BHM- 3 rd Semester

1st Slot Test Bio-Statistics-II (302)

First Set Question Paper - 2015
GROUP-A
(Multiple Choice Type Questions)

1.

Choose the correct alternatives for any five of the following:

i)

ii)

What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers appeared in throwing two perfect
dice is 5?
a) 1/9

b) 1/6

c) 2/3

d) 2/9

The intersection of two ogives represents

a) mean

b) median

c) mode
iii)

d) frequency density

A relative frequency distribution presents frequencies in terms of

a

fractions

b) whole numbers

c) percentages
iv)

d) both (a) and (c)

The relation between mean, median, mode is

a) mean-mode=3(mean-median)

b) mean-mode=median-mean

c) Mean-median=3(mean-mode)
v)

vi)

5 X 1= 5

d) none of these

If four events P, Q, R, S are exhaustive, mutually exclusive and equally likely, the
probability of occurrence of each of them will be
a) 0.2

b) 0.25

c) 0.75

d) 0.55

Two events A and B are independent and P(A) = 1/4 and P(B) = 3/10 . Then P(AB) is
a

13/40
c)

b) 11/20
3/40

d) 0
GROUP-B

(Short Answer Type Questions)

Answer any two of the following.

2.

2X 5 = 10

Construct a pie chart from the following data:

Source of
revenue
Amount (Rs.)

3.

Customs

Excise

160

Income tax

450

Corporation
tax
110

380

Other
sources
200

For two events A and B let P(A)=1/2, P(B)=1/3, P(AB)=1/4 then obtain the value of P(A+B),
P(A B

4.

) and P( A +B

).

The scores of two batsmen A and B in 19 innings are as follows :

A

32

28

47

63

71

39

10

60

96

14

19

31

48

53

67

90

10

62

40

80

State which batsman is more consistent.

5.

Three students A, B, and C are given a problem in statistics. The probabilities of their solving the
Problem are 3/4, 2/4, and 1/4 respectively. What is the probability that the problem be sloved?
(Long Answer Type Questions)
Answer any one of the following.

7.

1 X 15 = 15

The data below given is the marks secured by 70 candidates in a certain examination:

21
22
72
15
44
57
51

31
35
43
18
58
63
54
b
8. a)

35
43
38
52
67
5
68

52
67
41
73
85
56
29

64
76
63
86
39
79
34

74
35
71
50
40
37
44

89
46
28
39
50
24
58

53
26
32
55
65
54
62

42
32
45
47
72
82
59

7
40
54
12
69
49
65

Co
nst
ruc
ta

frequency distribution of the marks, taking 9 classes .

Find cumulative frequency of both less than and more than type and draw histogram from
this frequency distribution.
7+8
State and prove Bayes theorem. How does it help in medical science?

b) Urn-1 contains 5 red and 5 black balls,urn-2 contains 4 red and 8 black balls and urn-3 contains
3 red and 6 black balls. One urn is chosen at random and a ball is drawn. The color of the ball is black.
What is the probability that it has been drawn from urn-3 ?
7+8
BHM- 3rd Semester

Slot Test Bio-Statistics-II (302)

GROUP-A (Answer any three of the following.)
1.

Construct a pie chart from the following data:

Source of
revenue
Amount (Rs.)

2.

Customs

Excise

180

Income tax

425

Corporation
tax
205

280

Other
sources
210

For two events A and B let P(A)=1/2, P(B)=1/3, P(AB)=1/4 then obtain the value of P(A+B),
P (A B

3.

3X 5 = 15

) and P ( A +B

).

The scores of two batsmen A and B in 19 innings are as follows:

A

32

28

47

63

71

39

10

60

96

14

19

31

48

53

67

90

10

62

40

80

State which batsman is more consistent?

4.

Three students X, Y, and Z are given a problem in statistics. The probabilities of their solving the
Problem are 1/4, 3/4, and 5/4 respectively. What is the probability that the
problem be solved?
P( A B ) P ( A) P ( B ) P ( A B )

5.

Prove that
GROUP-B (Answer any one of the following.)

6. a)

1 X 15 = 15

State and prove Bayes theorem. How does it help in medical science?

b) Suppose there is a chance for a newly constructed building to collapse

whether the design is
faulty or not. The chance that the design is faulty is 20%. The chance that
the building collapses
is 90% if the design is faulty, and otherwise it is 50%. It is seen that the
building collapsed. What
is the probability that it is due to faulty design?
7+8
7.
8 coins are tossed at a time 256 times. Number of heads observed at each
throw is recorded and
the results are given below:

Number
of
heads
Frequen
cy

30

52

67

56

32

10

Would you conclude that the coins are unbiased?

8 d.f at 0.05 level of
significance).
15

(Given

= 15.507 for