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Q1

If the mean deviation about the median of the numbers \(k, 2 k, 3 k, \ldots, 1000 k\) is \(500\), then \(k^2\) is equal to:

[JEE Main 2026, 22 Jan (Shift 2)]

a

\(9\)

b

\(4\)

c

\(16\)

d

\(1\)

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Q2

Let the mean and variance of 8 numbers -10,-7,-1,x,y,9,2,16 be 72 and 2934, respectively. Then the mean of 4 numbers x,y,x+y+1,|x-y| is:

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a

\(10\)

b

\(9\)

c

\(11\)

d

\(12\)

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Q3

The mean and variance of a data of \(10\) observations are \(10\) and \(2\) , respectively. If an observations \(\alpha\) in this data is replaced by \(\beta\), then the means and variance becomes \(10.1\) and \(1.99\), respectively. Then \(\alpha+\beta\) equals

a

\(10\)

b

\(15\)

c

\(20\)

d

\(5\)

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Q4

For \(10\) observations x1,x2,,x10, if i=110xi+22=180 and i=110xi-12=90, then their standard deviation is:

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a

\(2\)

b

3

c

22

d

\(3\)

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Q5

Let the mean and the variance of seven observations \(2,4, \alpha, 8, \beta,12,14, \alpha<\beta\), be \(8\) and \(16\) respectively. Then the quadratic equation whose roots are \(3 \alpha+2\) and \(2 \beta+1\) is:

[JEE Main 2026, 6 Apr (Shift 2)]

a

x2-35x+306=0

b

x2-41x+420=0

c

x2-45x+506=0

d

x2-37x+342=0

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Q6

If the variance of the frequency distribution
     x                c          2c         3c         4c         5c          6c     f        211111
is 160 , then the value of cN is

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a

5

b

6

c

8

d

7

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Q7

If the variance of the frequency distribution
     x                c          2c         3c         4c         5c          6c     f        211111
is 160 , then the value of cN is

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a

5

b

6

c

8

d

7

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Q8

The mean of 10 observations is 5.5. If each observation is multiplied by 4 and subtracted from 44, then what is the new mean?

a

20

b

22

c

34

d

44

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Q9

For a statistical data x1,x2,,x10 of 10 values, a student obtained the mean as \(5.5\) and i=110xi2=371. He later found that he had noted two values in the data incorrectly as 4 and 5, instead of the correct values 6 and 8, respectively. The variance of the corrected data is

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a

7

b

4

c

9

d

5

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Q10

10 is the mean of a set of 7 observations and 5 is the mean of a set of 3 observations. The mean of the combined set is given by

a

15

b

10

c

8.5

d

7.5

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Q11

Let the Mean and Variance of five observations x1=1,x2=3,x3=a,x4=7 and x5=b,a>b, be 5 and 10 respectively. Then the Variance of the observations n+xn,n=1,2,..5 is

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a

17

b

16.4

c

17.4

d

16

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Q12

Let \(a_1, a_2, \ldots a_{10}\) be 10 observations such that \(\sum_{k=1}^{10} a_k=50\) and k<jak·aj=1100. Then the standard deviation of \(a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_{10}\) is equal to :

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a

\(\sqrt{115}\)

b

5

c

10

d

\(\sqrt{5}\)

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Q13

Let \(a_1, a_2, \ldots a_{10}\) be 10 observations such that \(\sum_{k=1}^{10} a_k=50\) and k<jak·aj=1100. Then the standard deviation of \(a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_{10}\) is equal to :

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a

\(\sqrt{115}\)

b

5

c

10

d

\(\sqrt{5}\)

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Q14

Marks obtains by all the students of class \(12\) are presented in a frequency distribution with classes of equal width. Let the median of this grouped data be \(14\) with median class interval \(12-18\) and median class frequency \(12.\) If the number of students whose marks are less than \(12\) is \(18,\) then the total number of students is

[JEE Main 2025, 23 Jan (Shift 1)]

a

48

b

44

c

40

d

52

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Q15

If the variance of the data \(2,3,5,8,12\) is \(\sigma^2\) and the mean deviation from the median for this data is \(M\), then \(\sigma^2-M\) is:

a

10.2

b

5.8

c

10.6

d

8.2

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Q16

A data consists of \(20\) observations x1,x2,,x20. If i=120xi+52=2500 and i=120xi-52=100, then the ratio of mean to standard deviation of this data is:

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a

2:1

b

3:1

c

3:2

d

4:1

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Q17

Marks obtains by all the students of class \(12\) are presented in a frequency distribution with classes of equal width. Let the median of this grouped data be \(14\) with median class interval \(12-18\) and median class frequency \(12.\) If the number of students whose marks are less than \(12\) is \(18,\) then the total number of students is

a

48

b

44

c

40

d

52

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Q18

For a distribution of 10 observations, \(\sum_{i=1}^{10} x_i=55\) and \(\sum_{i=1}^{10} x_i^2=328\) If the observations 4 and 5 are replaced by 6 and 8 respectively, then the new variance is

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a

2.5

b

2.7

c

3.4

d

3.6

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Q19

Let x1,x2,x10 be ten observations such that i=110xi-2=30,i=110xi-β2=98,β>2 and their variance is 45. If μ and σ2 are respectively the mean and the variance of 2x1-1+4β,2x2-1+4β,..,2x10-1+4β, then βμσ2 is equal to :

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a

100

b

110

c

120

d

90

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Q20

A variable \(X\) takes values \(0,0,2,6,12,20, \ldots \mathrm{n}(\mathrm{n}-1)\) with frequencies \({ }^{\mathrm{n}} \mathrm{C}_0,{ }^{\mathrm{n}} \mathrm{C}_1,{ }^{\mathrm{n}} \mathrm{C}_2,{ }^{\mathrm{n}} \mathrm{C}_3,{ }^{\mathrm{n}} \mathrm{C}_4,{ }^{\mathrm{n}} \mathrm{C}_5, \ldots,{ }^{\mathrm{n}} \mathrm{C}_{\mathrm{n}}\), respectively. If the mean of this data is \(60\), then its median is:


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a

\(56\)

b

\(42\)

c

\(72\)

d

\(90\)

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Q21

Let the mean and the standard deviation of the observation 2,3,3,4,5,7,a,b be 4 and 2 respectively. Then the mean deviation about the mode of these observations is :

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a

1

b

34

c

2

d

12

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Q22

Marks obtained by all the students of class \(12^{\text {th }}\) are in a frequency distribution with classes of equal width. Let the median of the group data be 14 with median class interval 12-18 and the median class frequency is 12 . If the number of students who secures marks below 12 is 18 then the total number of students is

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a

48

b

52

c

44

d

40

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Q23

The mean and variance of \(10\) observations are \(9\) and \(34.2\), respectively. If \(8\) of these observations are \(2, 3, 5, 10, 11, 13, 15, 21\), then the mean deviation about the median of all the \(10\) observations is

a

\(4\)

b

\(6\)

c

\(5\)

d

\(7\)

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Q24

For a distribution of 10 observations, \(\sum_{i=1}^{10} x_i=55\) and \(\sum_{i=1}^{10} x_i^2=328\) If the observations 4 and 5 are replaced by 6 and 8 respectively, then the new variance is

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a

2.5

b

2.7

c

3.4

d

3.6

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Q25

The mean and variance of \(10\) observations are \(9\) and \(34.2\), respectively. If \(8\) of these observations are \(2, 3, 5, 10, 11, 13, 15, 21\), then the mean deviation about the median of all the \(10\) observations is

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a

\(4\)

b

\(6\)

c

\(5\)

d

\(7\)

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Q26

Let x1,x2,x10 be ten observations such that i=110xi-2=30,i=110xi-β2=98,β>2 and their variance is 45. If μ and σ2 are respectively the mean and the variance of 2x1-1+4β,2x2-1+4β,..,2x10-1+4β, then βμσ2 is equal to :

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a

100

b

110

c

120

d

90

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Q27

Let the mean and the standard deviation of the observation 2,3,3,4,5,7,a,b be 4 and 2 respectively. Then the mean deviation about the mode of these observations is :

a

1

b

34

c

2

d

12

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Q28

If the mean and the variance of 6,4,a,8,b,12,10,13, are 9 and 9.25 respectively, then a+b+ab is equal to :

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a

105

b

103

c

100

d

106

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Q29

For a statistical data x1,x2,,x10of 10 values, a student obtained the mean as \(5.5\) and i=110xi2=371. He later found that he had noted two values in the data incorrectly as 4 and 5, instead of the correct values 6 and 8, respectively. The variance of the corrected data is

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a

7

b

4

c

9

d

5

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Q30

The mean and standard deviation of 100 observations are  40 and 5.1, respectively, By mistake one observation is taken as 50 instead of 40. If the correct mean and the correct standard deviation are μ and σ respectively, then 10(μ+σ) is equal to

a

445

b

451

c

447

d

449

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Q31

If mean of n item is x¯. If each rth item is increased by 2r. Then new mean will be

a

x¯

b

x¯+n2

c

x¯+n+22

d

x¯+n+1

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Q32

Marks obtained by all the students of class \(12^{\text {th }}\) are in a frequency distribution with classes of equal width. Let the median of the group data be 14 with median class interval 12-18 and the median class frequency is 12 . If the number of students who secures marks below 12 is 18 then the total number of students is

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a

48

b

52

c

44

d

40

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Q33

Let \(X=\{x \in N: 1 \leq x \leq 19\}\) and for some \(a, b \in R, Y=\{a x+b: x \in X\}\). If the mean and variance of the elements of \(Y\) are \(30\) and \(750\), respectively, then the sum of all possible values of \(b\) is

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a

\(100\)

b

\(20\)

c

\(80\)

d

\(60\)

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Q34

The mean and variance of \(n\) observations are \(8\) and \(16\), respectively. If the sum of the first \((n – 1)\) observations is \(48\) and the sum of squares of the first \((n – 1)\) observations is \(496,\) then the value of \(n\) is:

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a

21

b

16

c

13

d

7

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Q35

A set of four observations has mean \(1\) and variance \(13\). Another set of six observations has mean \(2\) and variance \(1\). Then, the variance of all these \(10\) observations is equal to:

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a

\(5.96\)

b

\(6.14\)

c

\(6.04\)

d

\(6.24\)

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Q36

Let the Mean and Variance of five observations x1=1,x2=3,x3=a,x4=7 and x5=b,a>b, be 5 and 10 respectively. Then the Variance of the observations n+xn,n=1,2,..5 is

[JEE Main 2025, 3 Apr (Shift 2)]

a

17

b

16.4

c

17.4

d

16

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Q37

10 is the mean of a set of 7 observations and 5 is the mean of a set of 3 observations. The mean of the combined set is given by

a

15

b

10

c

8.5

d

7.5

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Q38

If the mean deviation about the median of the numbers \(k, 2 k, 3 k, \ldots, 1000 k\) is \(500\), then \(k^2\) is equal to:

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a

\(9\)

b

\(4\)

c

\(16\)

d

\(1\)

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Q39

Suppose that the mean and median of the non-negative numbers 21,8,17,a,51,103,b,13,67,(a>b), are \(40\) and \(21,\) respectively. If the mean deviation about the median is \(26,\) then \(2a\) is equal to:

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a

\(109\)

b

\(117\)

c

\(161\)

d

\(131\)

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Q40

Let \(X=\{x \in N: 1 \leq x \leq 19\}\) and for some \(a, b \in R, Y=\{a x+b: x \in X\}\). If the mean and variance of the elements of \(Y\) are \(30\) and \(750\), respectively, then the sum of all possible values of \(b\) is

[JEE Main 2026, 24 Jan (Shift 2)]

a

\(100\)

b

\(20\)

c

\(80\)

d

\(60\)

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Q41

The mean and standard deviation of 20 observations are found to be 10 and 2 , respectively. On rechecking, it was found that an observation by mistake was taken 8 instead of 12. The correct standard deviation is

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a

1.8

b

1.94

c

3.86

d

3.96

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Q42

The mean and standard deviation of 20 observations are found to be 10 and 2 , respectively. On rechecking, it was found that an observation by mistake was taken 8 instead of 12. The correct standard deviation is

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a

1.8

b

1.94

c

3.86

d

3.96

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Q43

If the mean and the variance of 6,4,a,8,b,12,10,13, are 9 and 9.25 respectively, then a+b+ab is equal to :

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a

105

b

103

c

100

d

106

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Q44

If the variance of the data \(2,3,5,8,12\) is \(\sigma^2\) and the mean deviation from the median for this data is \(M\), then \(\sigma^2-M\) is:

a

10.2

b

5.8

c

10.6

d

8.2

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Q45

Let the mean and variance of 8 numbers -10,-7,-1,x,y,9,2,16 be 72 and 2934, respectively. Then the mean of 4 numbers x,y,x+y+1,|x-y| is:

a

\(10\)

b

\(9\)

c

\(11\)

d

\(12\)

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