The statement “all tax payers above 60 years in India” is an example of
A. Sample
B. Finite population
C. Infinite population
D. Statistical Inference
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → B only
A population is the whole group of items under study; a sample is a part of it selected for study. The word “all” takes every tax payer above 60 years in India, and their number, though large, is countable.
So the group is a finite population: it is the whole group (not a selected part), its size is a fixed countable number, and it is a group of people, not a conclusion.
Checking the statements
(A) Sample — Incorrect. Every member of the group is included; nothing is selected from it.
(B) Finite population — Correct. It is the whole group, and the number of such tax payers is finite.
(C) Infinite population — Incorrect. The number of tax payers above 60 years in India is countable.
(D) Statistical Inference — Incorrect. An inference is a conclusion drawn from a sample, not a group of people.