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Match List-I with List-II

List-I List-II
(Example) (Components of Time Series)
(A) Lockouts and strikes (I) Secular trend
(B) Rise and fall of share market (II) Seasonal trend
(C) Continuous decline in death rate (III) Irregular trend
(D) The rise in prices before Diwali (IV) Cyclical trend

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

List-I	List-II
(Example)	(Components of Time Series)
(A) Lockouts and strikes	(I) Secular trend
(B) Rise and fall of share market	(II) Seasonal trend
(C) Continuous decline in death rate	(III) Irregular trend
(D) The rise in prices before Diwali	(IV) Cyclical trend

(A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

(A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)

(A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)

(A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (III), (D) - (II)

✅ Correct Option: 1

Time series components represent different patterns in data:

Secular Trend: Long-term direction over years (consistent increase or decrease)

Seasonal Trend: Repeats at fixed times every year (festivals, seasons)

Cyclical Trend: Repeats over several years (economic cycles)

Irregular Trend: Random, unpredictable events with no pattern

(A) Lockouts and strikes

Strikes are unpredictable and random events with no discernible pattern.

Match: (III) Irregular Trend

(B) Rise and fall of share market

The stock market follows economic cycles with boom, recession, and recovery phases repeating over multiple years.

Match: (IV) Cyclical Trend

Death rates consistently decline over decades due to improved healthcare, showing a clear long-term direction.

Match: (I) Secular Trend

(D) The rise in prices before Diwali

Prices rise before Diwali every year at the same time, following a predictable annual pattern.

Match: (II) Seasonal Trend

Final Matching:

(A) - (III)

(B) - (IV)

(D) - (II)

2026: 31 May Shift 2

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-I		LIST-II
A.	Decrease in production due to fire in a factory	I. Seasonal trend
B.	Woolen clothes sales are higher in winter.	II. Long term trend
C.	Rise and fall of the share market.	III. Irregular trend
D.	Continuous increase in population	IV. Cyclical trend

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2025: 3 June Shift 1

Based on the data available for the production ( $y_i$ in thousand tons) of a cloth factory for 7 years ( $x_i$ ) using the method of least squares, the straight line trend is given by $y - a + bx$ with $\sum y_i = 608, \sum x_i = 0, \sum x_iy_i = 116, \sum x_i^2 = 28$ . Then, the increase in production per year is:

2025: 22 May Shift 1

For the given five values $16, 25, 19, 34, 46$ , the three years moving averages are

2025: 16 May Shift 1

Irregular trends in a time series are caused by

(A) Epidemics

(B) Strikes

(D) Floods

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2026: 21 May Shift 1

Time series helps to

(A) derive conclusions after arranging the time series in a systematic manner.

(B) predict the future behavior of a variable.

(D) plan future operations.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2025: 3 June Shift 2

The break-even point is the level of production where

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