| Post Name | Research Assistant -Kerala State Planning Board |
|---|---|
| Question Paper Code | 075/2024 |
| Category Code | 241/2023 |
| Date of Test | 26 June 2024 |
| Exam Type | OMR Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
The principal features of the National Income Committee Report in 1954 were : (1) During 1950 - 51, agriculture contributed nearly half of the national income. (2) Mining, manufacturing, and handicrafts contributed about one-fourth of the national income. (3) Commerce, transport, and communications accounted for a little more than one-sixth of the total national income.
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Question Cancelled
2
Given below two statements, one is labelled as Assertion [A] and the other as Reason [R]. Assertion [A]: Devaluation is known as the Expenditure switching measure. Reason [R] : Devaluation encourages the switching of expenditure between foreign and domestic goods. Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
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A. Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct explanation of [A]
3
The main features of the Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 : (1) Every household in rural India will have a right to at least 100 days of guaranteed employment every year for at least one adult member. (2) Work should be given within 30 days of demanding it, and the work should be located within a 5-kilometer distance. (3) 5% of wages may be deducted as contributions to welfare schemes like health insurance, accident insurance, etc.
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Question Cancelled
4
Which is/are not true in connection with the Fourth Industrial Revolution? (1) Focused on automation of single machine and process (2) Digitisation of product and service offerings (3) Assembly line led mass production with the use of electrical energy
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D. (1) and (8) only
5
Ifthe Marginal Opportunity Cost (MOC) is constant, the Production Possibility Curve will be :
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D. None of the above
6
Once the need for policy change is recognized, the government has to evaluate the possible alternative policies. It is termed as :
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C. Decision lag
7
Given below two statements, one is labelled as Assertion [A] and the other as Reason [R]. Assertion [A] : Externalities can be a source of economic inefficiency Reason [R] : Externalities are not reflected in market prices. Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
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C. Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] 1s the correct explanation of [A]
8
The Objectives of the FRBM Act. 2008 : (1) To introduce transparent fiscal management systems in the country. (2) To introduce a more equitable and manageable distribution of the country’s debts over the years. (3) To aim for fiscal stability for India in the long run.
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B. (1), (2) and (8) only
9
Which is/are not the cultural services provided by the ecosystem for human well-being? (1) Chmate regulation (2) Education and inspiration (3) Recreation and aesthetic values
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A. Fresh Water (A) (1) and (4) only
10
Which statement/s is / are not related to Green GDP? (1) Green GDP (GGDP) incorporates quantifying the economic value of natural resources and ecosystems. (2) GGDP doesn’t allow policymakers to better understand the trade-offs between economic erowth and environmental sustainability. (3) GGDP helps policy makers prioritize and allocate resources effectively.
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B. (2) only
11
Choose the true assumption about classical linear regression model : (i) Regression model is linear in variables (ii) The standard error measures the precision of the estimate (ii) Xi and Uj are not correlated
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Question Cancelled
12
The fitted regression equation Yy, =—10+0.6X Find the value of the residual at the point X,;=60 and 1, =50
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A. 24
13
Which of the following properties are true about r?? (൪) Non-negative number (ii) Explains proportional variation in a model (iii) A measure of strength of relationship between dependent and independent variable
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A. Only G) and ൮)
14
Pick out the wrong statement as an outcome of multicollinearity from the given options : (i) Standard error of the explained variation is high (ii) No correlation between explanatory variables (iii) Itis a feature of population
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C. Only (i) and (111)
15
Which of the given options are not the assumptions of Durbin -Watson statistic? (i) Regression model includes the intercept term (ii) No missing observations 1൩ the data (ii) Error term (ui) is normally distributed (iv) Explanatory variables are stochastic
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D. (൭)
16
Ifa qualitative variable has 3 categories, we can introduce : (i) 1dummy variable (ii) 2dummy variables (iii) 38 dummy variables (iv) 4 dummy variables
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B. ൮)
17
In ANCOVA model, the regressors are : (i) Only quantitative variables (i) Both quantitative and nominal variables (ii) Only qualitative variables (iv) Both quantitative and qualitative variables
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Question Cancelled
18
Choose the wrong the statement given about stationarity of time series : (i) Dicky-Fuller test statistics tests the stationarity of time series. (i) Weak stationarity occurs when mean, variance and covariance are constant over time (iii) Random walk without drift is a stationary stochastic process (iv) None of these
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C. Gu)
19
Which of the following statements are true about Box-Jenkins Approach? (i) It handles stationary as well as non-stationary time series
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B. Tests whether the residuals estimated from the model are white noise.
20
Which of the following statements are true about panel data? (i) 1115 collected at one point of time (ii) The same-cross sectional units are surveyed over a period of time (ii) If each entity has different number of observations, we have unbalanced panel
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B. Only Gi)
21
To which country did India export the largest share of its total exports in the 2022-2023 financial year?
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B. United states
22
What is the ratio of Indian General Government’s debt to GDP in the 2022-23 financial year?
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A. 84.5%
23
Which demographic group in India typically faces the highest educated unemployment rate?
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D. Urban female
24
Which of the following represents the total money value of all goods and services produced in an economy in an accounting year?
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Question Cancelled
25
Suppose in a country, the nominal GDP for the year 2020 is Rs.10,000 and the real GDP (adjusted for inflation) for the same year is Rs.9,000. Then the value of GDP deflator is
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C. 111.11
26
Which sector attracted the highest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows into India in the last fiscal year?
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A. Computer Software and Hardware
27
According to the SDG India Index 2020, which Indian state ranked first in sustainable development achievement?
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C. Kerala
28
In calculating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India index, how many goals are considered?
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B. 17
29
In the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index -2023, out of 166 countries, what was India’s rank?
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D. 1124
30
Which is the current base year used for estimating national income in India as of 2023?
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C. 2011-12
31
Whose theory affirms that humans have three motivational drivers regardless of age and gender?
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D. Mc Clelland
32
Which among the following is not a Quality management tool?
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D. Qhk
33
A transaction that involves an increase in current ratio but no change in working capital :
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C. Payment to trade creditors
34
Du Pont formula was developed by :
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B. Donaldson Brown
35
൧ hypothesis is one which is at low level of abstraction.
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C. Crude hypothesis
36
Longitudinal Research approach deals with :
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A. Long term Research
37
Typel error occurs when
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B. Null hypothesis gets rejected even if it is true
38
If the field of enquiry is not homogenous and contains variety of items, the sampling method adopted is:
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B. Stratified sampling
39
Which of the following statements is/are true regarding ARR method? (i) Itis based on cash flows generated by a project.
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D. (i) only (D) (ai) only
40
——————— is commonly referred to as index investing.
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B. Passive Portfolio management
41
The key factor that distinguishes project management from just ‘management’ is that it :
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B. Has a finite time span
42
Which among the following 138 a type of project audit?
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D. All of the above
43
————_ causes Over capitalisation. (i) Raising higher amount through issue of shares or debentures than company needs. (ii) Provision for depreciation is not made properly. (12) Huge payment for the acquisition of fictitious assets like high payment is made to purchase goodwill etc.
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C. (a), Gi) and (iii)
44
, Which of the following statements are true regarding CAPM? (i) It establishes relationship between risk and average rate of return. (ii) Betais a measure of a security’s risk relative to the risk of market portfolio. (02) The value of Beta measures both systematic and unsystematic risks of a security.
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A. (a) and (11)
45
WACC for a given firm is the:
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D. Blended cost of capital of common shares, preferred stock, and debt
46
The framework introduced by SEBI mandating certain listed companies to disclose their ESG related information 18 :
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B. BRSR
47
The scale that reports the ranking of the data without actually establishing the degree of variation between them :
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B. Ordinal scale
48
൩൫ Research design method, researchers manipulate one or more independent variables and measure their effects on dependent variables :
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C. Experimental
49
In order to achieve construct validity in measurement, which of the following is necessary :
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D. All of the above
50
Comparative statements are also known as:
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Question Cancelled
51
Let A and B be two events with P
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B. 1/3
52
Let X and Y be two independent random variables following exponential distributions with mean 9 and 4, respectively. Then P(X
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C. 2/8
53
If g(t) is a characteristic function, then which of the following is not a characteristic function :
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B. Imaginary part of g(t)
54
Let {X,} be a sequence of independent random variables with P(x, =+n}=1/ 2. The value of a for which {X, } satisfies strong law of large numbers is :
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C. 1/3
55
Let (X,,X,) have a bivariate normal distribution with parameters “,=1,u,=0, 0; =1, o} =4 and p=1/2.Then P(X, >1|X, =2) is:
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A. 1/2
56
From a population of size 30, a systematic sample of size 5 is drawn. If the first selected unit is 4, then the other units will be :
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C. 10, 16, 22,
57
Suppose there is a population consisting of 40 units. A sample of size 7 is to be taken from the population using simple random sampling (SRS). Then, the ratio of the variances of sample mean in SRS with replacement and SRS without replacement is :
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B. 18/11
58
A finite population is divided into three strata of sizes (40, 30, 50) having variances (1,2,3). A stratified random sample of size 12 was drawn using proportional allocation. Let n,,n,,n3 be the number of units to be selected from respective strata. Then, the values of n,, n,, nz are respectively :
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A. 4, 3,5
59
Ina randomized block design with 6 blocks and 5 treatments, the sum of squares for blocks and treatments are 200 and 180, respectively, If the total sum of squares is 500, then the mean square error (MSE) will be:
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B. 6
60
Ina 2? factorial experiment with factors A and B conducted in 3 replicates, the total yields of the treatment combinations a, 0), ൭0,൭0൨. and a,b, are 12, 14, 20, and 28, respectively. Then the sum of squares for the interaction AB is equal to:
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D. 3
61
Let X,,X,,X;, X, be a random sample form N(0, ൭). Then the value of k for which the 4 estimator k ൮2 is an unbiased estimator of ൦ is : i=1 2 27 A — B aa
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D. 30
62
Let X be a random variable with p.d.f. f(x)=1-0+2@; 0
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B. x>0.9
63
A random sample of 20 students was selected from a class. Their marks in the first and second semesters are noted down. To test the hypothesis that there is no change in the average performance of the students in that class against the hypothesis that it has improved, which of the following tests is to be used?
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B. Paired t-test
64
Which of the following is not an assumption for simple linear regression?
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A. Multicollinearity
65
In a multiple regression model ൮5 7 2൧ മം ശു, MSE = 20, n=54, and SST (total) = 4000. What is the R? of the regression model?
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C. 0.75
66
Which one of the following is a subspace of 107?
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D. {(0,6,0)|be R}
67
Which of the following statements is false?
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Question Cancelled
68
The standard matrix for the reflection about the xy-plane in R3 is: 10 0 -1 0 9)
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A. ' 1 O
69
Which one of the following statements is false?
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D. Every homomorphism is a one-to-one map f1 9 9 A, EF Ee FF ey
70
The orbits of the permutation o= een are: 3.8 6 741 5
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A. 1,3,6}, {2,8$, {4,5, 7}
71
Which of the following intervals represent C={xe R : ——<1l1}? 2X 7
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B. (— 2,1)
72
Which of the following sets is not denumerable?
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C. [01]
73
Let 7:1൨, blo R. Then f need not be Riemann integrable on la, b] if:
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D. None of the above
74
The Maclaurin series expansion of f =" is: —Z
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A. Soke"?
75
The residue of the function {(2=——-—~ at z=1 is: (z-1) (z-3) 1
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B. -— (A) 1 (B) 1 3
76
What is the indicial equation of the differential equation 2x” y"+x (Qx +1) y'—y=0? 1 1 1 1 A —1)+—m-— B +1)+—=m-—
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A. m(m-1)
77
What is the general solution of the differential equation —dx-—dy=0 ?
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B. —=C
78
Which of the following statements is false for the function f (x, y)=oy ?
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D. None of the above
79
What is the complete integral of the first order partial differential equation (u, +u, )(w-xu, — yu, )=1?
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A. u=ax+by+——
80
What is the solution of the partial differential equation u,+u,=2 subject to the initial condition u(x, 0) =x"?
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C. u(x, y)=2y+(x—y)
81
Which of the following statements is true for a discrete topology?
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B. No point is an accumulation point of any set
82
Which of the following is an example of a totally disconnected space?
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B. R with semi-open interval topology
83
Which of the following statements in false?
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C. Topologist’s sine curve is path-connected
84
Let X and Y be normed spaces and F:X-—Y be a linear map. Which of the following statements is not equivalent to the statement ‘F is continuous on X’?
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D. None of the above A 15
85
Which one of the following normed space is not a Banach space?
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C. The vector space C[0,1]={f:[0,1] > R 7 is a continuous function} over R under 1 the norm |/|= [ |f Olde
86
NSS 79൩ round is earmarked for :
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B. Collection of data for compilation of a number of SDG indicators through a “Comprehensive Annual Modular Survey (CAMS)” along with a survey AYUSH
87
The headquarters of Survey Design and Research Division (SDRD) of NSSO located at :
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A. Kolkata
88
The General Crop Estimation Survey (GCES) under EARAS Scheme, Department of Economics and Statistics, Kerala is conducting crop cutting experiments of crops for the estimation of production and yield rate of crops.
Answer
B. 19
89
The list of all sampling units in the population is
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B. Sampling frame
90
The design generally adopted for carrying out General Crop Estimation Surveys (GCES) :
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D. Stratified multi-stage random sampling design
91
Ifa statistic ¢ follows student’s t-distribution with n d.f., then t? follows :
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Question Cancelled
92
Level of significance refers to :
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C. Probability of Type I error
93
Mann-Whitney U test is used to test :
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C. Equality of medians of two independent populations
94
Consider the following statements : (i) Principal components analysis is a data reduction technique (ii) Principal components are Un correlated (1൨) Variances of principal components are equal to eigen values of variance covariance matrix (iv) Principal components are unobservable Then
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B. Only G), (i) and (iii) are true
95
4 testis used : (i) To test the hypothetical value single of population variance (1) To test goodness of fit (iii) To test equality of more than two means (iv) To test the equality of three or more population variances Then
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A. Only G), ൯൬, (iv) is correct
96
Consider the following statements : G7) Risafree and open source software (i) Risa programming language for statistical computing and data visualization (൨) Key feature of R was that its syntax is very similar to S (iv) Ris licensed by the GNU Project and available under the GNU General Public License (v) Rruns only on Windows computing platform and operating system Then
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D. Only ൮, Gi), ൩) and (iv) are correct
97
The following commands are entered in R: data <- data.frame(x=1:8, y=2:4, z=8:10) data |, - c(1,3)| Then the output will be
Answer
A. [1]234
98
The % സസാ t.test(y,, y,), where y, and y, are numeric vectors is used for :
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B. Independent sample t test between y, and y,
99
Which of the following is not a valid function in MS Excel?
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D. MEAN ()
100
In MS Excel to add numerical values in column A, from rows ൧10 to ൧൧0, the formulae that should be used is :
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C. SUM (൧10: 490)
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