II PUC Mid-Term Exam-2021 Expected Model Question Paper-1

SUBJECT : STATISTICS (31)

[Total No. of questions: 44]
Time: 3 Hrs. 15Mins. Max.Marks : 100
Note:1. Statistical table and graph sheets will be supplied on request.
2. Scientific calculators may be used.
3. All working steps should be clearly shown
Section – A
I. Answer any TEN of the following questions. 10x1=10
1. Define Vital Statistics.
2. If NRR per woman is less than 1, then what does it indicate about the
Population?
3. If the price relative is 175, what would you conclude??
4. What is the index number for the base year?
5. Write the formula for price relative.
6. Which price of the commodities is used in the construction of cost of living
index number?
7. Define time series.
8. What is Historigram?
9. Define secular trend.
10. Write the relationship between mean and variance of a Bernoulli distribution.
11. Write down the range of a Binomial distribution.
12. Find mode of a Binomial variate with mean=8.
Section – B
II. Answer any TEN of the following questions 10x2=20
13. Given P0 = 8000, Births = 200, Deaths = 120. Estimate the population if it is
free from migration.
14. In a life table, if l1 = 95,400and l2 = 93,492 then, find survival ratio of the first
year.
15. Which average is considered as the best average in the construction of index
number? Why?
16. State two norms (considerations) for the selection of base year.
17. If P01L = 101.6 and P01F = 99.6, Find P01P.
18. State two characteristics of index numbers.
19. Mention any two uses of time series.
20. Name the methods of measuring trend.
21. Write two assumptions of interpolation and extrapolation.
22. Write down the conditions for applying Newton’s advancing difference method
of interpolation.
23. Mention two features of binomial distribution.
24. If the mean of Binomial distribution is 6 with 3 trials, find mean and variance.
Section – C
III. Answer any EIGHT of the following questions 8x5 = 40
25. For the following data, compute CDR and STDR.
Age group [in years] Population. Standard Popln. Death rates
Below 10 5,000 4,000 10
10 – 30 10,000 12,000 5
30 – 50 7,000 8,000 8
50 & above 4,000 3,000 17
26. In a locality 3,000 live births occurred. The number of infant deaths was 138,
the number of neo-natal deaths was 84 and 24 mothers died due to child birth
complications. Find IMR, NMR and MMR.

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 27. The following data find CBR and GFR.
Age [in years] 0–14 15-19 20–24 25–29 30–39 40–49 50 & above
Male Population 20730 7066 7300 6300 9980 7400 8400
Female Population 19840 7310 7120 5860 9120 6920 7900
Number of live births 0 212 657 592 326 81 0
28. Explain briefly the steps involved in the construction of cost of living index
number/Consumer price Index number.
29. Compute suitable index number from the following data and comment on the
result.
Price (Rs.) Quantity
Item Base year Current year
A 5 6 30
B 3 4 15
C 4 5 18
D 2 2 10
30. Calculate consumer price index numbers and comment.
Group Group Price (Rs.)
weights 2010 2015
Food 60 370 380
Clothing 8 420 500
Fuel 10 470 340
House rent 12 110 120
Misc. 10 280 282
31. Following are the prices (in Rs.) of items in 2010 and 2015. Calculate
Simple/unweighted Geometric mean price index number. Comment on the
result.
Item A B C D E F
2010 50 60 20 50 80 125
Price (Rs.)
2015 55 75 30 75 90 130
32. Draw a trend line by the semi averages method.
Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Sales (‘000) 110 105 115 110 120 130
33. Calculate trend values by 4 yearly moving averages for the following data.
Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Production 46 51 50 46 52 54 48 51 56 61
(in tons)
34. Fit a straight line trend for the following data by least squares method.
Year 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Price (in Rs.) 12 20 31 40 47
35. Interpolate and extrapolate the production for the years 1989 and 1991 with
the help of the following table.
Year 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
Production 120 122 126 - 135 -
36. The incidence of an occupational disease in an industry is such that the
workers have 20% chance of suffering from it. If there are 500 workers what is
the probability that sample of 5 workers at most 1 suffer from the disease?

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 Section – D
IV. Answer any TWO of the following questions. 10x2=20
37. From the following data, compute standardized death rates for Town A and
Town B. Comment on the results.
Age group Town – A Town – B Standard
[in years] Population Deaths Population Deaths Population
0 – 20 5,000 100 7,000 105 4,000
20 – 50 14,000 392 15,000 465 16,000
50 – 70 20,000 300 25,000 500 18,000
70 & above 1,000 200 3,000 390 2,000
38. For the following data show that Fisher’s index number satisfies TRT and FRT.
Item Price (Rs.) Quantity
Base year Current Year Base year Current year
A 4 6 4 2
B 6 4 4 8
C 8 10 5 3
39. The following figures gave the annual production of a commodity. Estimate the
production in 2011 by using the trend equation of the type Y = a + bx + cx2.
Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Production (‘000 tons) 8 10 13 17 22 28 35
40. Four coins are tossed 100 times and the following distribution is obtained.
Number of heads 0 1 2 3 4
Number of tosses 8 32 33 22 5
Fit a BD when nature of the coin is not known. Obtain the theoretical
frequencies.
Section – E
IV. Answer any TWO of the following questions. 5x2=10
41. Find the GRR from the following data. Obtain the average number of female
children born to women of child bearing age.
Age group [in years] 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49
Female population 13000 15000 14000 12000 15000 16000 15000
Female births 390 750 840 600 600 384 90
42. Calculate Laspeyre’s price index number and give your conclusion.
Item Price in 2004 Price in 2006 Expenditure in 2004
A 5 7 30
B 4 3 16
C 6 8 48
D 8 10 72
E 2 1 4
43. The following table shows the expectation of life at different ages. Interpolate
the expectation of life at age 15 years.
Age (in years) 10 20 30 40
Expectation of life (in 50 42 33 22
years)
44. Four unbiased coins are tossed 128 times. Find the theoretical frequencies of
the number of heads obtained.
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