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Hpssc Statistical Assistant Previous Year Solved Question Paper

Previous Year Solved Question Paper Of Statistical Assistant ( HPSSC Hamirpur )


1. The law of increasing returns is only applicable to agriculture, according to: 
Classical school

2. Which one of the following is not the characteristics of oligopoly firm? – 
One firm

3. An income demand curve for an inferior commodity slopes: 
upward to the right

4. Demand for electricity is elastic because:
 it has alternative uses

5. A good, whose demand by a consumer falls with the rise in income of that consumer is called: 
inferior goods

6. Which of the following is/are the techniques of measuring elasticity of demand? – 
Total outlay method, Arc method and Point method

7. Cross elasticity of complementary goods is: 
negative

8. The demand of life saving drug is: 
Inelastic

9. If a demand for a product is said to be elastic, the value of the elasticity co-efficient is: 
greater than one

10. The concept of ‘consumer surplus’ was introduced and developed by: 
Alfred Marshall


11. Cardinal utility measurement is required in: 
utility theory

12. Law of increasing and constant returns are temporary phases of: 
law of variable proportion

13. Bilateral monopoly refers to the market situation of: NOTA

14. The demand curve facing a perfectly competitive firm is: downward sloping

15. The market period supply curve for perishable commodities is: 
perfectly inelastic


16. The profit seeking monopolist operates at a level of output, where: 
MR=MC

17. A group of firms that gets together to make price and output decision is called: 
a cartel

18. Average fixed cost: 
decrease with increase in output

19. The competitive equilibrium lead to: 
firm producing at their minimum costs

20. Which of the following is an implicit cost of production? – Interest on owned money capital

21. If the supply curve remains constant and the demand increases, the price will: 
increase

22. A histogram is constructed from a frequency distribution and is: 
two dimensional

23. If the sample size increase, the sampling error:
 decrases

24. Which of the following can be calculated for grouped data with open ended classes? 
Median and Mode

25. Arithmetic mean and Harmonic mean includes all values of the data set in its calculation:
 True

26. Dispersion measure: 
the scatterness of a set of observations

27. Which of the following measure of central tendency may not be contained in the observation? – 

Mean

28. Mode can be used as central location for:
 qualitative and quantitative



29. Profit in the partnership of Bess, Bill and Bob are shared in the ratio 1:2:3. If the Bill’s share of the profits is Rs. 300, what is Bob’s share? – 
Rs. 450

30. Which of the following is a subset of {b,c,d}? – 
Null set

31. The value of 5 in the number 357.21 is: – 
5 tens

32. In co-ordinate geometry, the equation of the x-axis is: – 
y = 0

33. 3x-4 (x+6) is equal to: 
(-x-24)

34. Which of the following is the highest common factor of 18,24 and 36? – 
6

35. If – 2 <-1/2x<4, then:
 4>x>-4

36. Items bought by a trader for Rs. 80 are sold for Rs. 100. The profit expressed as a percentage of cost price is: – 
25%

37. Given that a and b are integers, which of the following is not necessarily an integer? – 
bª

38. How many subsets does the set {a,b,c,d,e} have? –
 32

39. What is the value of ‘y’ in the sequence 2,7,23,34,y? –
47

40. A man’s regular pay is Rs. 3 per hour upto 40 hours. Overtime is twice the payment for regular payment. If he was paid Rs. 168, how many hours overtime did he work? – 
8

41. The number 0.0417 in standard form is: 
4.17 * 10 -²

42. A man bought a shirt at a sale. He saves Rs. 30 on the nominal price when he paid Rs. 120 for the shirt. What was the percentage discount on the shirt? – 
20

43. The bases and heights of a cylinder and a cone are the same. The volumes of the cylinder is V cm³. What is the volume of cone in cm³? – 
1/3 V

44. What is the simple interest earned on Rs. 10000 invested for 3 months at a rate of 5% per annum? – 
Rs. 125

45. The perimeter of a rectangle is 26 cm. The rectangle is converted to a square by tripling the width and taking a quarter of the length. What is the perimeter of the resulting square? – 
12 cm

46. If an increase of 20% will change the price of an item to Rs. 480, what is the original price of the item? – 
Rs 400

47. The sum of the percent frequencies for all classes will always equal: – 
100

48. A numerical value used as a summary measure for a sample, such as sample mean, is known as: – 
sample statistic

49. & ≠ 61549, is an example of: – 
population parameter

50. In a five number summary, which of the following is not used for data summarization? – 
The 25th percetile


51. The mean of a distribution is 14 and the standard deviation is 5. What is the value of coefficient of variation? – 
35.7%

52. The sum of the deviations about the mean is always:-
zero

53. Which of the following was the oldest dynasty of India? – Maurya

54. ‘Charak’ was the famous court physician of : – 
Kanishka

55. The rock-cut temples of Mahabalipuram were built under the patronage of: –
 Pallava Kings

56. Where did the traveller ‘Ibn Batuta’ come from? –
Morocco

57. The kingdom of Vijayanagar was founded by: 
Harihar and Bukka

58. ‘Gita Gobinda’ the famous poem was written by: 
Jaydeva

59. ‘Jaziya’ was reimposed during the reign of: 
Aurangzeb

60. Who was the first Governor-General of Bengal? –
Warren Hasting

61. Permanent settlement was a feature of: 
Zamindari system

62. The founder of All India Muslim League was:
 Salimullah Khan

63. Which of the offices is held during the pleasure of the President?- 
Governor of the state

64. Who will decide the office of profit? – 
Parliament

65. How many types of writs can be issued by the Supreme Court? – 
5

66. Which of the following states does not have a bicameral legislature? – 
MP

67. Which of the following subjects lies in the concurrent list? – 
Education

68. How much of the Earth’s land surface is desert? – 
1/3rd

69. Oceanic waves caused by an earthquake are known as: – Tsunamis

70. The deepest ocean of the world is: – 
Pacific Ocean

71. The ozone layer protect us from: – 
Ultraviolet rays

72. The westerlies have their origin in the: – 
sub-tropical high

73. Which one of the following is not a grassland? –
Selves

74. Iron is extracted from: – 
Haematite

75. Which of the following is a tribal group of Africa? –
Fula

76. Palk strait lies between: – 
India and Sri Lanka

77. India is the largest producer and exporter of: – 
Tea

78. Light year is a unit of: – 
Distance

79. Which is the fastest mode of heat loss? – 
Convection

80. The quality of musical note depends upon: – 
its harmonic content

81. Since the mode is most frequently occurring data value, it:
A. Can never be larger than the mean
B. is always larger than the median
C. is always larger than the mean
D. NOTA✔️

82. Optical fiber works on the principle of: –
 total internal reflection

83. Which of the following is an element? – 
Silicon

84. In atomic reactors, graphite is used as: – 
moderator

85. Soap is sodium or potassium salt of: – 
Stearic acid, Oleic acid and Palmitic acid

86. Which of the following is responsible for blue baby syndrome? – 
Nitrate

87. Brass gets discoloured in air because of the presence of which of the following gases in air?
Hydrogen sulphide

88. Curd is sour due the presence of: – 
Lactic acid

89. Opium is obtained from poppy in the form of:
 Latex

90. Wilting of plants occurs due to excessive: –
Traspiration


91. Buddhism from India was introduced to which current region by Kasyapa Matanga? 
China

92. Smallest bird is: – 
Huming bird

93. Who has been appointed chairman of the newly constituted National Anti-profiteering Authority (NAA) under GST regime? – 
Badri Narain Sharma

94. Under whose capacity Indian Men’s National Team has won the 2017 Asian Kabaddi championship? – 
Ajay Thakur


95. Who among the following was the religious guru of Shivaji?
Ram Das

 96. In which year in India, was the demonetization announced for the first time?
1946

97. Which of the following schemes is NOT related to the Digital India?
National Scholarship Portal

98. Which Indian Bank has recently launched digital supply chain finance solution? – 
Bank of Baroda

99. Who among the following can dismiss Governor of a state from his office?  
President

100. The First Governor-General of India was:
Mountbatten



101. India Act of 1935 came into force on:
April 1,1937


102. Two Flat mirrors are placed at an angle of 60° from each other. How many images will be formed of a Candle placed in between them?
5


103. Which among the following is the SI physical unit of dynamic viscosity?
Pascal-second


104. Which Indian State hosted the Korea Tourism Festival? – Haryana

105. The lake ‘Chandratal’ is in which district of HP? –
Lahaul Spiti

106. The ‘Churdhar’ mountain range is in which district of HP? –
 Sirmaur

107. The Bhimakali temple is in: – 
Sarahan

108. The Gandhi murder trial was held in Shimla in the building known as: 
Peterhoff

109. Antonyms of the word ‘Augment’ is: 
decrease

110. Meaning of the idiom ‘Put one’s foot down’ is: 
to be firm about something

111. Here is a document that………………your signature. –
bears

112. ‘आँख मूंदना’ मुहावरे का अर्थ है : 
मर जाना

113. Object of Median is to
(A) Fix a representative value
(B) Establish a dividing line separating the higher from the lower values
(C) Both (A) and (B)✔️
(D) None of these


114. Range is useful for
(A) Quality control of products
(B) Studying the fluctuation in financial and share market
(C) Both (A) and (B)✔️
D) None of these

115. Mode quantitatively describes
(A) Standard behavior
(B) Abnormalities
(C) Fashion or trend of tile period✔️
(D) None of these

116. Co-efficient of range can be calculated as
A. L+S/L*S
B. L+S/L-S
C. L-S/L+S✔️
D. L*S/L+S

117. Arithmetic mean of a group of 100 items is 50 and of another group of 150 items is What will be the mean of all items?
(A) 75
(B) 100
(C) 80✔️
(D) None of these

118. Standard error of mean is defined as .’ .
A. standard deviation of the sampling distribution of mean✔️
B. standard deviation of data
C. inter-quartile ranges of the data
D. None of these

119. Given average mean = 20 and mode = 18. Find out median?
(A) 19.33✔️
(B) 20.33
(C) 21.22
(D) 24.26

120. Type I error is denoted by
(A) alpha✔️
(B) Beta
(C) gamma
(D) None of these

121. Chi-square is to be applied only when the individual observations of sample are
A. dependent
B. independent✔️
C.  Both (A) and (B)
D. None of these

122. Probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true, is called
A. Type I error✔️
B. Type II error
C. Standard error
D. None of these

123. For 3 * 2 contingency table, the degree of freedom for testing the hypothesis  is
A. 6✔️
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

124. F-test is a:
A. Variance test✔️
B. Probability test
C. Factor analysis
D. NOTA

125. Inventory includes:
A. Raw material
B. Goods in progress
C. Finished goods
D. NOTA✔️

126. Organizations can adopt to environment fluctuations by:
A. forecasting✔️
B. monitoring components
C. only operating in domestic market
D. diversifying

127. The transfer of asset from public sector to the private sector is referred to as:
A. Privatization✔️
B. Deregulation
C. Ownerism
D. Nationalization

128. Which of the following is not an instrument of monetary policy?
(A) Deficit financing✔️
(B) Statutory Liquidity Ratio
(C) Cash Reserve Ratio
(D) Open Markel Operations

129. When did the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) come into being ?
A. 1973✔️
B. 1975
C. 1980
D. 1981

130. The popular route of privatization of public enterprises in India has been:
A. disinvestment✔️
B. Initial Public Offer
C. Outright sale
D. sale of strategic partner

131. Which of these are not required in a promissory note?
A. Acceptance✔️
B. Properly stamped
C. Unconditional promise to pay
D. Payment to be made in legal currency

132. Select the odd one out in relation to users of accounting informations:
A. Debtors✔️
B. Officers
C. Managers
D. Board of Directors

133. Which of the following is conclusive evidence or partnership?
A. Sharing of profits
B. Mutual agency✔️
C. Carrying of some business
D. All of these

134. Goodwill in a partnership firm can be valued at the lime of
A. Admissions
B. Retirement
C. Death
D. All of these✔️

135. Which of the following items is not taken in profit and loss appropriation accounts?
A. Transfer to dividend equalization reserve
B. Transfer to general reserve
C. Provision for taxation✔️
D. Proposed dividend

136. No company can buy-back its equity shares if:
A. Partly called shares
B. Partly paid shares
C. defaulting company
D. All of these✔️

137. Minimum number of members in case of private company is:
A. 1
B. 2✔️
C. 5
D. 10

138. Balance in discount on issue of debentures is shown in:
(A) Profit and Loss A/c.
(B) Liabilities Side
(C) Assets side✔️
(D) None of these

139. Which one of the following cost would not be termed as product costs?
A. Administrative salaries✔️
B. Direct labour
C. Indirect material
D. Plant supervisor’s salary

140. Which of the following is not a cash outflow?
A. Increase in creditors✔️
B. Increase in debtors
C. Increase in stock
D. Increase in bills receivable

141. Increase in the amount of creditors results in:
A. decrease in cash
B. increase in cash✔️
C. no changes in cash
D. NOTA

142. The ratio for testing immediate solvency is:
A. current ratio
B. liquidity ratio✔️
C. debt equity ratio
D. proprietary ratio

143. All managerial functions are settled by managers with the tool of:
A. planning
B. authority
C. effective control
D. decision making✔️

144. Which of the following is not an element of delegation?
A. accountability
B. authority
C. responsibility
D. informal organization✔️

145. Good qualities of a leader include
A. physical features
B. initiative
C. integrity
D. All of these✔️

146. A product can be a/an:
A. good
B. service
C. idea
D. All of these✔️

147. Marketing mix involves:
A. product mix
B. proportional mix
C. service mix
D. All of these✔️

148. ‘Think global cut local’ is true in case of:
A. niche marketing
B. local marketing✔️
C. Both A and B
D. NOTA

149. Which of the following example is not a demographic variable?
A. Age
B. Gender
C. Lifestyle✔️
D. Income

150. The number of versions offered of each product in the line is known as:
A. product line depth✔️
B. product line length
C. product line width
D. NOTA


151. Which of the following is not most common pricing objective?
A. Target return
B. Survival
C. Cost per thousand✔️
D. Product Quality

152. Which of the following is not a tool of sales promotion?
A. Sales contests
B. Free gifts✔️
C. Point of purchase display
D. Public relations

153. What is ignored in profit maximization?
A. Wealth
B. Net value
C. Time value of money✔️
D. NOTA

154. The rate of dividend of preference shares is decided at the time of:
A. issue✔️
B. dissolution of money
C. payment
D. NOTA

155. Transaction costs include:
A. Brokerage✔️
B. Commission
C. Printing
D. All of these

156. Cost of depreciation fund is the:
A. explicit cost
B. opportunity cost✔️
C. average cost
D. NOTA

157. Capital structure represents:
A. ratio between different forms of capital
B. all liabilities
C. all assets
D. assets and liabilities✔️

158. Operating cycle can be shortened by increasing:
A. manufacturing time
B. duration of credit available✔️
C. stock held in stores shares
D. credit period to the customers

159. Combined leverage is a percentage change in relationship between sales and:
A. operating income
B. earning per share✔️
C. operating leverage
D. break-even point

160. Use of fixed interest securities in the capital structure is called:
A. operating leverage
B. financial leverage✔️
C. overall leverage
D. NOTA

161. Sensitivity analysis is performed to:
A. ascertain risk✔️
B. determine profitability
C. build scenario for risk profile
D. NOTA

162. Investment in machine require:
A. short-term finance
B. long-term finance✔️
C. Both A and B
D. NOTA

163. If NPV is positive, project is:
A. accepted✔️
B. rejected
C. may be accepted or rejected
D. NOTA

164. Training and development refers to the total structure of on-the-job and off-the-job training systems used by the:
A. candidates
B. organizations✔️
C. expert
D. NOTA

165. A condition of stagnating in one’s current job is called:\
A. mid-career crisis
B. plateauing✔️
C. reality shockk
D. NOTA

166. In central tendency raters rate practically all employees:
A. above average✔️
B. below average
C. one average basis
D. NOTA

167. The first bank established in India was:
A. Bank of Bengal
B. Bank of Hindustan✔️
C. Allahabad bank
D. Punjab National Bank

168. When was Reserve Bank of India nationalized?
A. 1947
B. 1948
C. 1949✔️
D. 1935

169. Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) is maintained by:
A. Regional Rural Banks
B. NABARD✔️
C. Co-operative Banks
D. NOTA

170. The first development financial institution of India was:
A. IDBI
B. IFCI✔️
C. ICICI
D. UTI

171. Which of the following is also known as World Bank?
A. IMF
B. IBRD✔️
C. ADB
D. IFC

172. Which of the following is hard reserve currency?
A. US Dollar
B. Italy Lira
C. Both A and B✔️
D. NOTA

173. Under accrual basis of accounting, transaction are recognized and recorded:
A. when they occur✔️
B. only when cash or its equivalent is received
C. Both A and B
D. NOTA

174. Which securities can an investor invest in:
A. Shares
B. Debentures
C. Mutual Funds
D. All of these✔️

175. The headquarters of National Stock Exchange is in:
A. New Delhi
B. Hydrabad
C. Mumbai✔️
D. Ahmedabad


176. When is the World Energy Conservation Day celebrated?
A. November 15
B. October 10✔️
C. December 25
D. December 14

177. Out of the following, which expense is not an admissible expense?
A. Bad debts
B. Sales tax
C. Income tax✔️
D. Excise duty

178. Which of the following is not a prime number?
A. 11
B. 21✔️
C. 31
D. 41

179. A contractor completed five-ninths (5/9th) of a job before a second contractor completed an additional one third. What fraction of a job is left undone?
A. 1/9th✔️
B. 4/9th
C. 2/9
D. 5/9

180. 2p2 – 15p + 25 is equal to:
A. (p-5)(2p-5)✔️
B. (p-5)(2p+5)
C. (p+5)(2p-5)
D. (2p-15)(p+5)


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