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NCERT MCQ ON Introduction:
Question1 : Which of the following statements is not an example of Statistics?
(a) Birth rate in India is 18 per thousand as compared to 8 per thousand in the US.
(b) Ramesh has a Rs. 100 note in his pocket.
(c) Over the last 10 years, India has won 60 text matches in cricket and lost 50.
(d) Average pocket allowance of the students of Class XI is Rs. 500 per month.
Answer : B
Question2 : Statistics is defined in terms of numerical data in the:
(a) Singular Sense
(b) Plural Sense
(c) Either (a) or (b)
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Answer : B
Question3 : Which of the following is correct regarding Statistics?
(a) Aggregate of facts
(b) Numerically expressed
(c) Affected by multiplicity of causes
(d) All of these
Answer : D
Question4 : In singular sense Statistics means:
(a) statistical science
(b) statistical law
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of these
Answer : C
Question5 : Which of the following indicates a stage of statistical study?
(a) Collection of data
(b) Presentation of data
(c) Analysis of data
(d) All of these
Answer : D
Question 6: In plural sense, which of the following is not a characteristic of Statistics?
(a) Aggregate of data
(b) Only expressed in words
(c) Affected by multiplicity of causes
(d) Collected in a systematic manner
Answer : B
Question 7: The process of converting raw material into goods is called:
(a) production
(b) saving
(c) investment
(d) exchange
Answer : A
Question8 : The aggregate of data is called:
(a) Statistics
(b) editing of data
(c) analysis of data
(d) collection of data
Answer : A
Question9 : The statistics is concerned with:
(a) Aggregate of organised facts
(b) Aggregate of disorganised facts
(c) Aggregate of useless facts
(d) Aggregate of unrelated facts
Answer : A
Question10 : Which of the following is an economic activity?
(a) Production
(b) Consumption
(c) Distribution
(d) All of these
Answer : D
Question11 : The proper use of statistics can be made by:
(a) Cheats
(b) Everyone
(c) Experts
(d) Common Man
Answer : C
Question12 : Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(a) Resources have alternative uses
(b) All numbers are Statistics
(c) Macroeconomics studies large aggregates
(d) Statistics studies only the aggregates of quantitative facts
Answer : B
Question 13: Statistics is the science of analysing:
(a) Qualitative data
(b) Quantitative data
(c) Any kind of data
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Answer : B
Question14 : Distrust of statistics is due to:
(a) Misuse of statistics
(b) Insufficient statistical methods
(c) Scope of statistics is limited
(d) Limitations of statistics
Answer : A
Question 15: Statistics as a plural noun indicates:
(a) Statistical methods
(b) Descriptive statistics
(c) Statistical data
(d) Inductive statistics
Answer : C
Question16 : Statistics as a singular noun means:
(a) Statistical data
(b) Statistical methods
(c) Inductive statistics
(d) Descriptive statistics
Answer : B
Question17 : With regards to distrust of Statistics which of the following statements is not correct?
(a) Statistics is a rainbow of lies
(b) Statistics are tissues of falsehood
(c) Statistics express the facts in numbers
(d) There are three kinds of lies-lies, damned lies and statistics
Answer : C
Question18 : The word ‘statistics’ is used as:
(a) Singular
(b) Plural
(c) Singular and Plural both
(d) None
Answer : C
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