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INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS MCQs

Total Questions : 30 | Page 1 of 3 pages
Question 1.


You want to buy a scooter which costs Rs. 40,000. However, you only have Rs 25,000 with you. This is a manifestation of______.


  1.     Unemployment
  2.     Poverty
  3.     Scarcity
  4.     Consumption
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Scarcity
:
C

Here, you are unable to satisfy your wants using limited resources. This is a manifestation of scarcity.


Question 2.


Which of the following comes under the study of consumption?


  1.     The effect of income on consumer behaviour
  2.     The effect of price on consumer behaviour
  3.     The choice of a consumer, given the alternatives
  4.     All of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> All of these
:
D
The study of consumer behaviour comes under the study of consumption.
Question 3.


Which of these come under the umbrella of Economics?


  1.     Distribution of wealth
  2.     Literacy
  3.     Unemployment
  4.     All of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> All of these
:
D
Economics deals with a multitude of factors which influences the economy including wealth distribution, literacy and unemployment.
Question 4.


A statistical study has yielded the result that a certain section of the society remains poor because the children of school going age are doing manual labour. Hence, when they become adults of this community they would not have the sufficient knowledge and skills to get high paying jobs. As an economist, what policy would you recommend for this situation?


  1.     Create better-paying jobs for the people in that community
  2.     Make resources available to them at subsidized prices
  3.     Invest in robots to do more manual labour
  4.     Make free and compulsory education available to the children in the community
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Make free and compulsory education available to the children in the community
:
D
Since the root cause of the problem is a lack of education, making schooling compulsory for students would be the best policy to adopt. Creating new jobs without having skilled persons to fill in will be inconsequential. 
Question 5.


You want to travel from Bangalore to Kochi. In this scenario, which of the following are manifestations of scarcity?


  1.     Train tickets were sold out
  2.     Flight tickets were not affordable
  3.     You do not prefer to travel by road
  4.     None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Train tickets were sold out
:
A and B
Scarcity arises due to limitations in available resources or when the product itself is limited. Here, non-availability of train tickets and non-affordability of flight tickets are examples of scarcity.
Question 6.


Statistical methods cannot be used to forecast future events.


  1.     True
  2.     False
  3.     IndiGo is the producer as well a distributor
  4.     IndiGo is the producer and the consumer.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> False
:
B
Statistical methods can be used to identify causal relationships between economic factors and make economic forecasts.
Question 7.


Which of the following is quantitative data about a person?


  1.     Medical history
  2.     Political views
  3.     Religious views
  4.     Net worth
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Net worth
:
D
The net worth of a person can be expressed in monetary terms and is quantitative data. All others are qualitative data.
Question 8.


You have a poultry farm and you make your living by selling chicken and eggs to the people in your community. You are a_______.


  1.     Producer
  2.     Distributor
  3.     Consumer
  4.     None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Producer
:
A and B

Since you are doing poultry farming, you are involved in production. Since you are selling the product, you are a distributor as well.


Question 9.


Statistics involves the following processes
A- Presentation of data
B- Organization of data
C- Collection of data
Arrange the processes in their correct sequence.


  1.     A-B-C
  2.     C-B-A
  3.     C-A-B
  4.     A-C-B
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> C-B-A
:
B
The first step is the collection of data, followed by organization and presentation of data.
Question 10.


IndiGo is an airline company which provides domestic and international flight services. The flight tickets can be bought through their website.
In this scenario,


  1.     IndiGo is the producer only
  2.     IndiGo is the distributor only
  3.     IndiGo is the producer as well a distributor
  4.     IndiGo is the producer and the consumer.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> IndiGo is the producer as well a distributor
:
C
Here, the product is 'air travel', the distribution is done through selling tickets and the passengers are the consumers. IndiGo is involved in production and distribution.

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