=0) = P(X=1), then P(X=2) equals

149. The most important continuous probability distribution is known as

150. The wage of workers of a factory follow

151. The variance of standard normal distribution is

152. The total area of the normal curve is

153. The normal curve is

154. The normal curve is

155. The mean and mode of a normal distribution

156. For a normal distribution, the points of inflexion are given by

158. The mean deviation about median of a standard normal variate is

165. In a normal distribution quartile deviation is 6, the standard deviation will be

167. For Binomial distribution

169. Number of misprints per page of a thick book follows

170. For a Poisson variate X, P (X = 1) = P (X = 2). What is the mean of X?

171. The interval (µ – 3σ, µ+ 3σ) covers

173. In case of earthquake the best method to collect data is

174. Questionnaire method cannot be used when the information are