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MATHS "probability: conditional probability", conditional probability, multiplication theorem,
independent events, related problems
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P A . Then events A and B are
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1) equally likely, but not independent
2) equally likely and mutually exclusive
3) mutually exclusive and independent
4) independent but not equally likely
66. A candidate takes three tests in succession and the probability of passing the first
p
test is p. The probability of passing each succeeding test is p or according
2
as he passes or fails in the preceding one. The candidate is selected if he
passes at least two tests. The probability that the candidate is selected is
1) p 2 p 2) p p 2 p 3 3) p 2 1 p 4) p 2 2 p
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appear for the first time. If the probability that the number of tosses
2
required is even is then P
5
2 3 2 1
1) 2) 3) 4)
5 5 3 3
68. Three cards are drawn successively without replacement from a pack of 52 well
shuffled cards, then the probability that first two cards are kings and the third
card drawn is an ace is
2 1 2 1
1) 2) 3) 4)
5525 5125 5255 5152
69. A piece of equipment will function when all the three components A, B ,C are
working. The probability of A failing during one year is 0.15 that of B is 0.05
and that of C is 0.10. The probability that the equipment will fail before the
end of the year is
1) 0.72675 2) 0.27325 3) 1 4) 0.95
70. For a biased die, the probability for different faces to turn up are given below:
Face: 1 2 3 4 5 6
Probability: 0.10 0.32 0.21 0.15 0.05 0.17
Such a die is tossed once and you are told that face 1 or 2 has turned up. The
probability that it is face 1 is
16 5 4 3
1) 2) 3) 4)
21 21 7 7
71. Let two fair sex-faced dice A and B be thrown simultaneously. If E1 is the
event that die A shows up four, E 2 is the event that die B shows up two
and E 3 is the event that the sum of numbers on both dice is odd, then
which of the following statement is NOT true?
1) E 2 and E 3 are independent 2) E1 and E 3 are independent
3) E1, E 2 and E 3 are independent 4) E1 and E 2 are independent
72. Three numbers are chosen at random without replacement from 1,2,3,...,8 . The
probability that their minimum is 3, given that their maximum is 6, is
1 2 3 1
1) 2) 3) 4)
4 5 8 5
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X 1 Y 1 1
73. Let X and Y be two events, such that P , P and P X Y .
Y 2 X 3 6
Which of the following is correct?
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1) P X Y 2) X and Y are independent
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1
3) X and Y are not independent 4) P X c Y
3
74. Let A, B and C are pairwise independent events with P C 0 and
Ac B c
P A B C 0. Then, P is
C
1) P Ac P B 2) P A P B c
3) P A c P B c 4) P A c P B c
75. Let E and F be two independent events. The probability that exactly one of
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them occurs is and the probability of none of them occurring is . If
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P T denotes the probability of occurrence of the event T , then
4 3 1 2
1) P E , P F 2) P E , P F
5 5 5 5
2 1 2 4
3) P E , P F 4) P E , P F
5 5 5 5
76. One Indian and four American men and their wives are to be seated randomly
around a circular table. Then, the conditional probability that the Indian man is
seated adjacent to his wife given that each American man is seated adjacent to
his wife, is
1 1 2 1
1) 2) 3) 4)
2 3 5 5
77. Three students appear in an examination of mathematics. The probabilities of
1 1 1
their success are , and respectively. If the probability of success of at
3 4 5
least two is , then the value of is
12
1
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4)
2
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78. It has been found that if A and B play a game 12 times, A wins 6 times, B
wins 4 times and they draw twice. A and B take part in a series of 3 games.
The probability that they will win alternately is:
5 5 19 7
1) 2) 3) 4)
72 36 27 19
A
79. If A and B are such events that P A 0 and P B 1, then P is equal
B
to:
1) 1 P
A
2) 1 P
A
3)
1 P A B
4)
P A
B B
P B P B
1 3
80. If the probability of A to fail in an examination is and that of B is ,
5 10
then the probability that either A or B fails is:
1 11 19
1) 2) 3) 4) None of these
2 25 50
81. In a certain city 40% of the people have brown hair, 25% have brown eyes and
15% have brown eyes as well as brown hair. If a person selected at room has
brown hair, the probability that he has also brown eyes, is equal to:
2 1 1 3
1) 2) 3) 4)
5 4 2 8
82. If A and B are two independent events, the probability that both A and B
1 3
occur is and the probability that neither of them occurs is . If the
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1
probability of the occurrence of A is p, then the greatest value of is
p
1) 4 2) 2 3) 6 4) 8
83. One dice is thrown three times and the sum of the thrown numbers is 15. The
probability for which number 4 appears in first throw is
1 1 1 1
1) 2) 3) 4)
12 9 15 18
84. A box contains 10 mangoes out of which 4 are rotten. Two mangoes are taken out
together. If one of them is found to be good, then the probability that the other is
also good is
5 5 7 1
1) 2) 3) 4)
13 18 13 13
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85. A man and a women appear in an interview for two vacancies in the same post.
1 1
The probability of man’s selection is and that of the woman’s selection is .
4 3
The probability that none of them will be selected is
1 1 1 1
1) 2) 3) 4)
3 2 4 7
86. Let A and B be two events. Suppose P A 0.4, P B p, and
P A B 0.7. The value of p for which A and B are independent is
1 1 1 1
1) 2) 3) 4)
3 4 2 5
87. A man has 3 pairs of black socks and 21 pairs of brown socks kept together in a
box. If he dresses hurriedly in the dark, the probability that after he has put on a
black sock, he will then put on another black sock is
1 2 3 2
1) 2) 3) 4)
3 3 5 15
A
P A' B ' 0.1, then P is equal to
B
11 2 2 1
1) 2) 3) 4)
14 11 7 7
89. Suppose A and B are two events with P A 0.5 and P A B 0.8. Let
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