Q.12187·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyThe mean of the following distribution is 18. Class interval Frequency 11 – 13 3 13 – 15 6 15 – 17 9 17 – 19 f 19 – 21 7 21 – 23 5 23 – 25 4 What is the value of f ?View question
Q.12188·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyWhich of the following items of information is a good example of statistical data ?View question
Q.12189·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyThe following table gives ‘less than’ type frequency distribution of income per day : Income (₹) Number less than of persons 1500 100 1250 80 1000 70 750 55 500 32 250 12 What is the modal class ?View question
Q.12190·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyConsider the following : 1. The arithmetic mean of two unequal positive numbers is always greater than their geometric mean. 2. The geometric mean of two unequal positive numbers is always greater than their harmonic mean. Which of the above statements is/are correct ?View question
Q.12191·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyConsider the following statements in respect of a discrete set of numbers : 1. The arithmetic mean uses all the data and is always uniquely defined. 2. The median uses only one or two numbers from the data and may not be unique. Which of the above statements is/are correct ?View question
Q.12192·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyS₁ : The lions used to be widely distributed in Africa and Asia. S₆ : No hunting is permitted in such reserved areas. P: There are special forest zones set aside for wildlife in various countries. Q: Indiscriminate killing by hunters has been the cause of this drastic fall in their numbers. R: Today they are a relatively rare species. S: If the species survives at all, it will be only in national parks. The proper sequence should be:View question
Q.12193·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyS₁ : The woman who lives a normal life is able to check the swelling conceit and egotism of her menfolk simply because her outlook is so different. S₆ : And both ranges of interest make her what only fools deny her to be, namely, essentially practical; her eye is steadily fixed on the concrete thing, and she mistrusts that chasing of the wild goose which is one of the chief pastimes and delights of man. P: She is primarily concerned with little ordinary things, the minutiae of talk and behaviour for example, on the one hand, and with very big ones, the colossal elementary facts of life, such as birth, mating and death on the other. Q: The first more personal and particular whereas the second, less so. R: Her interests are at once narrower and wider than those of men. S: It is more personal and yet more impersonal. The proper sequence should be:View question
Q.12194·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyS₁ : What soda-water is composed of you may see for yourself if you watch your glass as it stands on the table after you have slaked your first thirst. S₆ : 'Carbonic acid' is the old name for it, but it is more correct to name it, when it is out of the water, 'Carbon dioxide'. P: The liquid is plain water, as you will find out if you are too slow about drinking. Q: You will see that it is separating into two different things, a liquid and a gas. R: The gas is so heavy that you can fairly drink it from the glass, and it has, as you know, a tingle-tangle taste. S: The other is a heavy, sour and invisible gas that slips up through the water in little bubbles and collects in the empty half of the glass. The proper sequence should be:View question
Q.12195·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyS₁ : What Martin Luther King, the peaceful warrior and his followers suffered, it is very difficult to describe. S₆ : For they had taken an oath to ‘refrain from the violence of the fist, tongue or heart’. P: The police used fire hoses and ferocious dogs to rout them. Q: The law courts sent them to solitary confinement where not a ray of the sun entered. R: They were abused and stoned by the mob, slapped and kicked by the police. S: They suffered and tolerated all this without ever lifting a hand in self-defence. The proper sequence should be:View question
Q.12196·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyIn this question, each item consists of a word or a phrase which is underlined in the sentence given. It is followed by four words or phrases. Select the word or phrase which is closest to the opposite in meaning of the underlined word or phrase. I was upset by his hostile attitude.View question
Q.12197·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyA rectangle of maximum area is drawn inside a circle of diameter 5 cm. What is the maximum area of such a rectangle ?View question
Q.12198·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyThe product of four consecutive natural numbers plus one isView question
Q.12199·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyWhich of the following statements relating to Comptroller and Auditor General in India is/are correct? 1. He/She is not an officer of the Parliament but an officer under the President. 2. He/She is an 'independent constitutional authority not directly answerable to the House. Select the correct answer using the code given below.View question
Q.12200·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyThe Departmental Committee of the Parliament of India on the Welfare of the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and the Scheduled Tribes (STs) shall 1. examine whether the Union Government has secured due representation of the SCs and the STs in the services and posts under its control 2. report on the working of the welfare programmes for the SCs and the STs in the Union Territories Select the correct answer using the code given below.View question
Q.12201·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyA positive number, when increased by 10, equals 200 times its reciprocal. What is that number ?View question
Q.12202·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyConsider the following statements : Statement I : Clay layers are poor aquifers. Statement II : The inter-particle space of clay minerals is the least. Select the correct answer using the code given below.View question
Q.12203·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyThe present age of Ravi’s father is four times Ravi’s present age. Five years back he was seven times as old as Ravi was at that time. What is the present age of Ravi’s father ?View question
Q.12204·Miscellaneous·2014·EasyMatch List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists : List-I (Irrigation/Power project) List-II (River) A. Bhakra Nangal 1. Bhagirathi B. Dul Hasti 2. Mahanadi C. Hirakud 3. Chandra D. Tehri 4. Sutlej Code :View question