PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA GACHIBOWLI,GPRA CAMPUS,HYD–32

PRACTICE PAPER 16 (2024-25)

CHAPTER 13 STATISTICS

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS MAX. MARKS : 40

CLASS : X DURATION : 1½ hrs
General Instructions:
(i). All questions are compulsory.
(ii). This question paper contains 20 questions divided into five Sections A, B, C, D and E.
(iii). Section A comprises of 10 MCQs of 1 mark each. Section B comprises of 4 questions of 2 marks
each. Section C comprises of 3 questions of 3 marks each. Section D comprises of 1 question of 5
marks each and Section E comprises of 2 Case Study Based Questions of 4 marks each.
(iv). There is no overall choice.
(v). Use of Calculators is not permitted

SECTION – A
Questions 1 to 10 carry 1 mark each.

1. In a continuous frequency distribution with usual notations, if l = 32.5, f1 = 15, f0 = 12, f2 = 8 and h =
8, then the mode of the data is:
(a) 32.5 (b) 33.5 (c) 33.9 (d) 34.9
Ans. (d) 34.9
f1  f 0 15  12 3
Mode  l   h  Mode  32.5   8  32.5   8  32.5  2.5  34.9
2 f1  f 0  f 2 30  12  8 10

2. For the following distribution:

Height (in cm) Below Below Below Below Below Below
140 145 150 155 160 165
No. of Students 4 11 29 40 46 51
the upper limit of the modal class is
(a) 165 (b) 160 (c) 155 (d) 150
Ans.
Height (in cm) 135 – 140 140 – 145 145 – 150 150 – 155 155 – 160 160 – 165
No. of Students 4 7 18 11 6 5
Highest frequency is 18 which belong to 145 – 150. Hence, Modal class is 145 – 150
∴ Upper limit of the modal class is 150

3. Consider the following frequency distribution of the heights (in cm) of 60 students of a class:
Class 150 – 155 155 – 160 160 – 165 165 – 170 170 – 175 175 – 180
Frequency 15 13 10 8 9 5
The upper limit of the median class in the given data is:
(a) 165 (b) 155 (c) 160 (d) 170
Ans. (a) 165
Class 150 – 155 155 – 160 160 – 165 165 – 170 170 – 175 175 – 180
Frequency 15 13 10 8 9 5
cf 15 28 38 46 55 60
Here, n = 60 ⇒ n/2 = 30
Median class is 160 – 165
Hence, upper limit is 165

4. If mode of some data is 7 and their mean is also 7 then their median is
(a) 10 (b) 9 (c) 8 (d) 7

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 Ans. (d) 7
By Empirical Formula, 3 Median = Mode + 2 Mean
Given Mode = 7, Mean = 7
⇒ 3 Median = 7 + 2 × 7
⇒ 3 Median = 7 + 14 ⇒ 3 Median = 21 ⇒ Median = 7

5. The mean and median of a distribution are 14 and 15, respectively. The value of the mode is:
(a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 18 (d) 13
Ans. (b) 17
Using empirical formula we have 3 Median = Mode + 2 Mean
⇒ Mode = 3 Median – 2 Mean = 3(15) – 2(14) = 45 – 28 = 17

6. If the value of each observation of a statistical data is increased by 3, then the mean of the data
(a) remains unchanged (b) increases by 3 (c) increases by 6 (d) increases by 3n
Ans. (b) increases by 3
If each value of observation is increased by 3, then mean is also increased by 3.

7. Consider the following distribution:

Marks Obtained No. of Students
More than or equal to 0 63
More than or equal to 10 58
More than or equal to 20 55
More than or equal to 30 51
More than or equal to 40 48
More than or equal to 50 42
The frequency of the class 30–40 is:
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 48 (d) 51
Ans. (a) 3
Marks Obtained No. of Students
0 – 10 5
10 – 20 3
20 – 30 4
30 – 40 3
40 – 50 6
50 – 60 42
Hence the frequency of class interval 30 – 40 is 3.

8. Consider the following frequency distribution of the heights (in cm) of 60 students of a class:
Class 150 – 155 155 – 160 160 – 165 165 – 170 170 – 175 175 – 180
Frequency 16 12 9 7 10 6
The sum of the lower limit of the modal class and the upper limit of the median class is
(a) 310 (b) 315 (c) 320 (d) 330
Ans. (b) 315
Class 150 – 155 155 – 160 160 – 165 165 – 170 170 – 175 175 – 180
Frequency 16 12 9 7 10 6
cf 16 28 37 44 54 60
The class having the maximum frequency is the modal class.
So, the modal class is 150 – 155 and its lower limit is 150.
Also, n = 60 ⇒ n/2 = 30
Median class is 160 – 165 whose upper limit is 165
∴ Required sum = (150 + 165) = 315

In the following questions 9 and 10, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of
reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

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(a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion (A).
(b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.

9. Assertion (A): If the value of mode and median is 50.5 and 45.5 respectively, then the value of 2
mean is 86.
Reason (R): Median = (Mode + 2 Mean)
Ans. (c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
We know that, Mode = 3 Median – 2 Mean
(50.5) = 3 (45.5) – 2 Mean
2 Mean = 136.5 –50.5 = 86

10. Assertion (A): Consider the following frequency distribution:

Class Interval 10 – 15 15 – 20 20 – 25 25 – 30 30 – 35
Frequency 5 9 12 6 8
The modal class is 10 – 15.
Reason (R): The class having maximum frequency is called the modal class.
Ans. (d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
The maximum frequency is 12, which lies in the interval 20 – 25.
So, the modal class is 20 – 25.

SECTION – B
Questions 11 to 14 carry 2 marks each.
11. If mode of the following frequency distribution is 55 then find the value of x.
Class 0 – 15 15 – 30 30 – 45 45 – 60 60 – 75 75 – 90
Frequency 10 7 x 15 10 12
Ans: Since the mode is 55 which belongs to 45 – 60, therefore modal class is 45 – 60
Here, l = 45, f0 = x, f1= 15, f2 = 10, h = 15
f1  f 0 15  x
Mode  l   h  55  45  15
2 f1  f 0  f 2 30  x  10
15  x 15  x
 10  15  2   3  40  2 x  45  3 x
20  x 20  x
 30  2 x  45  40  x  5

12. The mode of a grouped frequency distribution is 75 and the modal class is 65-80. The frequency of
the class preceding the modal class is 6 and the frequency of the class succeeding the modal class is
8. Find the frequency of the modal class.
Ans. Here, l = 65, f0 = 6, f1 = x, f2 = 8, h = 15
f1  f 0 x6
Mode  l   h  75  65   15
2 f1  f 0  f 2 2x  6  8
x6 x6
 10   15  2   3  4 x  28  3 x  18
2 x  14 2 x  14
 4 x  3x  28  18  x  10

13. If the mean of the following frequency distribution is 62.8, then find the missing frequency x :
Class 0 – 20 20 – 40 40 – 60 60 – 80 80 – 100 100 – 120
Frequency 5 8 x 12 7 8
Ans.
Class 0 – 20 20 – 40 40 – 60 60 – 80 80 – 100 100 – 120
Frequency 5 8 x 12 7 8 x + 40
x 10 30 50 70 90 110

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 fx 50 240 50x 840 630 880 50x + 2640
Here, ∑f = x + 40 and ∑fx = 50x + 2640

Mean, x 
 f x  62.8  50 x  2640  2512  62.8x  50 x  2640
f x  40
 62.8 x  50 x  2640  2512  12.8 x  128  x  10
∴ Missing frequency, x = 10

14. Calculate median marks of the following data:

Marks 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 Total
No. of Students 8 16 36 34 6 100
Ans.
Marks 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 Total
No. of Students 8 16 36 34 6 100
cf 8 24 60 94 100
Here, n = 100 ⇒ n/2 = 50
⇒ Median class is 20 – 30
l = 20, cf = 24, f = 36, h = 10
n 
 2  cf 
Median  l    h
 f 
 
 50  24  26 10 65
 Median  20     10  20   20   20  7.22  27.22
 36  36 9

SECTION – C
Questions 15 to 17 carry 3 marks each.

15. The arithmetic mean of the following frequency distribution is 53. Find the value of k.
Class 0 – 20 20 – 40 40 – 60 60 – 80 80 – 100
Frequency 12 15 32 k 13
Ans.
Class 0 – 20 20 – 40 40 – 60 60 – 80 80 – 100 Total
Frequency 12 15 32 k 13 k + 72
x 10 30 50 70 90
u –3 –2 –1 0 1
fu –36 –30 –32 0 13 –85
Here, ∑f = k + 72 and ∑fu = -85, h = 20, a = 70
  fu   85  85  20 100
Mean, x  a    h   53  70    20   17  1
 f   k  72  k  72 k  72
 
 k  72  100  k  100  72  28

16. The below table shows the ages of persons who visited a museum on a certain day. Find the median
age of the person visiting the museum.
Age (in years) Less than Less than Less than Less than Less than Less than
10 20 30 40 50 60
No. of persons 3 10 22 40 54 71
Ans.
Age (in years) 0 – 10 10 – 20 20 – 30 30 – 40 40 – 50 50 – 60
No. of persons 3 7 12 18 14 17
cf 3 10 22 40 54 71
Here, n = 71 ⇒ n/2 = 35.5

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 ⇒ Median class is 30 – 40
l = 30, cf = 22, f = 18, h = 10
n 
 2  cf 
Median  l    h
 f 
 
 35.5  22  13.5  10 135
 Median  30     10  30   30   30  7.5  37.5
 18  18 18
The median age of the person visiting the museum is 37.5 years.

17. Heights of 50 students in class X of a school are recorded and following data is obtained:
Height (in cm) 130 – 135 135 – 140 140 – 145 145 – 150 150 – 155 155 – 160
No. of students 4 11 12 7 10 6
Find the median height of the students.
Ans.
Height (in cm) 130 – 135 135 – 140 140 – 145 145 – 150 150 – 155 155 – 160
No. of students 4 11 12 7 10 6
cf 4 15 27 34 44 50
Here, n = 50 ⇒ n/2 = 25
⇒ Median class is 140 – 145
l = 140, cf = 15, f = 12, h = 5
n 
 2  cf 
Median  l    h
 f 
 
 25  15  10  5 25
Median  140     5  140   140   140  4.16  144.16
 12  12 6
∴ Median height of the students = 144.16 cm.

SECTION – D
Questions 18 carry 5 marks.

18. The distribution below gives the marks of 40 students of a class, if the median marks are 32.5, find
the frequencies f1 and f2
Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 Total
No. of students f1 5 9 12 f2 3 2 40
Ans.
Marks 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 Total
No. of students f1 5 9 12 f2 3 2 40
cf f1 5 + f1 14 + f1 26 + f1 26 + f1 + f2 29 + f1 + f2 31 + f1 + f2
Here, n = 40 ⇒ 31 + f1 + f2 = 40
⇒ f1 + f2 = 9 ... (i)
Given, median = 32.5, which lies in the class interval 30-40.
So, median class is 30-40.
∴ l = 30, h = 10, f = 12, n = 40 and c.f. of preceding class, cf = f1 + 14
n 
 2  cf 
Median  l    h
 f 
 
 20  f1  14   6  f1 
 32.5  30     10  2.5     10
 12   12 

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  30   6  f1   10  3  6  f1  f1  3
 f2  9  3  6
OR
The mean of the following data is 42. Find the missing frequencies x and y if the sum of frequencies
is 100.
Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80
Frequency 7 10 x 13 y 10 14 9
Ans.
Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 Total
Frequency 7 10 x 13 y 10 14 9 100
x 5 15 25 35 45 55 65 75
u –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5
fu –14 –10 0 13 2y 30 56 45 2y + 120
Here, ∑f = 100 = x + y + 63 ⇒ x + y = 37
and ∑fu = 2y + 120, h = 10, a = 25
  fu   2 y  120  2 y  120
Mean, x  a    h   42  25    10   17   170  2 y  120
 f   100  10
 
 2 y  170  120  50  y  25
 x  37  25  12

SECTION – E (Case Study Based Questions)

Questions 19 to 20 carry 4 marks each.
19. India meteorological department observe seasonal and annual rainfall every year in different
subdivisions of our country.

It helps them to compare and analyse the results. The table given below shows sub-division wise
seasonal (monsoon) rainfall (mm) in 2018 :
Rainfall (in mm) Number of Sub-divisions
200 – 400 2
400 – 600 4
600 – 800 7
800 – 1000 4
1000 – 1200 2
1200 – 1400 3
1400 – 1600 1
1600 – 1800 1

Based on the above information, answer the following questions.

(a) Write the modal class.
(b) Find the median of the given data.

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 OR
Find the mean rainfall in this season.
(c) If sub-division having at least 1000 mm rainfall during monsoon season, is considered good
rainfall sub-division, then how many sub-divisions had good rainfall?
Ans.
Rainfall (in mm) Number of Sub-divisions cf
200 – 400 2 2
400 – 600 4 6
600 – 800 7 13
800 – 1000 4 17
1000 – 1200 2 19
1200 – 1400 3 22
1400 – 1600 1 23
1600 – 1800 1 24
(a) Here, maximum class frequency is 7 and class corresponding to this frequency is 600-800, so the
modal class is 600 – 800.
(b) Here, n/2 = 24/2 =12
⇒ Median class is 600 – 800
∴ l = 600, cf = 6, f = 7, h = 200
n 
 2  cf 
Median  l    h
 f 
 
 12  6  6  200
Median  600     200  600   600  171.429  771.43(approx )
 7  7
So, the median of the given data is 771.43
OR
Rainfall (in mm) Number of Sub-divisions x u fu
200 – 400 2 300 -3 -6
400 – 600 4 500 -2 -8
600 – 800 7 700 -1 -7
800 – 1000 4 900 0 0
1000 – 1200 2 1100 1 2
1200 – 1400 3 1300 2 6
1400 – 1600 1 1500 3 3
1600 – 1800 1 1700 4 4
Total 24 -6
Here, ∑f = 24 and ∑fu = -6, h = 200, a = 900
  fu   6 
Mean, x  a    h   900    200   900  (50)  850
 f   24 
 
So, mean rainfall in the season is 850 mm.
(c) Number of sub-division having good rainfall
=2+3+1+1=7

20. ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ is a country-wide campaign initiated by our Honourable Prime Minister
of India, Mr. Narendra Singh Modi in the year 2014 to eliminate open defecation, to improve solid
waste management and to accelerate the efforts to achieve universal sanitisation.

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 As part of the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’, some houses of a locality in Agra decided to clean up and
beautify a Primary School of their locality by planting a number of plants. They involved the school
kids and the local community in doing so.
The data indicating the number of plants contributed by different houses is tabulated below:
Number of plants contributed Number of houses
1–3 10
4–6 8
7–9 x
10 – 12 7
13 – 15 12
16 – 18 4

(a) If the mean number of plants contributed is 8.9, then how many houses contributed 7 to 9 plants?
(2)
(b) What is the median class? (1)
(c) Find the median number of plants contributed. (1)
Ans. (a)
Number of plants Number of x u fu
contributed houses
0.5 – 3.5 10 2 -2 -20
3.5 – 6.5 8 5 -1 -8
6.5 – 9.5 x 8 0 0
9.5 – 12.5 7 11 1 7
12.5 – 15.5 12 14 2 24
15.5 – 18.5 4 17 3 12
Total x + 41 15
Here, ∑f = x + 41 and ∑fu = 15, h = 3, a = 8
  fu   15  45
Mean, x  a    h   8.9  8    3   0.9 
 f   x  41  x  41
 
 x  41  50  x  9
(b)
Number of plants contributed Number of houses cf
0.5 – 3.5 10 10
3.5 – 6.5 8 18
6.5 – 9.5 9 27
9.5 – 12.5 7 34
12.5 – 15.5 12 46
15.5 – 18.5 4 50

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 Here, n/2 = 50/2 =25
⇒ Median class is 6.5 – 9.5
(c) Here, l = 6.5, cf = 18, f = 9, h = 3
n 
 2  cf 
Median  l    h
 f 
 
 25  18  7
Median  6.5     3  6.5   6.5  2.33  8.83
 9  3

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