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Statistics — NDA Mathematics PYQs

13 questions from this chapter, asked in 1 NDA exams between 2025.

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Q1MCQ2025

*Consider the following for the four (04) items that follow :
The frequency distribution of height of students of a class is given below :

Height (in cm) Number of Students
160-162 12
162-164 15
164-166 24
166-168 13

What is the total number of students whose height is less than or equal to cm?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)None of the above
Q2MCQ2025

*Consider the following for the four (04) items that follow :
The frequency distribution of height of students of a class is given below :

Height (in cm) Number of Students
160-162 12
162-164 15
164-166 24
166-168 13

What is the median height of the class?

(A) cm
(B) cm
(C) cm
(D) cm
Q3MCQ2025

*Consider the following for the four (04) items that follow :
The frequency distribution of height of students of a class is given below :

Height (in cm) Number of Students
160-162 12
162-164 15
164-166 24
166-168 13

The height which occurs most frequently in the class is

(A) cm
(B) cm
(C) cm
(D) cm
Q4MCQ2025

*Consider the following for the four (04) items that follow :
The frequency distribution of height of students of a class is given below :

Height (in cm) Number of Students
160-162 12
162-164 15
164-166 24
166-168 13

The most appropriate graphical representation of the given frequency distribution is

(A)bar chart
(B)percentage bar chart
(C)histogram
(D)pie chart
Q5MCQ2025

Consider the following for the two (02) items that follow :
The sum and the sum of squares of the observations corresponding to length (in cm) and weight (in gm) of tropical tubers are given as , , and .

Which one of the following is correct?

(A)Variance () Variance ()
(B)Variance () Variance ()
(C)Variance () Variance ()
(D)Cannot be determined from the given data
Q6MCQ2025

Consider the following for the two (02) items that follow :
The sum and the sum of squares of the observations corresponding to length (in cm) and weight (in gm) of tropical tubers are given as , , and .

Which one of the following statements is correct?

(A)Coefficient of variation of is strictly more than coefficient of variation of .
(B)Coefficient of variation of is strictly less than coefficient of variation of .
(C)Coefficient of variation of is same as coefficient of variation of .
(D)Coefficient of variation cannot be determined from the given data.
Q7MCQ2025

The arithmetic mean of observations is . If is subtracted from each observation and then divided by , then what is the new arithmetic mean?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Q8MCQ2025

The standard deviation of observations is . If is added to each observation and then divided by , then what will be the new standard deviation?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Q9MCQ2025

What is the arithmetic mean of ?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Q10MCQ2025

What is the harmonic mean of the numbers , , , and ?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Why practise Statistics PYQs?

Statistics has appeared in the 1 NDA Mathematics exam we track between 2025. UPSC examiners consistently reuse concepts and question patterns from this topic — practising its previous year questions is the most reliable way to know exactly what to expect in your exam.

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