VISHNU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (A)::BHIMAVARAM

DEPARTMENT OF BASIC SCIENCE

B.Tech. II Year II Sem.
Probability & Statistics
Bit Bank for MID-I
UNIT – 3
1. If the mean and variance of a Binomial distribution are 4 and 4/3 respectively then 𝑛 = [ ]
a) 3 b) 6 c) 8 d) 2
2. Let X be a random variable that follows Binomial distribution with expectation E(X) = 7 and
variance V(X) = 6. Then the probability of success p is [ ]
a) 6/7 b) 1/7 c) 36/49 d) 1/49
3. Which among the following is the standard deviation of Binomial distribution ? [ ]

a) √𝑛𝑝𝑞 b) npq c) np2q d) np

4. The area under the standard normal curve is [ ]

a) 0 b) 1 c) 1/2 d) 2
5. A lot has 10% defective items. Ten items are chosen randomly from this lot. The probability that
exactly 2 of the chosen items are defective is [ ]
a) 0.0036 b) 0.1937 c) 0.2234 d) 0.3874
6. In a Binomial Distribution, if ‘n’ is the number of trials and ‘p’ is the probability of success, then
the mean value is given by? [ ]

a) 𝑛𝑝 b) 𝑛𝑝𝑞 c) 𝑛2 𝑝 d) 𝑛𝑞
7. If ‘𝑚’ is the mean of a Poisson Distribution, then variance is given by ___________ [ ]

a) 𝑚2 b) √𝑚 c) 𝑚 d) 𝑚 + 1
8. Poisson distribution is applied for ___________ [ ]
(a) Continuous Random Variable (b) Discrete Random Variable
(c)Irregular Random Variable (d) Uncertain Random Variable

9. For a Poisson Distribution, if mean(m) = 1, then P(1) is? [ ]

1
a) 𝑒 b) 𝑒 c) 𝑒 2 d) Indeterminate

10. If ‘m’ is the mean of Poisson Distribution, the P(0) is given by ___________ [ ]
a) 𝑒 𝑚 b) 𝑒 −𝑚 c) 0 d) 𝑒 − 𝑚

11. Normal distribution is symmetric about ________ . [ ]

a) Standard variation b) mean c) covariance d) variance
12. Standard normal distribution has which of the following properties [ ]
(a) Mean = Variance = 1 (b) Standard deviation = Variance = 0
(c) Mean = 0 , Variance = 1 (d) Mean = Standard deviation

13. Let X be a normal random variable with mean 0 and variance 9. If a = P(X ≥ 3), then P(|X| ≤ 3)
equals [ ]
a) a b) 2a c) 1-2a d) 1-a
14.Approximately what area is covered under the normal distribution curve between ±3 standard
deviation? [ ]
a) 80% b) 88.60% c) 99.73% d) 68.00%
15. The mean of a normal distribution is the average of the first ten natural numbers. Then what is the
probability of variable between 4 and 7 , if P(x ≤ 4) = 1/5 [ ]
a) 4/5 b) 2/5 c) 9/10 d) 3/5

UNIT - 4
1. The finite population correction factor is [ ]
(a) (n-N)/(N-1) (b) (N-n)/(N-1)
(c)(N-1)/(N-n) (d) None

2. A population consisting of all real numbers is an example of [ ]

(a) an infinite population (b) a finite population
(c) sample (d) none

3. The standard error of the statistic sample mean(x̄) is [ ]

(a) σ/√n (b) σ2/√n

(c) √(σ/n) (d) None

4. If 𝑥 = 157 , 𝜇 = 155 , 𝜎 = 15 and n = 36 then z is [ ]

(a) 0.8 (b) 0.6
(c) 0.08 (d) None

5. The sample of size 4 has values 25,28,26,25. Then variance of the sample is [ ]
(a)2 (b)2.5
(c) 4.2 (d) None

6. The marks of 5 students in 1 subject are 45,47,49,61,48 and mean of the population is 52.
Then t=_____ [ ]
(a) 0.7 (b) 0.5
(c) 0.6 (d) None

7. If the size of the sample is 5 and size of the population is 2000. The correction factor is [ ]
(a) 0.999 (b) 9.99
(c) 99.9 (d) None

8. P(Z > 1.76) = ____________ [ ]

(a) 0.5 + P(0 < Z < 1.76) (b) 0.5 – P(0 < Z < 1.76)
(c) P(0 < Z < 1.76) (d) None

9 .𝑃(−196 < 𝑍 < 1.96) = [ ]

a) 0.8 b) 0.9 c) 0.95 d) 0.99
10. If n = 40 , 𝜎 = 2.06 then the maximum error with 99% confidence is [ ]
(a) 0.7377 (b) 0.8387
(c) 0.6387 (d) 0.536

11. If n=100 , 𝜎 = 5 then the maximum error with 95% confidence is [ ]

(a) 0.98 (b) 1.2875
(c) 3.92 (d) 1.16

12. If the size of the sample is 25 and the maximum error with 95% confidence is 0.1 then the
standard deviation of the sample is [ ]
(a) 2.55 (b) 2.12
(c) 0.255 (d) 0.025

13. If the maximum error with probability 0.95 is 1.2 and the standard deviation of population is 10,
then sample size is [ ]
(a) 26 (b) 266
(c) 267 (d) 269

14.Asample of size n is taken from a population whose variance is 9 . The maximum error of estimate
for 𝜇 with 95% confidence is 0.5 . Then n= [ ]
(a) 12 (b) 68
(c) 128 (d) 139

15. If the maximum error with 99% confidence is 0.25 and the sample size is 40 then 𝜎 = [ ]
(a) 0.93 (b) 1.93
(c) 2.93 (d) 2.55
16.A sample of size 64 is taken from a population whose variance is 2 with probability 0.99. Then the
maximum error is [ ]
(a) 0.456 (b) 0.35
(c) 0.24 (d) 0.58

17.If the maximum error with 99% confidence is 0.86 and size of the sample is 144 , Then the
variance of the population is [ ]
(a) 2 (b) 4
(c) 8 (d) 16

18. If n = 144 , 𝜎 = 4 and 𝑥 = 150 then 95% confidence interval for mean is [ ]
(a) ( 149.35 , 150.65 ) (b) ( 149.14 , 150.86)
(c) ( 149.15 , 150.85 ) (d) None

19. If n = 81 , 𝜎 = 4.5 and 𝑥 = 32 then 99% confidence interval for mean is [ ]

(a) (30.71 , 33.29) (b) ( 30.835 , 33.165 )
(c) ( 31.02 , 32.98 ) (d) None

20. A random sample of size 169 was taken from a population whose variance is 25 and mean is 50.
Then 99% confidence interval is [ ]
(a) ( 49 , 51 ) (b) ( 49.25 , 50.75 )
(c) ( 48 , 50 ) (d) None

21. A random sample of size n =100 is taken froma population with 𝜎=5.1. Giventhat the sample
mean 𝑥=21.6. Then the 95% confidence interval for thepopulation mean 𝜇 is [ ]
(a) ( 20.6 , 22.6 ) (b) ( 21.6 , 22.6 )
(c) ( 20.28 , 22.9 ) (d) None

22. If a random sample of size n = 20 from a normal population with variance 𝜎2=144has the mean
𝑥=34.3, then the 95% confidence interval for thepopulation mean 𝜇 is [ ]
(a) ( 29 , 39.56 ) (b) (29.8 , 39.5) (29.997,38.603)
(c) ( 28.64 , 38.34 ) (d) None

23.In a campus interview 64 students are attended for a test and taken an average of 28.5 minutes to
complete the answers with a variance of 9.3 square minutes. The 99% confidence interval for the true
average time it takes a freshman to complete the test is [ ]
(a) (27.2 , 29.4 ) (b) ( 27.5 , 29.5 )
(c) ( 27.8 , 29.2 ) (d) None

24. The length of the time required to execute 100 programs has a mean of 5.68 sec and a standard
deviation of 0.29 sec . Assuming that such measurements are normally distributed, the 99%
confidence interval for the mean time length of execution is [ ]
(a) (4.98 , 5.12) (b) ( 4.95 , 5.05 )
(c) (5.6 , 5.75 ) (d) None

25.The mean blood pressure of 25 patients in a certain hospital is 140 mm of Hg . If those data can be
looked upon as a random sample from a normal population with standard deviation 𝜎 = 10 mm of Hg
, Then 95% confidence interval of the population mean 𝜇 is [ ]
(a) ( 22.8 , 25.24 ) (b) ( 23.1 , 26.89 )
(c) ( 23.34 , 26.66 ) (d) None (136.08,143.92)

26. In a random sample of 60 sections of a pipe in a chemical plant , 8 shows signs of serious
corrosion . The maximum error with 95% confidence for the true proportion of pipe sections
is [ ]
(a) 0.85 (b) 0.085
(c) 0.082 (d) None

27.A random sample of 500 apples were taken and out of which 60 were found to be bad. The
maximum error with 95% confidence is [ ]
(a) 0.016 (b) 0.028
(c) 0.037 (d) 0.045

28.In a sample of 100 ceramic pistons made for an experimental designed engine , 18 were found to
be cracked. The maximum error with 95% confidence is [ ]
(a) 0.075 (b) 0.098
(c) 0.089 (d) None

29.In a sample of 500 people in Maharashtra 300 are wheat eaters. The maximum error with 99%
confidence is [ ]
(a) 0.056 (b) 0.042
(c) 0.067 (d) None

30.If we can assert with 95% that the maximum error is 0.5 and P=0.2 , then the sample size is
[ ]
(a) 122 (b) 244
(c) 256 (d) 269

UNIT – 5
1.A statement about a population developed for the purpose of testing is called: [ ]
(a) Hypothesis (b)Hypothesis testing
(c)Level of significance (d)Test-statistic
2.Any hypothesis which is tested for the purpose of rejection under the assumption that it is true is
called: [ ]
(a)Null hypothesis (b) Alternative hypothesis
(c)Statistical hypothesis (d)Composite hypothesis

3.The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true is called: [ ]

(a) Level of confidence (b) Level of significance
(c) Power of the test (d) Difficult to tell

4.The dividing point between the region where the null hypothesis is rejected and the region where it
is not rejected is said to be: [ ]
(a) Critical region (b) Critical value
(c) Acceptance region (d) Significant region

5.If the critical region is located equally in both sides of the sampling distribution of test-statistic, the
test is called: [ ]
(a) One tailed (b) Two tailed
(c) Right tailed (d) Left tailed

6.The choice of one-tailed test and two-tailed test depends upon: [ ]

(a) Null hypothesis (b) Alternative hypothesis
(c) None of these (d) Composite hypotheses

7.Test of hypothesis Ho: µ = 50 against H: µ > 50 leads to: [ ]

(a) Left-tailed test (b) Right-tailed test
(c) Two-tailed test (d) Difficult to tell

8.Test of hypothesis Ho: µ = 20 against H1: µ < 20 leads to: [ ]

(a) Right one-sided test (b) Left one-sided test
(c) Two-sided test (d) All of the above

9.Testing Ho: µ = 25 against H: µ ≠ 20 leads to: [ ]

(a) Two-tailed test (b) Left-tailed test
(c) Right-tailed test (d) Neither (a), (b) and (c)

10.A rule or formula that provides a basis for testing a null hypothesis is called: [ ]
(a) Test-statistic (b) Population statistic
(c) Both of these (d) None of the above

11.The range of test statistic-Z is: [ ]

(a) 0 to 1 (b) -1 to +1
(c) 0 to ∞ (d) -∞ to +∞

12.The range of test statistic-t is: [ ]

(a) 0 to ∞ (b) 0 to 1
(c) -∞ to +∞ (d) -1 to +1

13.If Ho is true and we reject it is called: [ ]

(a) Type-I error (b) Type-II error
(c) Standard error (d) Sampling error

14.The probability associated with committing type-I error is: [ ]

(a) β (b) 𝛼
(c) 1 – 𝛽 (d) 1 – α

15.1 – α is also called: [ ]

(a) Confidence coefficient (b) Power of the test
(c) Size of the test (d) Level of significance

16.1 – α is the probability associated with: [ ]

(a) Type-I error (b) Type-II error
(c) Level of confidence (d) Level of significance

17.Area of the rejection region depends on: [ ]

(a) Size of α (b) Size of β
(c) Test-statistic (d) Number of values

18. Size of critical region is known as: [ ]

(a) β (b) 1 -β
(c) Critical value (d) Size of the test

19.A null hypothesis is rejected if the value of a test statistic lies in the: [ ]
(a) Rejection region (b) Acceptance region
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Neither (a) nor (b)

20. For 𝛼 = 5%, the critical value in right tailed test 𝑍𝛼 = [ ]

a) 1.96 b) 2.33 c) 2.58 d) 1.64
21. For 𝛼 = 1%, the critical value in right tailed test 𝑍𝛼 = [ ]
a) 1.96 b) 2.33 c) 2.58 d) 1.64
22. In testing of difference of means with two samples of sizes 𝑛1 = 9, 𝑛2 = 11, the test statistic
follows 𝑡 −distribution with degrees of freedom 𝜈 = _______ [ ]
a) 20 b) 19 c) 18 d) 2
23. The test statistic for testing of single mean with large sample is _______ [ ]
𝑥̅ −𝜇 𝑥̅ −𝜇 𝑥̅ −𝜇 𝑥̅ −𝜇
a) 𝑍 = 𝜎/ b) 𝑡 = 𝑠/ c) 𝑍 = d) 𝑍 = 𝜎/
√𝑛−1 √𝑛 𝜎 √𝑛