NEW MASTERMINDS JUNIOR COLLEGE

BADANGPET, BALAPUR, HYDERABAD

CHAPTER: MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY

1. The A.M. is the best measure of central tendency because:

(a) It is most stable measure (b) It is easy to calculate
(c) It considers all the observations (d) All the above

2. Median is that value which:

(a) Divides the series in two parts
(b) Divides the series in eight parts
(c) Divides the series in ten parts
(d) Divides the series in hundred parts

3. The value which divides a series into eight parts is called:

(a) Quartiles (b) Percentiles
(c) Octiles (d) None

4. If median of a series is 10, two observations 8 and 21 are added to the series, the
median of new series is:
(a) 12 (b) 8
(c) 10 (d) 11

5. The algebraic sum of the deviations about mean is

(a) Minimum (b) Maximum
(c) Zero (d) None

6. If the mean of certain observations is 10 and a constant quantity 15 is added to each

observations, the mean will be
(a) 10 (b) 15
(c) 25 (d) None

7. If the mean of certain observations is 15 and if each observation is multiplied by 10,

the mean will be
(a) 15 (b) 25
(c) 5 (d) 150
8. The sum of the deviations about median is:
(a) Least (b) Maximum

(c) Zero (d) None

9. ‘Less than’ and ‘More than’ ogives intersect at:

(a) Origin (b) Mode

(c) Median (d) None

10. For calculating median in an individual series, it is necessary to arrange the terms in:
(a) Ascending order (b) Descending order

(c) Ascending or descending order (d) None

11. Mean is the measure of:

(a) Location (b) Dispersion

(c) Skewness (d) Correlation

12. Measures of location give the:

(a) Whereabout of some central value (b) Correlation

(c) Departure from symmetry (d) None

13. If each value of a series is multiplied by 5, the median is:

(a) 5 times the original median value (b) Not affected

(c) Increased by 5 (d) None

14. The A.M. of the numbers: 2, 7, 9, x, 6 is 7, then the value of x is:

(a) 13 (b) 11

(c) 10 (d) 8

15. The mean of the first sample of 20 times is 12 and that of second sample of 15 is 20.
The mean of the whale group is:
(a) 16.5 (b) 15.42

(c) 18.0 (d) none

16. The relation between A.M., G.M. and H.M. is:

(a) A.M. <G.M. <H.M (b) A.M. ≥ G.M. ≥ H.M.

(c) A.M. > G.M. > H.M (d) A.M. > G.M. <H.M.

17. The G.M. of n observations x1, x2 ,..., x n is:

(a) Square root of the product of x1, x2 ,..., x n

(b) nth root of the product of

18. If the observations are 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, the G.M. is:
(a) 4 (b) 5
(c) 0 (d) none

19. The G.M. is used in case of:

(a) Cumulative intersect (b) Average rate of depreciation
(c) Average rate of increase (d) All the above

20. H.M. of x1, x2 ,..., x n is the reciprocals of the:

(a) Sum of reciprocal of x1, x2 ,..., x n divided by number of observations
1 1 1
(b) Mean of , ,...,
x1 x2 xn

(c) Mean of x1−1, x2 −1,..., x n−1

(d) Anyone of the above

21. Which of the following is known as positional average

(a) Mean (b) Median
(c) G.M. (d) H.M.

22. H.M. is used in case of:

(a) Average speed (b) Velocity
(c) Cumulative interest (d) (a) and (b)

23. If there are two identical observations then

(a) A.M.= G.M.= H.M. (b) A.M. > G.M. > H.M.
(c) A.M. <G.M. <H.M. (d) A.M. > G.M. <H.M.

24. If an observation in a series is negative, then G.M. will be:

(a) Negative (b) Positive
(c) Indeterminate (d) None

25. The H.M. of the numbers 2, 3, and 6 is:

(a) 3.5 (b) 3
(c) 6 (d) None

26. A motor cyclist covers a distance of 20 km at an speed of40 km/hr. Then he covers
10 kms at an speed of 25 km/hr. The average speed of motorcyclist is:
(a) 37.5km/h (b) 33.33 km/h
(c) 35 km/h (d) None

27. If the A.M. of two numbers is 10 and their G.M. is 8, then the numbers are:
(a) 12 and 8 (b) 13 and 17
(c) 14 and 6 (d) l6 and 4
28. The G.M. of the observations 6 and −6 is:
(a) 6 (b) −6
(c) 0 (d) None
29. To determine H.M., we use:
(a) Logarithm (b) Antilogarithm
(c) Reciprocals (d) None

30. The G.M. of 4, 6 and X is 4. The value of X will be:

(a) 1/6 (b) 3/8
(c) 8/3 (d) 6
31. The most commonly occurring value in a graph of distribution is known as:
(a) Standard deviation (b) Mean
(c) Median (d) Mode

32. Two series having same value of mean, mode and median may differ in:
(a) Central tendency measure
(b) Most commonly occurring value
(c) Average of each graph
(d) The spread of values about the central measure

33. Who said ‘‘Averages are statistical constants which enable us to comprehend in a
single effort the significance of the whole?
(a) Prof. Yule
(b) Prof. Bowley
(c) Prof. Pearson
(d) Sir-Wald-Wolfowitz

34. Which of the following is the characteristic to be satisfied by an ideal measure of

central tendency?
(a) It should be rigidly defined
37. Which one of the following characteristic is not due to Prof. Yule, in respect of ideal
measure of central tendency?
(a) It should be easy to calculate
(b) It should be rigidly defined
(c) It should not be affected much by extreme values
(d) It should be based upon all the observations

38. If f i is the frequency of the variable x i, and x is the arithmetic mean then:
(a) ∑ ( x i − x) = 0 (b) ∑ fi( x i − x) = 0
(c) ∑ ( x i + x) = 0 (d) f ( x i − x) = 0

39. When calculating the average growth of economy, the correct mean to use is:
(a) Weighted mean
(b) Geometric mean
(c) Arithmetic mean
(d) Either (a) or (c)

40. When calculating mean from grouped data, an implicit assumption is:
(a) Each value in a class is equal to the mid points
(b) No value is repeated in the data set
(c) All values are discrete
(d) The number of frequency in each is the same

41. While calculating median of a data set, the first step is:
(a) Calculate the mean of the middle two items in the data set
(b) Arrange the data in an ascending or descending order
(c) Determine the relative weights of the data values in terms of importance
(d) None

42. For the given set of observation 7, 8, 9, 9 and 17

(a) Mean is grater than median
(b) Mode is greater than mean
(c) Median is greater than mode
(d) None of these

43. Demerit of arithmetic mean is that:

(a) It is not based upon all the observations
(b) It is not amenable to algebraic treatment
(c) It is not rigidly defined
(d) It is not affected very much by extreme values
44. Weighted mean results in higher value than the simple mean if:
(a) Equal weights are given to all items
(b) Smaller weights are given to smaller items and higher weights to higher items
(c) Smaller weights to larger items and higher weights to smaller items
(d) None

45. In case of continuous frequency distribution, the median is obtained by the

formula:
i N 
(a) Median = L1 +  − c
f 2 

i N 
(b) Median = L +  − c
f 2 

i N 
(c) Median = L2 +  − c
f 2 

1 N 
(d) Median = L +  − c
f 2 

46. The symbol ‘C’ in the formula for median stands for:
(a) Cumulative frequency of the median class
(b) Cumulative frequency of the class preceding the median class
(c) Cumulative frequency of the class following the median class
(d) None

47. The mean of the 10 observations x1, x2 ... x10 is written as

10
1 1
(a) x = ∑x
n i =1 i
(b) x =
10 ∑ xi
10
1 1
n n∑
(c) x= xi (d) x =
10 ∑ xi
=10 i =1

48. The following data gives the time period for which a group of people could hold
their breath:

Seconds No. of persons

5 to less than 10 3
10 to less than 15 6
15 to less than 20
20 to less than 25
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49. The number of video game sold per day is as under:

Video games sold/day No. of days

1 to 5 16
6 to 10 18
11 to 15 9
15 to 20 7

The mean of the above is:

(a) 7.4 (b) 9.3
(c) 10 .7 (d) None

50. Which of the following is true?

(a) Median cannot be located in an open ended distribution
(b) Median is badly affected by extreme values
(c) The mean is not affected by extreme values
(d) The mode can be located in an open ended distribution

51. The median of the following frequency distribution is equal to:

Size Frequency
14-18 4
19-23 16
24-28 2
29-33 18
34-38 10

(a) 24.83 (b) 26.83

(c) 29.83 (d) 31.83

52. The number of house holds with the size of their land is given below:

Size in Acres No. of households

0-1 550
1-3 600
3-5 400
5-10 250
10-20 110
20-50 85
50 and above 5
Total 2000
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The median of land holding is equal to:

(a) 250 acres (b) 50 acres
(c) 5 acres (d) 2.5 acres

53. The modal value for the following information:

Size Frequency
8 and less than 9 8
9 and less than 10 9
10 and less than 11 7
11 and less than 12 6
12 and less than 13 3

is equal to
(a) 9.33 (b) 10.47
(c) 11.67 (d) 12.58

54. For an open ended distribution:

(a) Mode can not be determined
(b) Mean cannot be determined
(c) Median can not be determined
(d) Mean, median and mode can be determined

55. The average value of the median of 2, 8, 3, 7, 4, 6, 7 and the mode of 2, 9, 3, 4, 9, 6,

9 is:
(a) 7.5 (b) 6
(c) 5 (d) 4

56. Among five people with monthly income (in Rs.) 15,000, 26,000, 16,000, 19,000
and 50,000 how many will have income less than the mean income of five people?
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4

57. If the sum of a few numbers in 450 and their mean is 50 and if another number 100
is included in them, then the mean would become:
(a) 55 (b) 60
(c) 75 (d) 150

58. In a data set, there are 25 observations and the median is 25. If every observation is
doubled, the new median would be:
(a) 25 (b) 50
(c) 12.5 (d) None
59. The average score of a group of 10 students is 50. One score has been erroneously
marked as 80 instead of 30. The correct average is:
(a) 42 (b) 45
(c) 48 (d) 49

60. According to the empirical relationship, one can write mode = α median + β mean
then α and β are
(a) α = −3, β = 2 (b) α = 3, β = −2
(c) α = −2, β = 3 (d) α = 2, β = −3

61. Harmonic mean gives:

(a) Greater weightage to smaller observations
(b) Lesser weightage to smaller observations
(c) No weightage to smaller observations
(d) Average weightage to smaller observations

62. Which one of the following averages would be most appropriate to calculate the
average rate of growth of population per decade?
(a) G.M. (b) H.M.
(c) A.M. (d) Moving average

63. Which of the following measures can be obtained from an ogive?

(a) S.D (b) Third decile
(c) Median (d) Mode
64. The mean of 40 observations is 40. If the mean of first 20 observations in 80, then
the mean of the remaining 20 observations is:
(a) 0 (b) 20
(c) 40 (d) 80
65. If A.M of two items is 5 and G.M. is 4, the items are:
(a) 4 and 5 (b) 16 and 25
(c) 4 and 6 (d) 2 and 8
1 1 1 1 1
66. In a distribution, the values 1, , , , ... occur with frequencies 12 , 22 , 32 ... n2
2 3 4 5 n
respectively. Then their A.M. is
(2 n + 1)
(a) 1 (b)
3
n+1 (n + 1) (2 n + 1)
(c) (d)
2 6
67. The average of 40 observations is 22. If the average of first twenty observations is
44, the average of remaining twenty observations is:
(a) 0 (b) −22
(c) 22 (d) None
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68. If two extreme values are included in a set of 50 values, which one of the following
remains unchanged:
(a) A.M (b) G.M
(c) H.M (d) Median

69. If the mean of ratios of observations on X1 and X2 is equal to the ratio of means of
observations on X1 and X2 , then the kind of mean is:
(a) A.M (b) G.M
(c) H.M (d) Weighted mean

70. 15 candidates appeared in an examination. The marks of the students who passed in
the examination are 9, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 6, 5, 4, 7. The median of the marks of all fifteen
candidates will be:
(a) 7 (b) 6.5
(c) 6 (d) 7.5

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71. The mean of x1, x2 ... x10 , where x i = + 5, i = 1, 2 ...10 is:
7
11 46
(a) (b)
7 7
(c) 5 .5 (d) 10.5

72. If the geometric mean of x1, x2 ,..., x n is G, the geometric mean of 2 x1, 22 x2 ,..., 2 n x n
is:
n
(a) 2G (b) 2 2 G
n+1 n+1
(c) 2 2 .G (d) 2 3 .G

73. Which of the following average can be obtained form the histogram:
(a) Mean (b) Median
(c) Mode (d) H.M

74. From OGIVE one can find:

(a) Mean (b) Median
(c) Mode (d) None

75. If the A.M. of two numbers is 4.5 and their H.M. is 4, then the numbers are:
(a) 1 and 8 (b) 7 and 2
(c) 3 and 6 (d) 4 and 5

76. The abscissa of the point of intersection of the ‘less than ogive’ and ‘more than
ogive’ is the:
(a) mean of the data (b) median of the data
(c) mode of the data (d) first quartile of the data
77. There are 30 children in class A, 40 in class B and 50 in class C. The average ages of
children in class A and C are equal while the average age of children in class B is 6.6
years. If the average age of all the 120 children is 7.2 years, then the average age of
children in class A is:
(a) 6.8 years (b) 7.0 years
(c) 7.5 years (d) 7.8 years

78. Which one of the following measures of central tendency is most affected by
extreme values?
(a) G.M (b) Median
(c) Mean (d) Mode

79. x−A
If U = , A and h are constants. µ r ′ is the rth moment of U about its mean U ;
h
then µ r , the rth moment of x about its mean X is:
(a) µ r′ + A (b) hr µ r ′

(c) hr µ r ′+ A (d) ∑ r Ci µ i′

80. The mean of a set of 10 observations is 4. Another set of 20 observations is added to

it such that mean of the combined set is 6. The mean of the second set is:
(a) 6.5 (b) 6.8
(c) 7.0 (d) 7.5

81. For a positively skewed distribution:

(a) Mean = median = mode (b) Mean < median < mode
(c) Mean > median > mode (d) Mean < mode < median

82. If each of the first ‘ n’ natural numbers is multiplied by a constant k, then the
arithmetic mean of the resulting series is:
k n (n + 1) k2 (n + 1)
(a) (b)
2 2
n (n + 1) k (n + 1)
(c) (d)
2 2

83. Simple mean will be equal to weighted mean:

(a) If large items are given small weights
(b) If all items are given equal weights
(c) If small items are given small weights
(d) None of the above

84. Mode can also be ascertained with the help of:

(a) Ogives (b) Frequency polygon curve
(c) Historigrams (d) Histogram
85. The mean weight of 150 students in a certain class is 60 kg. The mean weight of boys
is 70 kg and that of girls is 55 kg. Then the number of boys and girls in the class are:
(a) (50, 100) (b) (75, 75)
(c) (80, 70) (d) (100, 50)

86. If m men can do a job in d days, then the number of days in which (m + n) men can do
the job. is,
d
(a) d + n (b) (m + n)
m
d md
(c) (d)
m+ n m+ n

87. If x1, x2 , x3 ,..., x100 be positive integers such that x(i) + x(i+1) = k for all i, where k is a
constant. If x10 = 1, then the value of x1 is:
(a) k (b) k −1
(c) k + 1 (d) 1

88. Sum of deviations of a set of values x1, x2 ,... x n measured from 50 is −10 and the sum
of deviations of the values from 46 is 70. Then n and the mean:
(a) n = 20, x = 49 (b) n = 20, x = 49.5
(c) 3500 = x, n = 28 (d) None

89. A boy walks from his home to school at 6 km/hr. He walks back at 2 km/hr. His
average speed in km/hr, is:
(a) 3 (b) 4
(c) 5 (d) 12

90. The mean of a series remains unaffected if an additional observation 14 is added to

a series of 10 terms. The mean of the series will be:
(a) 11 (b) 14
(c) 15 (d) 10

91. If mean, median, mode of a distribution are same and its value is 7 then the value of
5th diciles will be:
(a) 35 (b) 7/5
(c) 12 (d) 7

92. The algebraic sum of the deviations about mean is:

(a) Minimum (b) Maximum
(c)
94. If the mean of certain observations is 15 and if each observation is multiplied by 10,
the mean will be:
(a) 15 (b) 25
(c) 5 (d) 150

95. The algebraic sum of deviations of 20 observations measured from 15 is 10. Thus
the mean is:
(a) 25 (b) 10.7
(c) 15.5 (d) none

96. If an observation in a series is negative, then the G.M will be:

(a) Negative (b) Zero
(c) Indeterminant (d) None

97. The sum of the deviations about median is:

(a) Least (b) Maximum
(c) Zero (d) None

98. If unequal intervals are given for calculating mode, is it necessary to:
(a) Convert them into equal class intervals
(b) Combing the class intervals
(c) Dividing the class intervals
(d) None of the above

99. In an individual series it is possible to have:

(a) No mode (b) More than one mode
(c) a and b both (d) None

100. The mode of the series 3, 2, 5, 10, 6, 4, 1, 10, 8, 12, 6, 5, 7, 8, 11, 4 is

(a) No mode (b) 10
(c) 3 (d) None

101. The mean weight of 15 students is 55 kg. The mean weight of 5 of them is 50 kg and
of another 5 is 62.5 kg. The mean weight of the remainder is:
(a) 55.5 kg (b) 52.5 kg
(c) 62.5 kg (d) 55 kg

102. The sum of squares of deviation from mean i.e., ∑ ( x i − x)2 is:

(a) least (b) maximum

(c) zero (d) imaginary

103. 7th decile is equal to:

(a) Median (b) Q1
(c) 70th percentile (d) 5th octile
104. Which of the following is a measure of location?
(a) Mode (b) Correlation
(c) Standard deviation (d) Kurtosis

105. The mean of the first n natural numbers is:

n (n + 1) (n + 1)
(a) (b)
2 2
(n + 1)(2 n + 1)
(c) (d) None
6

106. The A.M is not affected by the:

(a) Change of origin (b) Change of scale
(c) Change of origin as well as scale (d) None

107. The weighted mean of first n natural numbers whose weights are equal to the
corresponding numbers is equal to:
n (n + 1) (n + 1)
(a) (b)
2 2
(2 n + 1)
(c) (d) none
3

108. The A.M of n numbers of a series is x. The sum of first (n −1) terms is k, them nth term
will be:
(a) k (b) nx − k
(c) x −k (d) None

109. The G.M of the series 1, 2, 4, 8 ...2 n is:

n(n+1)
(a) 2 2 (b) 2 n/2
n2
(c) 22
112. The mean of 6 observations is 8. A new observation 8 is added. The mean of 7
observations is:
(a) 10 (b) 8
(c) 7 (d) None of these

113. The mean of 7 observations is 12. A new observation 4 is added. Then the mean of 8
observations is
(a) 12 (b) 16
(c) 11 (d) None of these

114. If any one observation in a data is zero, one should not use:
(a) A.M (b) G.M
(c) H.M (d) None of these

115. The mean marks of 50 students were found to be 20, but later on it was discovered
that a score 23 was misread as 73. The correct mean is:
(a) 19 (b) 21
(c) 23 (d) 23.5

116. The A.M and H.M of a distribution are 64 and 49 respectively. Then G.M is:
(a) 60 (b) 56.5
(c) 56.0 (d) None of these
117. The A.M and G.M of a distribution are 30 and 27 respectively. Then H.M is:
(a) 28.5 (b) 24.3
(c) 25 (d) None of these
118. A distribution having two modes is called:
(a) Unimodal (b) Bimodal
(c) Tri model (d) None of these
119. Second quartile of a series is nothing but:
(a) Mode (b) A.M
(c) Median (d) All of three
120. In a distribution 30th Percentile and:
(a) Third decile (b) Median
(c) Mode (d) None of these
121. Quartiles, Percentiles, Deciles, Octiles are called:
(a) Division values (b) Partition values
(c) Eigen values (d) None of these

122. Which of the relation is true for Median, Quartiles, Deciles and Percentiles:

(a) Md = Q2 = D5 = P50 (b) Md = Q3 = D5 = P65

(c) Md = Q1 = D3 = P50 (d) Md = Q2 = D8 = P85
123. Which of the deciles are less than 2nd quartiles:
(a) D1 and D3 (b) D2 and D3
(c) D3 and D4 (d) All these

124. If the two observations are 6 and −6, the A.M. is:
(a) 3 (b) −3
(c) 0 (d) 6

125. The frequencies of values 0, 1, 2, ... n of a variable are given by q n, nc1 qn−1 p,
n
c 2 qn−2 p2 ... pn, where p + q = 1, then the mean is

(a) 1 (b) np
(c) np + q (d) None of these

126. The A.M. of the following data is:

Variate ( x) : 0 1 2 ... n
n n n
Frequency ( f ) : C0 C1 C2 ... nCn

n 2 n+1
(a) 2 n (b)
2n
n n (n + 1)
(c) (d)
2 2

127. The mean wage of 200 workers working in a factory is Rs. 50. The mean wage of 75
workers of the first shift is Rs 60. The mean wage of the rest is:
(a) 40 (b) 55
(c) 44 (d) 42.5

128. Method of grouping is used in computing mode if:

(a) Maximum frequency is repeated
(b) Maximum frequency occurs in very beginning or at the end of the distribution
(c) There are irregularities in the distribution
(d) All of these

129. When mode is ill defined i.e. method of grouping also fails then mode in used by the
formula:
fm − f1
(a) Mode = l + ×h (b) Mode =3 median − 2 mean
2 fm − f1 − f2

(c) By inspection (d) None of these

130. If mode is ill defined i.e. method of grouping fails then the mode obtained by the
formula Mode =3 Median − 2 Mean is called:
(a) Apriori Mode (b) Special Mode
(c) Emprical mode (d) La-mode
131. In a moderately asymmetrical distribution, the mode and mean are 32.1 and 35.4
respectively. The median will be:
(a) 33.6 (b) 34.3
(c) 67.5 (d) None of these

132. If G x be the G.M. of n x ’ s and G y be the G.M. of n y’ s, then the G.M. of 2 n values
is given by:
(a) Gx G y (b) n G x G y
Gx + G y
(c) G x G y (d)
2

133. A variate takes values a, ar , ar 2 ... ar n−1 each with frequency unity then their G. M is
given by:
n−1
a (1 − r n) r
(a) (b) a 2
n(1 − r )
n
(c) (2 a + (n − 1)r ) (d) None of these
2

134. Algebraic averages take into account:

(a) All values (b) End values
(c) Middle values (d) None of these

135. Positional average take into account:

(a) All values (b) Few selected values
(c) Not all values (d) None of these

136. Average is:

(a) A single figure, which represents the characteristic or general significance of the
data
(b) It is the point around which individual values of the data cluster
(c) It has a tendency to be some where at the centre within the angle of all values
(d) All of these

137. The A.M. of first 100 natural numbers is:

(a) 50 (b) 50.5
(c) 55.5 (d) None

138. The A.M. of n numbers of an AP. viz. , a, a + d, a + 2 d ... a + (n − 1) d is:

a + a + (n − 1) d 2 a + (n − 1) d
(a) (b)
2 2
Sum of first and last number
(c) (d) Anyone of these
2
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139. Ram travels by car for 4 days. He drove 10 hrs. each day. He drove first day at the
rate of 45 kmph, second day at the rate of 40 kmph, third day at the rate of 38 kmph
and fourth day at the rate of 37 kmph. His average speed is:
(a) 40 kmph (b) 45 kmph
(c) 60 kmph (d) None of these
140. Mean of 100 items is found to be 30. If at the time of calculation, two items are
wrongly taken as 32 and 12 instead of 23 and 11. The correct mean is:
(a) 39.90 (b) 29.90
(c) 0 (d) None of these
141. Mean of n items is x; of these mean of n1 is x 1, and of n2 is x 2 . Then the mean of the
remaining items is:
n1 x1 + n2 x 2 nx − (n1 x1 + n2 x2 )
(a) (b)
n1 + n2 n − (n1 + n2 )

nx + (n1 x1 + n2 x2 )
(c) (d) None of these
(n1 + n2 )

142. If there are n observations x1, x 2 ... x n then the product of the ratios of these n
observations to their G. M. is equal to:
(a) Zero (b) ( x1. x 2 ... x n) n /2

(c) Unity (d) None of these

1 1 1 1 1 1 1
143. The sum of the deviations of the following from their mean is 1, , , , , , ,
2 3 4 5 7 8 9
(a) Unity (b) Zero
(c) .314 (d) None of these

144. Which of the following measures can not be obtained from an ogive?
(a) Standard Deviation (b) Third decile
(c) Median (d) P60

145. The Geometric Mean of 4, 6 and x is 4. The value of x will be:

1 3
(a) (b)
6 8
8
(c) (d) 6
3

146. Four years ago, the average age of a family of four persons was 18 years. During the
period, a baby was born. Today if the average age of the family is 18 years, what is
the age of the baby?
(a) 1.2 years (b) 2.0 years
(c) 2.5 years (d) 3 years
147. A set of numbers consists of six 6’s, seven 7’s, eight 8’s, nine 9’s and ten 10’s. Then
arithmetic mean of the number is:
(a) 8 (b) 7
(c) 9 (d) 8.25
148. The sum of squares of deviation of the number 8, 3, 5,12 and 10 from any number ‘ a’
is minimum if:
(a) a = 7 (b) a = 8.1
(c) a = 7.6 (d) a = 9.3
149. If a batsman scored 70 in one inning and remained not out at 50 in 2nd inning. His
batting average is:
(a) 60 (b) 120
(c) 35 (d) 25

150. Measure of first orders are:

(a) Measures of central value (b) Measures of dispersion
(c) Measures of skewness (d) Measures of kurtosis

151. When x i and y i are two variables (i =1, 2,..... n) with geometric means G1 and G2
 xi
respectively then the G.M. of   is
 y 
 i
G1 G1
(a) (b) AL
G2 G2

 log G1 log G2 
(c) n (log G1 − log G2 ) (d) AL  

 2n 

152. Which one of the followings true

(a) Mean + Mode = 3 (Mean – Median)
(b) Mean – Mode = 3 (Mean – Median)
(c) Mean – Mode = 3 (Mean + Median)
(d) None of these
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[ Fill in the Blank(s)

1. Median is that value which divides the series in ............. equal parts. [Agra 2007]

2. Median is that value at which mean deviation is ............. .

3. A. M. is known as a ............. average.
4. Mean, median and mode of a series of identical values are ............. .
5. Median, deciles, percentiles are also known as ............. values.
6. Second quartile, i.e., Q2 is also known as ............. .
7. ‘Less than’ and ‘More than’ type ogives intersect at ............. .
8. Third quartile and ............. percentile are same.
9. The percentage of values which lie between P30 and P70 is ............. .
10. Two observations 7 and 31 are added to a series whose median is 15. Then the
median of the new series is ............. .
11. If an observation in a series is zero, the G.M. is ............. .
12. If an observation in a series is negative, the G.M. is ............. .
13. The G.M. and A.M. of a distribution are 27 and 30 respectively, then H.M. is
............. .
14. Rate of change in a population can be measured by ............. .
15. AM., G.M. and H.M. for a series of identical figures are ............. .
16. In an array if marks scored by the students of a class, the marks 47 appears 48 times
(the total number of students in the class is 90). The mode of the distribution is
............. .
17. The ............. can not be computed for open ended distribution.
18. Median can also be obtained ............. .
19. Mode can be obtained by ............. .
20. In calculation of ratios, velocity and hourly rate ............. is suitable.
21. If the workers of a factory are of different abilities and their average income is to be
found out then ............. is suitable.
22. ............. is the value of the middle number in an array.
23. ............. is a calculated average.
24. ............. is a positional average.
25. The most frequently occurring value in a series is ............. .
26. ............. is used when importance is to be given to the maximum frequency.
27. Geometric mean is ............. when an item of the series is ............. .
28. The intersection point of less than and more than ogive is ............. .
29. Σ| x i – a| will be minimum when a = ............. .
30. Third quartile and ............. percentile are same.
31. The mean, median and mode of the series 5, 5, 5, 5 is ............. .
32. The A.M., G.M. and H.M. of a series of identical value are ............. .
33. The value which divides a series into ............. parts is called octile.
34. If the mean of certain observation is 10 and a constant quantity 15 is added to each
observations, the mean will be ............. .
35. If the mean of some observations is 15 and each observation is multiplied by 10, the
mean will be ............. .
36. If median of a series is 10, two observations 8 and 21 are added to the series, the
median of new series will be ............. .
37. While calculating the average growth of economy, the correct mean to use is
............. .
38. The most commonly occurring value in a group of distribution is known as ............. .
39. In a series mode and median are respectively 13 and 11, the value of the mean will
be ............. .
40. Median is equal to ............. percentile.
41. If each value of a series is multiplied by 5, the median is ............. times the original
median value.
42. To find the average speed of a bus, the best average is ............. .
43. The mean of the squares of first ‘n ’ natural numbers is .............. .
44. Q1 can be found from .............. curve.

[ True or False
1. The sum of algebraic deviations from the A.M. is always > 0.
2. For dealing with qualitative data median is most suitable.
3. Quartiles divide the series in the two parts.
4. Median is a positional average.
5. Mean is a mathematical average.
6. The sum of deviations about median is zero.
7. All positional averages are mathematical averages.
8. The sum of deviations from mean is zero.
9. Range is a measure of central tendency.
10. Mode is that value which occurs most frequently in a series.
11. Average rate of change in the population can be better measured by G.M.
12. The G.M. of 0, 2, 4, 5 is 0.
13. H.M. is the reciprocal of A.M.
14. G.M. is more appropriate for dealing with problems of rates and ratios.
15. To determine H.M., we use reciprocals of the given values.
16. Arithmetic mean cannot be exhibited on a graph paper.
17. Arithmetic mean is not affected by very small and very large items.
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18. If the weight of each item of a series is equal, there will be no difference between
simple and weighted arithmetic mean.
19. Median is not considered suitable for the study of qualitative data.
20. Median multiplied by the number of items gives the total of the number of items.
21. Median can be found out if all the items of a series are not available.
22. The smallest size of the item can also be mode.
23. If there is a very large item, the geometric average can be very high.
24. The geometric average is suitable if there is skewness in the items of the series.
25. The use of geometric average is compulsory where there is much heterogeneity in
the size of items.
26. If one of the items of a series is missing, even then H.M. can be found out.
27. The sum of algebraic deviation about mean is always > 0.
28. If the maximum frequency is repeated than mode is calculated by the method of
grouping.
29. Mean is not affected by extreme values.
30. All positional averages are mathematical averages.
31. An average should be used to typify a distribution showing a clear, single
concentration of observations.
32. If f i is the frequency of the variable x i and x is the arithmetic mean then
∑ ( x i − x) = 0.
33. Central tendency measure the spread of values about the central value.
34. While calculating median of a data set, the first step is to arrange the data in
ascending order only.
35. Demerit of the arithmetic mean is that it is based on all the observations.
36. The symbol ‘C’ in the formula for median stands for cumulative frequency of the
class preceding to the median class.
37. When calculating mean from grouped data, an implicit assumption is that each
value in a class is equal to the mid points.
38. The mode can be obtained in an open ended distribution.
39. Mean, median and mode of identical items are same.
40. A.M., G.M. and H.M. of identical items are different.
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[ Multiple Choice Questions

1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (c)
6. (c) 7. (d) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (c)
11. (a) 12. (a) 13. (a) 14. (b) 15. (b)
16. (b) 17. (b) 18. (c) 19. (d) 20. (d)
21. (b) 22. (d) 23. (a) 24. (c) 25. (b)
26. (b) 27. (c) 28. (d) 29. (c) 30. (c)
31. (d) 32. (d) 33. (b) 34. (d) 35. (b)
36. (c) 37. (c) 38. (b) 39. (b) 40. (a)
41. (b) 42. (a) 43. (d) 44. (b) 45. (a)
46. (b) 47. (d) 48. (c) 49. (d) 50. (d)
51. (c) 52. (d) 53. (a) 54. (b) 55. (a)
56. (c) 57. (a) 58. (b) 59. (b) 60. (b)
61. (a) 62. (a) 63. (c) 64. (a) 65. (d)
66. (c) 67. (a) 68. (d) 69. (b) 70. (a)
71. (d) 72. (c) 73. (c) 74. (b) 75. (c)
76. (b) 77. (c) 78. (c) 79. (b) 80. (c)
81. (c) 82. (d) 83. (b) 84. (d) 85. (a)
86. (d) 87. (b) 88. (b) 89. (a) 90. (b)
91. (d) 92. (c) 93. (c) 94. (d) 95. (c)
96. (c) 97. (a) 98. (a) 99. (c) 100. (a)
101. (b) 102. (a) 103. (c) 104. (a) 105. (b)
106. (c) 107. (c) 108. (b) 109. (b) 110. (a)
111. (a) 112. (b) 113. (c) 114. (b) 115. (a)
116. (c) 117. (b) 118. (b) 119. (c) 120. (a)
121. (b) 122. (a) 123. (d) 124. (c) 125. (b)
126. (c) 127. (c) 128. (d) 129. (b) 130. (c)
131. (b) 132. (c) 133. (b) 134. (a) 135. (c)
136. (d) 137. (b) 138. (d) 139. (a) 140. (b)
141. (b) 142. (c) 143. (b) 144. (a) 145. (c)
146. (b) 147. (d) 148. (c) 149. (b) 150. (a)
151. (a) 152. (b)
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[ Fill in the Blank(s)

1. two 2. minimum 3. mathematical 4. same

5. partition 6. median 7. median 8. 75 th

9. 40% 10. 15 11. zero 12. indeterminant

13. 24.3 14. G.M. 15. same 16. 47

17. median 18. Graphically 19. Histogram 20. H.M

21. Weighted 22. median 23. AM / GM / HM 24. Median / Mode

mean

25. mode 26. mode 27. zero 28. median

29. median 30. 75 th 31. five 32. same

33. eight 34. Twenty five 35. 150 36. Ten

37. GM 38. mode 39. Ten 40. 50 th

41. five 42. H.M. 43. (n + 1) (2 n + 1) 44. ogives

6

[ True or False

1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. T 6. F 7. F

8. T 9. F 10. T 11. T 12. T 13. F 14. T

15. T 16. T 17. F 18. T 19. F 20. F 21. T

22. T 23. F 24. T 25. T 26. F 27. F 28. T

29. F 30. F 31. T 32. F 33. T 34. F 35. F

36. T 37. T 38. T 39. T 40. F

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