Andaman Nicobar Group C 2023: Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Senior Investigator, CBT, Paper 2

1.


Kathakali dance style belongs to


(A)
Tamil Nadu
(B)
Kerala
(C)
Andhra Pradesh
(D)
Karnataka


Answer: Kerala


2.


‘Mera piya ghar aaya’ has been sung by which Pakistani singer?


(A)
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
(B)
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
(C)
Ghulam Ali
(D)
Mehdi Hassan


Answer: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan


3.


Which one of the following is the most ancient musical instrument?

(A)
Veena
(B)
Tabla
(C)
Sitar
(D)
Sarod


Answer: Veena


4.


‘Sufi Kalam’ a type of devotional music, is characteristic of


(A)
Kashmir
(B)
Punjab
(C)
Gujarat
(D)
Rajasthan


Answer: Kashmir


5.


Which one of the following films directed by Satyajit Ray is based on the story
Nastaneer written by Rabindranath Tagore?


(A)
Charulata
(B)

Apur Sansar
(C)
Aparajita
(D)
Pathar Panchali


Answer: Charulata




6.


Who is the author of Meghdoot?


(A)
Vishakhadatta
(B)
Chanakya
(C)
Shundraka
(D)
Kalidasa


Answer: Kalidasa




7.


Who wrote the book ‘Systema Naturae’?


(A)
Buffon
(B)
Linnaeus
(C)

Lamarck
(D)
Darwin


Answer: Linnaeus




8.


The books Chitrangada, Gitanjali and Gora were written by


(A)
Amrita Pritam
(B)
Khushwant Singh
(C)
Rabindra Nath Tagore
(D)
Kuldip Nayyar


Answer: Rabindra Nath Tagore


9.


The first Indian to win Nobel Prize was


(A)
Hargobind Khurana
(B)
Rabindra Nath Tagore
(C)
C.V. Raman
(D)
Amartya Sen

Answer: Rabindra Nath Tagore




10.


Who out of the following, was the first recipient of the Bharat Ratna Award?


(A)
C.V. Raman
(B)
S. Chandrasekhar
(C)
B.C. Roy
(D)
Gobind Ballabh Pant


Answer: C.V. Raman


11.


The first foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna Award was


(A)
Dalai Lama
(B)
Nelson Mandela
(C)
Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
(D)
Annie Besant


Answer: Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

12.


Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

                              List I                List II

                     A. Saraswati Samman 1. Science

                     B. Kabir Award          2. Sports

                     C. Arjuna Award         3. Europa

                     D. Social solidarity    4. Bhatnagar Award

Codes: A B C D


(A)
3214
(B)
4321
(C)
2143
(D)
3412


Answer: 4 3 2 1




13.


Which one of the following countries is NOT a permanent member of the UN
SecurityCouncil?


(A)
United States of America
(B)
United Kingdom
(C)

Germany
(D)
Russia


Answer: Germany


14.


The main objective of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is to


(A)
establish a centre for trading
(B)


increase the volume of international trade through the removal of restrictions on
trade gradually


(C)
establish a harmonious atmosphere in the world market
(D)
encourage international trade


Answer: increase the volume of international trade through the removal of
restrictions on trade gradually




15.


Which was the latest country to be admitted as a new member State of U.N.?


(A)
Montenegro.
(B)
South Sudan

(C)
Switzerland
(D)
East Timor


Answer: South Sudan


16.


Once elected for a full term, a judge serves on the International Court of Justice for


(A)
ten years
(B)
nine years
(C)
five years
(D)
six years


Answer: nine years


17.


Which one of the following depicts the correct chronological order in which the four
major Lawn Tennis Tournaments are conducted annually?


(A)
Australian Open – French Open – Wimbledon – U.S. Open
(B)
French Open – Australian Open – Wimbledon – U.S. Open
(C)
Wimbledon – Australian Open – French Open – U.S. Open
(D)

Australian Open – French Open – U.S. Open –Wimbledon


Answer: Australian Open – French Open – Wimbledon – U.S. Open


18.


Who was the ‘man of the series’ at the four-nation ODI LG Cup, 1999 tournament held
at Nairobi?


(A)
Lance Gibbs
(B)
Lance Klusener
(C)
Vijay Bharadwaj
(D)
Sourav Ganguli


Answer: Lance Klusener


19.


Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
                                List I        List II

                             (Country) (National game)

                             A. USA      1. Baseball

                             B. Canda 2. Judo

                             C. China 3. ICE Hockey

                             D. Japan 4. Table Tennis

Codes: A B C D


(A)

1342
(B)
2431
(C)
4321
(D)
1234


Answer: 1 3 4 2




20.


For the first time Common-wealth Games were played during 1930 in


(A)
Brazil
(B)
Canada
(C)
Pakistan
(D)
London


Answer: Canada




21.


Choose the correct antonym of the given word
“Callous”


(A)
Compact

(B)
Hardened
(C)
Sensitive
(D)
Soft


Ans: Soft




22


Choose the correct antonym of the given word
“Facilitate”


(A)
Further
(B)
Impede
(C)
Expiate
(D)
Assist


Ans: Impede


23.


Choose the correct synonym of the given word:
“Qualm”


(A)
Attribute
(B)

Altercation
(C)
Scruple
(D)
Crisis


Ans: Scruple




24.


Choose the correct synonym of the given word:
“Domain”


(A)
Fielding
(B)
Marketing
(C)
Main
(D)
Area


Ans: Area




25.


I am playing cricket.


(A)
Cricket had been being played be me.
(B)
Cricket is being played by me.

(C)
Cricket was being played be me.
(D)
Cricket has been played be me.


Ans: Cricket is being played by me.




26


He played many games.


(A)
Many games was played by him.
(B)
Many games were not played by him.
(C)
Many games had been played by him.
(D)
Many games were played by him.


Ans: Many games were played by him.


27.


In each of the following sentences there is a blank space, followed by four choices of
words marked (a), (b), (c) and (d).
(A) Himalaya is the ___ of the Ganges.
(B) The reporter had a valid ___ for the story.
(C) He spent hours looking for the ___ of that question.
(D) The strategy is to ___ supplies from smaller companies.


(A)
source

(B)
start
(C)
look
(D)
mother


Ans: source




28.


In each of the following sentences there is a blank space, followed by four choices of
words marked (a), (b), (c) and (d).
A. He has an ___ in ethnic music.
B. They said nothing of great ___.
C. Primary colours can add ___ to a room.
D. How much ____ did you pay for the new loan?


(A)
influence
(B)
interest
(C)
income
(D)
interface


Ans: Interest




29.


___ aims at making people work together for the common good of the organisation.

(A)
communication
(B)
combination
(C)
conversation
(D)
connection


Answer: communication


30.


___ describes every type of human communication that is not verbal.


(A)
vocalists
(B)
prosody
(C)
haptics
(D)
para language


Answer: para language




31.


Choose the one which conveys the meaning of the sentence correctly.


(A)
Yesterday to collect the pas book I went to the bank.

(B)
To collect the pass book yesterday, I went to the bank.
(C)
I went yesterday to the bank to collect the pass book.
(D)
I went to the bank yesterday to collect the pass book.


Answer: I went to the bank yesterday to collect the pass book.




32.


Choose the one which conveys the meaning of the sentence correctly.
(A)
Travelling from Karjat to Khandala, one finds the line most beautifully laid.
(B)
While travelling from Karjat to Khandala, one would find the line most beautifully laid.
(C)
If one travels from karjat to Khandala, he will find the line most beautifully laid.
(D)
As one travels from Karjat to Khandala, he finds the line most beautifully laid.


Answer: Travelling from Karjat to Khandala, one finds the line most beautifully
laid.




33.


Sivakumar where are you? _____, up this tree.


(A)
There am I
(B)
There I am

(C)
Here I am
(D)
Here am I


Answer: Here I am


34.


This book is quite similar _____


(A)
with the ‘Treasure Island’
(B)
of that film we saw at school
(C)
to the one I read last week
(D)
than a story told by our teacher


Ans: to the one I read last week


35.


Choose the best alternatives.
Mrs. Johson had staying here since 1954 and has made India her home.


(A)
has been staying
(B)
is staying
(C)
was to stay
(D)

will stay


Answer: has been staying




36.


Sumit would have been looked smart in traditional clothes.


(A)
would have looked
(B)
had looking
(C)
would be looked
(D)
was looked


Answer: would have looked




37.


You are required to rearrange these parts, which are labelled P, Q, R and S to
produce the correct sentence.
(P) different payment services and a bank account
(Q) is considered indispensable
(R) Banks provide
(S) by most business and individuals


(A)
SRQP
(B)
QPSR

(C)
SRQP
(D)
RPQS


Answer: RPQS


38.


You are required to rearrange these parts, which are labelled P, Q, R and S to
produce the correct sentence.
(P) a number of segments and reduce the price
(Q) A firm can divide the market into
(R) thus acquiring maximum profit from each segment
(S) at different stages in each


(A)
RSPQ
(B)
PRQS
(C)
SPRQ
(D)
QPSR


Answer: QPSR




39.


Transform the given sentence into negative.
‘Many people want to travel the world’.


(A)

Not many people want to travel the world.
(B)
Don’t many people want to travel the world?
(C)
Many people don’t want to travel the world.
(D)
Many people want to travel the world, isn’t it?


Answer: Not many people want to travel the world.


40.


Transform the given sentence into assertive.
‘How gorgeous is the sunset!’


(A)
How gorgeous the sunset is!
(B)
The sunset is very gorgeous.
(C)
The sunset is gorgeous, isn’t it?
(D)
How is the sunset so gorgeous?


Answer: The sunset is very gorgeous




41


Sampling Cases means:


(A)

Sampling using a sampling frames.
(B)
Identifying people who are suitable for research.
(C)
Literally the researcher's brief case.
(D)
Sampling of people, newspapers, television programmes etc.


Answer: Sampling of people, newspapers, television programmes etc.


42


The aggregate of all the units pertaining to a study is called:


(A)
Population or universe.
(B)
Unit.
(C)
Sample.
(D)
Frame.


Answer: Population or universe.


43


_________refers to those elements from which samples are specifically chosen or
selected for research.


(A)
Finite population.
(B)
Target population.

(C)
Infinite population.
(D)
Sampling population.


Answer: Target population.




44


Probability sampling is also known as:


(A)
Bi-variate Analysis.
(B)
Uni-variate Analysis.
(C)
Random Sampling.
(D)
Multiple choices.


Answer: Uni-variate Analysis.




45


Which of the following is not a probability sampling?


(A)
Simple random sampling.
(B)
Quota sampling.
(C)
Stratified Sampling.

(D)
Cluster sampling.


Answer: Quota sampling.




46


Which of the following is not a non-probability sampling?


(A)
Judgmental sampling.
(B)
Convenience sampling.
(C)
Extensive sampling.
(D)
Cluster sampling.


Answer: Cluster sampling.




47


A technique of Building up a list or a sample of a special population by using an initial
set of members as informants is called:


(A)
Quota sampling.
(B)
Convenience Sampling.
(C)
Snow ball Sampling.
(D)

Purposive sampling.


Answer: Snow ball Sampling.




48


Sampling based upon equal probability is called:


(A)
Probability sampling.
(B)
Quota sampling.
(C)
Stratified sampling.
(D)
Simple random sampling.


Answer: Simple random sampling.




49


Population value is also known as:


(A)
Parameter.
(B)
Statistic.
(C)
Variable.
(D)
Data.

Answer: Parameter.




50


Sample value is also known as:


(A)
Parameter.
(B)
Statistic.
(C)
Variable.
(D)
Data.


Answer: Statistic.




51


Capacity of flushing cistern is usually


(A)
1 Litre
(B)
5 Litre
(C)
12 to 15 Litre
(D)
20 to 25 Litre


Answer: 12 to 15 Litre

52


For one cubic metre of sand, the member of 50 KG bags required would be


(A)
15
(B)
20
(C)
25
(D)
35


Answer: 25




53


Which roofing material will give the least expected life?


(A)
R.C.C.
(B)
Jack arch with L.C. terracing
(C)
Terraced roofing over stone flags
(D)
Country wood in work


Answer: Jack arch with L.C. terracing




54

Building wire for steel reinforcement is


(A)
Measured in running metres
(B)
Measured in kilograms
(C)
Not measured but included in description
(D)
Not measured and also not included in description


Answer: Measured in kilograms




55


Detailed drawing is not necessarily required for which of the following estimate?


(A)
Detailed estimate
(B)
Revised estimate
(C)
Supplementary estimate
(D)
Rough cost estimate


Answer: Detailed estimate




56


A dummy activity

(A)
Does not require any resource nor any time
(B)
Requires source as well as time
(C)
Requires source but not any time
(D)
Does not require any source but requires time


Answer: Requires source but not any time




57


If the values taken by a random variable are negative, the negative values will have
_________


(A)
Positive probability
(B)
Negative Probability
(C)
May have negative or positive probabilities
(D)
Insufficient data


Answer: Positive probability




58


Which of the following is not a property of a probability density function?

(A)


The PDF must be non-negative for all possible values of x.


(B)


The integral of the PDF over all possible values of x must be equal to 1.


(C)


The PDF can be used to calculate the probability that the random variable will take
on a value between a and b.


(D)
The PDF must be continuous for all possible values of x.


Answer: The PDF must be continuous for all possible values of x.




59


The variable that assigns a real number value to an event in a sample space is
called _________


(A)
Random variable
(B)
Defined variable
(C)
Uncertain variable
(D)
Static variable


Answer: Random variable

60


A random variable that assumes a finite or a countably infinite number of values is
called ___________


(A)
Continuous random variable
(B)
Discrete random variable
(C)
Irregular random variable
(D)
Uncertain random variable


Answer: Discrete random variable




61
A random variable that assume a infinite or a uncountably infinite number of values is
called ___________


(A)
Continuous random variable
(B)
Discrete random variable
(C)
Irregular random variable
(D)
Uncertain random variable


Answer: Continuous random variable

62


The covariance of two independent random variables is ___________


(A)
1
(B)
0
(C)
-1
(D)
Undefined


Answer: 0




63


The weight of persons in a state is a ___________


(A)
Continuous random variable
(B)
Discrete random variable
(C)
Irregular random variable
(D)
Not a random variable


Answer: Continuous random variable




64

In random experiment, observations of random variable are classified as
___________


(A)
Events
(B)
Composition
(C)
Trials
(D)
Functions


Answer: Events




65


If the values of two variables move in the same direction, ___________


(A)
The correlation is said to be non-linear
(B)
The correlation is said to be linear
(C)
The correlation is said to be negative
(D)
The correlation is said to be positive


Answer: The correlation is said to be positive




66

If the values of two variables move in the opposite direction, ___________


(A)
The correlation is said to be linear
(B)
The correlation is said to be non-linear
(C)
The correlation is said to be positive
(D)
The correlation is said to be negative


Answer: The correlation is said to be negative




67


Which of the following statements is true about the arithmetic mean of two
regression coefficients?


(A)
It is less than the correlation coefficient
(B)
It is equal to the correlation coefficient
(C)
It is greater than or equal to the correlation coefficient
(D)
It is greater than the correlation coefficient


Answer: It is greater than the correlation coefficient




68


The independent variable is also called:

(A)
Regressor
(B)
Regressand
(C)
Predictand
(D)
Estimated


Answer: Regressor




69


Identify the other name of dependent variable.


(A)
Regressor
(B)
Regressand
(C)
Continuous variable
(D)
Independent


Answer: Regressand




70


The straight line graph of the linear equation Y = a + bX, slope is horizontal if:


(A)

b=0
(B)
b≠0
(C)
b=1
(D)
a=b


Answer: b = 0




71


The straight line graph of the linear equation Y = a + bX, slope will be downward If:




(A)
b>0
(B)
b<0
(C)
b=0
(D)
b≠0


Answer: b < 0


72


The straight line graph of the linear equation Y = a+ bX, slope will be upward if:


(A)
b=0
(B)

b<0
(C)
b>0
(D)
b≠0


Answer: b > 0




73


A ___________ is a sequence of observations over a certain period.


(A)
Theano
(B)
Scikit
(C)
Time series
(D)
Tensor


Answer: Time series




74


A time series has ______ components.


(A)
1
(B)
2
(C)

3
(D)
4


Answer: 4




75


Noise is the error in the observations added due to environmental factors.


(A)
Yes
(B)
No
(C)
Can be yes or no
(D)
Can not say


Answer: Yes




76


The best-fitted trend line is one for which sum of squares of residuals or errors is


(A)
Positive
(B)
Minimum
(C)
Negative
(D)

Maximum


Answer: Minimum




77


In the theory of time series, shortage of certain consumer goods before the annual
budget is due to


(A)
Seasonal Variation
(B)
Secular Trend
(C)
Irregular Variations
(D)
Cyclical Variation


Answer: Seasonal Variation




78


A set of observations recorded at an equal interval of time is called


(A)
Array data
(B)
Data
(C)
Geometric Series
(D)
Time series data

Answer: Time series data




79


A fire in a factory delaying production for some weeks is


(A)
Secular Trend
(B)
Cyclical Trend
(C)
Irregular Trend
(D)
Seasonal Trend


Answer: Irregular Trend




80


Index number was first constructed in:


(A)
1750
(B)
1760
(C)
1764
(D)
1770


Answer: 1764

81


Most widely used weighted index is:


(A)
Laspeyres Index
(B)
Paasche's Index
(C)
Fisher's ideal Index
(D)
Marshall-Edgeworth Index


Answer: Laspeyres Index




82


Circular test is satisfied by:


(A)
Fisher's ideal index
(B)
Paasche's index number
(C)
Simple aggregative method
(D)
Laspeyres Index


Answer: Simple aggregative method

83


Consumer price index is equal to:


(A)
Laspeyres price index
(B)
Paasche's price index
(C)
Fisher's ideal index
(D)
Bowley's price index


Answer: Laspeyres price index




84


Circular test is an extension of:


(A)
Time reversal test
(B)
Factor reversal test
(C)
Circular test
(D)
Unit test


Answer: Time reversal test




85

Index numbers are expressed in:


(A)
Ratios
(B)
Squares
(C)
Percentages
(D)
Combinations


Answer: Percentages




86


Index for base period is always taken as:


(A)
100
(B)
One
(C)
200
(D)
Zero


Answer: 100




87


If a data set is symmetrical, what does it mean?

(A)
True distribution
(B)
FALSE
(C)
True skew
(D)
True symmetry


Answer: FALSE




88


Which one of the following statements does not contain an assumption of the
standard deviation measure?


(A)
The data points in a data set are not necessarily equal values.
(B)
The distribution is normal.
(C)
The data points are not all positive or negative.
(D)
The distribution is abnormal.


Answer: The distribution is normal.




89


What is the Central Limit Theorem?


(A)

A statement about the distribution of scores in samples
(B)
A statement about the mean of scores from random samples
(C)
A statement about the distribution of scores from a normal population
(D)
A statement about the distribution of scores for any sample


Answer: A statement about the distribution of scores for any sample


90


Which measure of central tendency includes the magnitude of scores?


(A)
Mean
(B)
Mode
(C)
Median
(D)
Range


Answer: Mean




91


Mode refers to the value within a series that occurs ________ number of times.


(A)
Maximum
(B)
Minimum

(C)
Zero
(D)
Infinite


Answer: Maximum




92


_________ is not a measure of central tendency.


(A)
Mode
(B)
Mean
(C)
Range
(D)
Median


Answer: Range




93


Percentiles divide a series into ______.


(A)
Ten equal parts
(B)
Twenty equal parts
(C)
Fifty equal parts

(D)
Hundred equal parts


Answer: Hundred equal parts




94


If all the observations within a series are multiplied by five, then __________.


(A)
The new standard deviation would be decreased by five
(B)
The new standard deviation would be increased by five
(C)
The new standard deviation would be half of the previous standard deviation
(D)
The new standard deviation would be multiplied by five


Answer: The new standard deviation would be multiplied by five




95


While calculating the standard deviation, the deviations are only taken from
________.


(A)
The mode value of a series
(B)
The median value of a series
(C)
The quartile value of a series
(D)

The mean value of a series


Answer: The mean value of a series




96


____________ and ____________ are types of measures of dispersion.


(A)
Nominal, Real
(B)
Nominal, Relative
(C)
Real, Relative
(D)
Absolute, Relative


Answer: Absolute, Relative




97


The Lorenz curve was developed in 1905 by ________.


(A)
Dr. Max O. Lorenz
(B)
Dr. Max C. Lorenz
(C)
Dr. Max M. Lorenz
(D)
Dr. Max S. Lorenz

Answer: Dr. Max O. Lorenz




98


The range represents _________.


(A)
The lowest number
(B)
The highest number
(C)
The middle number
(D)
The difference between the lowest and highest number


Answer: The lowest number




99


What is the Arithmetic average of the Absolute Deviation of a series called?


(A)
Coefficient of Mean Deviation
(B)
Mean Deviation
(C)
Quartile Deviation
(D)
Standard Deviation


Answer: Mean Deviation

100


Are the variations present in the unit of a variable represented by which dispersion
method?


(A)
Coefficient of Variation
(B)
A relative measure of dispersion
(C)
The absolute measure of dispersion
(D)
Measure of dispersion


Answer: The absolute measure of dispersion