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SSC CGL Quant – Statistics & Probability – Level 2 · Exam Level · Revision Round – 12 questions, subject: Quantitative Aptitude. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
What is the mean of 7, 11, 13, 17 and 22?

Correct Answer: D [14]

Explanation:

Sum 70 ÷ 5 = 14.

2.  
What is the median of 15, 8, 22, 11, 19, 30, 6 and 25?

Correct Answer: B [17]

Explanation:

Sorted: 6, 8, 11, 15, 19, 22, 25, 30 → (15 + 19)/2 = 17.

3.  
What is the mode of 3, 5, 5, 8, 3, 5, 9, 8, 5?

Correct Answer: A [5]

Explanation:

5 occurs four times – more than any other value.

4.  
The average of five consecutive even numbers is 36. What is the largest of them?

Correct Answer: B [40]

Explanation:

They are 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 (the average is the middle one).

5.  
The variance of a data set is 36. If every observation is halved, what is the new variance?

Correct Answer: D [9]

Explanation:

Dividing by 2 divides the SD by 2 (6 → 3) and the variance by 4 (36 → 9).

6.  
What is the range of the first ten prime numbers?

Correct Answer: C [27]

Explanation:

The first ten primes run from 2 to 29 → range 29 − 2 = 27.

7.  
A fair die is thrown once. What is the probability of getting a number greater than 4?

Correct Answer: C [1/3]

Explanation:

Favourable 5, 6 → 2/6 = 1/3.

8.  
Two fair dice are thrown together. What is the probability that the sum is 7?

Correct Answer: D [1/6]

Explanation:

(1,6), (2,5), (3,4), (4,3), (5,2), (6,1) → 6/36 = 1/6.

9.  
One card is drawn from a well-shuffled pack of 52 cards. What is the probability that it is a black ace?

Correct Answer: B [1/26]

Explanation:

Black aces: spade and club → 2/52 = 1/26.

10.  
A bag has 6 white and 4 black balls. Two balls are drawn together at random. What is the probability that both are white?

Correct Answer: A [1/3]

Explanation:

⁶C₂/¹⁰C₂ = 15/45 = 1/3 (9/25 would be with replacement).

11.  
40 boys have a mean score of 52 and 60 girls have a mean score of 47. What is the mean score of all 100 students?

Correct Answer: C [49]

Explanation:

(40 × 52 + 60 × 47)/100 = (2080 + 2820)/100 = 49.

12.  
Values 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 occur with frequencies 4, 6, 9, 5, 6. What is the median?

Correct Answer: A [3]

Explanation:

N = 30; cumulative frequencies 4, 10, 19 → the 15th and 16th values are both 3.

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