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May 2021 term · Statistics for Data Science I · BSMA1002

Stats 1 Quiz 1: 11 July 2021, Set POD21QZAQPB (May 2021 term)

The IIT Madras BS Statistics for Data Science I (Stats 1) Quiz 1 paper sat on 11 Jul 2021, in the May 2021 term, set POD21QZAQPB: 14 questions for 25 marks in 120 minutes. Every question is below with its answer. Take it as a timed mock test to be marked, or read it through first.

Questions
14
Marks
25
Duration
120 min
MCQ
8
MSQ
1
Numerical
5

Updated

Official paper: IIT M QUIZ EXAM POD21QZBQPB AN 11 July 2021 · No negative marking.

Question 1

+2 marksOne correct option

Find the number of different necklaces that can be made from 19 identical pearls and 2 different diamonds.(Consider clockwise and anti-clockwise as same arrangement)

  1. A

    20

  2. B

    191

  3. C

    10

  4. D

    40

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  • C

    10

Question 2

+2 marksOne correct option

There are four pairs of shoes of different sizes. Each of the 8 shoes can be coloured with one of the four colours : Brown, White, Green, and Red. Find the number of ways the shoes can be coloured so that atleast three pairs (the left shoe and the right shoe) do not have the same colour.

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
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  • D

Question 3

+2 marksOne correct option

How many numbers greater than 8000 can be formed from the digits 1, 2, 7, 8, 9? (Repetition is not allowed)

  1. A

    48

  2. B

    120

  3. C

    96

  4. D

    168

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Correct answer

  • D

    168

Question 4

+2 marksOne correct option

In a housing society, there are 50 families, of which 20 families have at most 2 adults. For a vaccination program in a society, 15 families are selected of which at least 13 families are such that they have at most two adults. In how many ways the families will get selected?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
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  • D

Question 5

+1.5 marksOne correct option

Let A be a set of 8-digits, each of the digit of set A is chosen from digits 0 to 9. What is the total number of 8-digits numbers such that all the digits from left are in decreasing order?(Repetition is not allowed)

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
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  • B

Question 6

+1.5 marksOne correct option

Find the total number of different combinations of colors that can be used to make a flag using six different colors.

  1. A

    31

  2. B

    32

  3. C

    64

  4. D

    63

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  • D

    63

Question 7

+1.5 marksOne correct option
  1. A

    13

  2. B

    14

  3. C

    12

  4. D

    11

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  • D

    11

Question 8

+1.5 marksOne correct option
  1. A

    Type of applicants is not associated with recruitment status.

  2. B

    Type of applicants is associated with recruitment status.

  3. C

    Row relative frequencies of all rows are similar.

  4. D

    Column relative frequencies of all columns are similar.

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  • B

    Type of applicants is associated with recruitment status.

Question 9

+1.5 marksOne or more correct options

Which of the following statement(s) are correct?

Select all that apply.

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
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  • B
  • D

Question 10

+1.5 marksNumerical answer

If the letters of the word "DHONI" are arranged in all possible ways, and these words are arranged in a dictionary, with the serial number starting from 1. At what serial number does the word "DHONI" appear?
NOTE: Enter your answer to the nearest integer.

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Correct answer: 6

Question 11

+2 marksNumerical answer

Three letters Words (meaningless) are formed using six different letters A, B, C, D, E, F. Find the number of words which have at least one letter repeated.
NOTE: Enter your answer to the nearest integer.

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Correct answer: 96

Question 12

+2 marksNumerical answer

A student appeared for an exam containing two subjects, mathematics and statistics. Mathematics contain 7 questions and statistics contain 8 questions. He has to attempt total 8 questions out of 15 questions. He can attempt at most 5 questions from each subject. First two questions in both the subjects are compulsory. In how many ways he can attempt the question paper?
NOTE: Enter your answer to the nearest integer.

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Correct answer: 310

Question 13

+2 marksNumerical answer

3 cards are drawn randomly from a deck of 52 cards. What are the number of ways of choosing 3 cards such that they belong to same suit (Spade, Diamond, Club, or Hearts)?
NOTE: Enter your answer to the nearest integer.

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Correct answer: 1144

Question 14

+2 marksNumerical answer

NOTE: Enter your answer to the nearest integer.

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Correct answer: 4