Introduction To R Programming — Part 1 MCQs with Explanations
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Question 1 of 40
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What is the primary purpose of R programming language?
Correct Answer: Option B — Data Analysis
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Data Analysis is the correct answer to “What is the primary purpose of R programming language”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 2 of 40
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In R, what does the function length() do?
Correct Answer: Option B — Returns the number of elements
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Returns the number of elements is the correct answer to “In R, what does the function length() do”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 3 of 40
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How is a comment denoted in R?
Correct Answer: Option C — # Comment
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# Comment is the correct answer to “How is a comment denoted in R”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 4 of 40
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What does the function install.packages() do in R?
Correct Answer: Option C — Install a new package
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Install a new package is the correct answer to “What does the function install.packages() do in R”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 5 of 40
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Which of the following is a correct variable name in R?
Correct Answer: Option B — variable_name_123
Detailed Academic Explanation:
variable_name_123 is the correct answer to “Which of the following is a correct variable name in R”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 6 of 40
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What does RStudio provide for R programming?
Correct Answer: Option B — An integrated development environment
Detailed Academic Explanation:
An integrated development environment is the correct answer to “What does RStudio provide for R programming”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 7 of 40
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In R, how is a matrix created using the matrix() function?
matrix(1:9, nrow = 3, ncol = 3) is the correct answer to “In R, how is a matrix created using the matrix() function”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 8 of 40
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What is the purpose of the function Sys.Date() in R?
Correct Answer: Option C — Retrieve the current date
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Retrieve the current date is the correct answer to “What is the purpose of the function Sys.Date() in R”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 9 of 40
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Which of the following is a valid R data type?
Correct Answer: Option D — All of the above
Detailed Academic Explanation:
All of the above is the correct answer to “Which of the following is a valid R data type”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 10 of 40
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How is a data frame created in R?
Correct Answer: Option B — data.frame(x = 1:3, y = c('A', 'B', 'C'))
Detailed Academic Explanation:
data.frame(x = 1:3, y = c('A', 'B', 'C')) is the correct answer to “How is a data frame created in R”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 11 of 40
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What does the R function read.csv() do?
Correct Answer: Option B — Read data from a CSV file
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Read data from a CSV file is the correct answer to “What does the R function read.csv() do”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 12 of 40
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How do you assign a value to a variable in R?
Correct Answer: Option C — var <- 10
Detailed Academic Explanation:
var <- 10 is the correct answer to “How do you assign a value to a variable in R”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 13 of 40
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Which of the following operators is used for exponentiation in R?
Correct Answer: Option B — ^
Detailed Academic Explanation:
^ is the correct answer to “Which of the following operators is used for exponentiation in R”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 14 of 40
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In R, what does the function help.start() do?
Correct Answer: Option C — Start an interactive help system
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Start an interactive help system is the correct answer to “In R, what does the function help.start() do”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 15 of 40
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What does the function summary() do in R?
Correct Answer: Option A — Display a summary of data
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Display a summary of data is the correct answer to “What does the function summary() do in R”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 16 of 40
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What does the R function seq(1, 10, by = 2) produce?
Correct Answer: Option A — 1, 3, 5, 7, 9
Detailed Academic Explanation:
1, 3, 5, 7, 9 is the correct answer to “What does the R function seq(1, 10, by = 2) produce”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 17 of 40
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How do you check the class of an object in R?
Correct Answer: Option A — class(object)
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class(object) is the correct answer to “How do you check the class of an object in R”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 18 of 40
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What is the purpose of the R function rnorm(100, mean = 0, sd = 1)?
Correct Answer: Option A — Generate 100 random numbers from a normal distribution with mean 0 and SD 1
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Generate 100 random numbers from a normal distribution with mean 0 and SD 1 is the correct answer to “What is the purpose of the R function rnorm(100, mean = 0, sd = 1)”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 19 of 40
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Which operator is used for element-wise multiplication in R?
Correct Answer: Option A — *
Detailed Academic Explanation:
* is the correct answer to “Which operator is used for element-wise multiplication in R”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 20 of 40
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In R, what is the purpose of the rep() function?
Correct Answer: Option A — Repeat elements of a vector or a sequence
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Repeat elements of a vector or a sequence is the correct answer to “In R, what is the purpose of the rep() function”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 21 of 40
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How is a list created in R?
Correct Answer: Option A — list(a = 1, b = "hello", c = TRUE)
Detailed Academic Explanation:
list(a = 1, b = "hello", c = TRUE) is the correct answer to “How is a list created in R”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 22 of 40
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What does the R function median() compute?
Correct Answer: Option A — Median of a numeric vector
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Median of a numeric vector is the correct answer to “What does the R function median() compute”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 23 of 40
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How do you install a package in R from the CRAN repository using the install.packages() function?
Correct Answer: Option A — install.packages("package_name")
Detailed Academic Explanation:
install.packages("package_name") is the correct answer to “How do you install a package in R from the CRAN repository using the install.packages() function”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 24 of 40
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In R, how do you access the help documentation for a specific function, e.g., mean()?
Correct Answer: Option B — ?mean
Detailed Academic Explanation:
?mean is the correct answer to “In R, how do you access the help documentation for a specific function, e.g., mean()”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 25 of 40
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What does the lengths() function do in R?
Correct Answer: Option A — Returns the number of elements in each list element
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Returns the number of elements in each list element is the correct answer to “What does the lengths() function do in R”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 26 of 40
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How is a character string defined in R?
Correct Answer: Option A — "Hello, World!"
Detailed Academic Explanation:
"Hello, World!" is the correct answer to “How is a character string defined in R”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 27 of 40
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What does the R function table() do?
Correct Answer: Option A — Creates a contingency table
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Creates a contingency table is the correct answer to “What does the R function table() do”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 28 of 40
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How is the data frame column Age selected in R?
Correct Answer: Option B — data[,"Age"]
Detailed Academic Explanation:
data[,"Age"] is the correct answer to “How is the data frame column Age selected in R”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 29 of 40
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What is the purpose of the search() function in R?
Correct Answer: Option A — Displays the search path for loaded packages
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Displays the search path for loaded packages is the correct answer to “What is the purpose of the search() function in R”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 30 of 40
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In R, how is the mean of a numeric vector calculated using the mean() function?
Correct Answer: Option A — mean(vector)
Detailed Academic Explanation:
mean(vector) is the correct answer to “In R, how is the mean of a numeric vector calculated using the mean() function”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 31 of 40
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Which of the following is "Recommended" package in R?
Correct Answer: Option D — spatial
Detailed Academic Explanation:
spatial is the correct answer to “Which of the following is "Recommended" package in R”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 32 of 40
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What is the class defined by the following R code? y<-c(2,”t”)
Correct Answer: Option A — Character
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Character is the correct answer to “What is the class defined by the following R code? y<-c(2,”t”)”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 33 of 40
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What will be the output of the following R code? x <- c(3, 7, NA, 4, 7) y <- c(5, NA, 1, 2, 2) x + y
Correct Answer: Option B — Missing Data
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Missing Data is the correct answer to “What will be the output of the following R code? x <- c(3, 7, NA, 4, 7) y <- c(5, NA, 1, 2, 2) x + y”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 34 of 40
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R is published under the . . . . . . . . General Public License version.
Correct Answer: Option D — GNU
Detailed Academic Explanation:
GNU is the correct answer to “R is published under the . . . . . . . . General Public License version.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 35 of 40
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In 2004, . . . . . . . . purchased the S language from Lucent for $2 million.
Correct Answer: Option A — Insightful
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Insightful is the correct answer to “In 2004, . . . . . . . . purchased the S language from Lucent for $2 million.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 36 of 40
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What is the mode of 'a' in the following R code? a <- c(1,” a”, FALSE)
Correct Answer: Option B — Character
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Character is the correct answer to “What is the mode of 'a' in the following R code? a <- c(1,” a”, FALSE)”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 37 of 40
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. . . . . . . . provides a point-and-click interface to many basic statistic problems.
Correct Answer: Option A — Commander
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Commander is the correct answer to “. . . . . . . . provides a point-and-click interface to many basic statistic problems.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 38 of 40
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What will be the output of the following R function? paste("Everybody", "is", “a” , "warrior")
Correct Answer: Option D — "Everybody is a warrior"
Detailed Academic Explanation:
"Everybody is a warrior" is the correct answer to “What will be the output of the following R function? paste("Everybody", "is", “a” , "warrior")”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 39 of 40
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How to install for a package and all of the other packages on which for depends?
Correct Answer: Option C — install.packages ("for", depends = TRUE)
Detailed Academic Explanation:
install.packages ("for", depends = TRUE) is the correct answer to “How to install for a package and all of the other packages on which for depends”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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Question 40 of 40
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. . . . . . . . function is used to watch for all available packages in library.
Correct Answer: Option D — library()
Detailed Academic Explanation:
library() is the correct answer to “. . . . . . . . function is used to watch for all available packages in library.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Introduction To R Programming.
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