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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name 'RESEARCH OFFICER ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS' And exam conducted in the year 2015. And Question paper code was '160/2015'. Medium of question paper was in Malayalam or English . Booklet Alphacode was 'A'. Answer keys are given at the bottom, but we suggest you to try answering the questions yourself and compare the key along wih to check your performance. Because we would like you to do and practice by yourself.
9. A couple has two children one of them is known to be a boy. What is the probability that
they have two boys ?
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11. Which of the following cannot be a moment generating function ?
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12. Which of the following methods is are used for the computation of consumer price index
numbers ?
(^) Aggregate expenditure method (8) Family budget method
(9) Chain base method (D) Both (A) and (B)
13. Which ministry in India is responsible for compiling Wholesale Price Index ?
(ക) Labour (8) Commerce and Industry
(() MoSr1 (D) TFinance
14. The salary of a person in the base year is ¥ 20,000 per month and in the current year
₹ 50,000, 1 the current Consumer Price Index is 325 then the allowance required to maintain
the same standard of living is :
(ക) ₹ 30,000 (B) ₹ 35,000 (೮) ₹ 15,000 (D) None of these
15. Suppose a family spends on food, housing and clothing in the ratio 5: 3 : 2. If there is a rise
in prices of these heads by 40, 30 and 20 percent respectively, then the family budget for
these items will be increased by :
(A) 33% (B) 30% (0) 25% (D) None of these
16. If the two lines of regression are x+2y—5=0and 2x +3y -8 =0 then the correlation between
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