Measure of Central Tendency MCQS
UKPSC Assistant Accountant Exam
Total Marks in this Section: 06 Marks
In this Post You will get Measure of Central Tendency MCQSÂ for UKPSC Assistant Accountant Exam. This UKPSC Assistant Accountant exam is conducted every year by Uttarakhand Government.
This Exam is conducted into two medium – Hindi Medium and English Medium.
Hindi Medium exam is known as UKPSC Sahayak Accountant Exam and English Medium Exam is known as UKPSC Assistant Accountant Exam.
Question Paper Consists of Two Parts – Section A (Commerce and Management) and Section B – Hindi. Section A Consists of 80 Questions and Section B Consists of 20 Questions.
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1. Which is regarded as best measure of central tendency?
a) Mean or AM or Arithmetic mean.
b) Median.
c) Mode.
d) All of the above.
Ans: a) Mean or AM or Arithmetic mean.
2. The sum of the deviation os individual observations is zero from
a) Mode.
b) Median.
c) Geometric mean.
d) Arithmetic mean.
Ans: d) Arithmetic mean.
3. Which of the following is regarded as mathematical average?
a) Mean or AM or Arithmetic mean.
b) Median.
c) Mode.
d) All of the above.
Ans: a) Mean or AM or Arithmetic mean.
4. Which average is affected most by extreme observations:
a) Mode.
b) Median.
c) Geometric mean.
d) Arithmetic mean.
Ans: c) Geometric mean.
5. Which of the following is regarded as average of position?
a) Mean or AM or Arithmetic mean.
b) Median.
c) Mode.
d) All of the above.
Ans:b) Median.
6. In a moderately asymmetrical distribution:
a) A.M. > G.M. > H.M.
b) A.M. > G.M. > H.M.
c) A.M. > G.M. > H.M.
d) G.M. > A.M. > H.M.
Ans: b)A.M. > G.M. > H.M.
7. Which of the following is the most unstable average
a) Mode.
b) Median.
c) Geometric Mean.
d) Harmonic mean.
Ans: a) Mode.
8. The positional measure of a central tendency is
a) Geometric mean,
b) Median,
c) Harmonic mean,
d) Arithmetic mean,
Ans: b) Median.
9. For dealing with qualitative data the best average is
a) Arithmetic mean,
b) Geometric mean,
c) Harmonic mean,
d) Median,
Ans: d) Median.
10. One of the methods of determining mode is
a) Mode = 2 median – 3 mean,
b) Mode = 2 median + 3 mean,
c) Mode = 2 median – 2 mean,
d) Mode = 3 median + 2 mean,
Ans: c) Mode = 2 median – 2 mean.
11. The geometric mean of two numbers 8 and 18 shall be
a) 12.
b) 13.
c) 15.
d) 11.08.
Ans: a) 12.
12. Given mean 25, mode 24, the median would be:
a) 24.
b) 25.
c)24.67.
d) 26.
Ans: c) 24.67.
[DTS Quotes: Use formula 3Media = 2Mean + Mode]
13. Which mean is more appropriate for dealing with problems of rates and speed?
a) Arithmetic mean,
b) Geometric mean,
c) Harmonic mean,
d) Median,
Ans: c) Harmonic mean,
14. For studying phenomena like intelligence and honesty which average to be used?
a) Arithmetic mean,
b) Geometric mean,
c) Harmonic mean,
d) Median,
Ans: d) Median.
15. For studying the size of shoes or readymade garments the average to be used is:
a) Arithmetic mean.
b) Geometric mean.
c) Harmonic mean.
d) Mode.
Ans: d) Mode.
16. The harmonic mean is the ____ of the arithmetic mean of the values.
a) Reciprocal.
b) Square root.
c) nth root.
d) cube root.
Ans: a) Reciprocal.
17. The Geometric mean is the ____ of the product arithmetic mean and harmonic mea
a) Reciprocal.
b) Square root.
c) nth root.
d) cube root.
Ans: c) nth root.
18. Which average is affected by extreme values?
a) Arithmetic mean.
b) Geometric mean.
c) Harmonic mean.
d) Mode.
Ans: a) Arithmetic mean.
19. Which average is can be represented graphically?
a) Arithmetic mean.
b) Geometric mean.
c) Harmonic mean.
d) Median.
Ans: d) Median.
20. Which average is can be represented graphically?
a) Arithmetic mean.
b) Median.
c) Mode.
d) both b) & c).
Ans: d) both b) & c).