1.

A problem of mathematics is given to three students whose chances of solving the problem are 1/3, 1/4
and 1/5 respectively. The probability that the question will be solved is
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2. A man and a woman appear in an interview for two vacancies in the same post. The probability of man's
selection is 1/4 and that of the woman's selection is 1/3. What is the probability that none of them will
be selected
(A) (B) (C) (D)None of these
3. There are 4 envelopes with addresses and 4 concerning letters. The probability that letter does not go
into concerning proper envelope, is
or
There are four letters and four addressed envelopes. The chance that all letters are not despatched in the
right envelope is
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4. A locker can be opened by dialing a fixed three digit code (between 000 and 999). A stranger who does
not know the code tries to open the locker by dialing three digits at random. The probability that the
stranger succeeds at the trial is

(A) (B) (C) (D)None of these

5. ‘X’ speaks truth in 60% and ‘Y’ in 50% of the cases. The probability that they contradict each other
narrating the same incident is
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6. Two numbers are selected at random from 1, 2, 3 ......100 and are multiplied, then the probability correct
to two places of decimals that the product thus obtained is divisible by 3, is
(A) 0.55 (B)0.44 (C)0.22 (D)0.33

7. A drawer contains 5 brown socks and 4 blue socks well mixed. A man reaches the drawer and pulls out 2
socks at random. What is the probability that they match
(A) (B) (C) (D)

8. Suppose f(x) =x3 +ax2 + bx + c where a, b, c are chosen respectively by throwing a die three times,
then the probability that f(x) is an increasing function is
A) B) C) D)

9. Let and y = , y is a four digit number. A number `y’ is selected at random then the probability
that the first two digits of the numbers are identical to one kind and the next two digits are identical to the
other kind is
(A) (B) (C) (D) None
10. Two 8 faced dice (numbered from 1 to 8) are tossed. The probability that the product of two counts is a
square number, is
(A) 1/8 (B) 7/32 (C) 3/16 (D) 3/8
MULTIPLE OPTION
11. If A and B are two independent events such that , then P(B) is
(A) 4/5 (B) 1/6 (C) 1/5 (D) 5/6
12. In a gambling between Mr. A and Mr. B a machine continues tossing a fair coin until the two consecutive
throws either HT or TT are obtained for the first time. If it is HT, Mr, A wins and if it is TT, Mr, B wins.
Which of the following is (are) true?
(A) probability of winning Mr.A is (B) Probability of Mr.B winning is
(C) Given first toss is head probability of Mr. A winnings is 1
 (D) Given first toss is tail, probability of Mr.A winning is

13. A random variable x takes values 0, 1, 2, 3, . . . with probability proportions to then

A) B) C) D) none of these
14. Thirteen persons are sitting in a row. Number of ways in which four persons can be selected so that no
two of them are consecutive is equal to
A) number of ways in which all the letters of the word “M A R R I A G E” are permutated if no two vowels
are never together.
B) number of numbers lying between 100 and 1000 using only the digits 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 without repetition.
C) number of ways in which 4 alike chocolates can be distributed among 10 children so that each child
getting at most one chocolate.
D) number of triangles can be formed by joining 12 points in a plane, of which 5 are collinear.
15. Two persons A and B take turns in throwing a pair of dice. The first person to through 9 from both dice
will be avoided the prize. If A throws first then the probability that B wins the game is
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Paragraph - I

1. P(AÈB) = P(A) + P(B) – P(AÇB)

2. means probability of occurrence of A given that B has

occurred

3. P(AÇB) = P(A)P(B)
Þ Events A & B are independent.

4. If events A & B are independent, then A and are also independent, and B are also independent

16. If

(A) 0 (B) (C) (D)

17. If then the range of is

(A) (B) (C) (D)

18. If then the range of is

(A) (B) (C) (D)

Paragraph-II
Consider all the 3 digit numbers abc (where ). If a number is selected at random then
19. The probability that the number is such that is

(A) (B) (C) (D)

20. The probability that the number is such that is

 (A) (B) (C) (D)

21. The probability that the number is such that is

(A) (B) (C) (D)

INTEGER TYPE
22. If a is an integer lying in the closed interval [- 5 ,30] , then the probability that the graph of
is strictly above the x-axis is 2/m+2 , where m is
23. Suppose persons are sitting in a row. Two of them are selected at random. The

probability that they are not together is , where k is

24. The probability that a leap year selected at random contains either 53 Sundays or 53 Mondays, is a/b ,
then is
25. A dice is thrown times. The probability of getting 1, 3 or 4 at most n times, is say a/b , then
is
26. A bag contains a white and b black balls. Two players A and B alternately draw a ball from the bag replacing
the ball each time after the draw till one of them draws a white ball and wins the game. A begins the game. If
the probability of A winning the game is three times that of B, and the ratio is a : b,
then is
Matrix match

27.. Letters of the word INDIANOIL are arranged at random. Probability that the word formed
Column I Column II
(P)
(A) Contains the word INDIAN

(Q)
(B) Contains the word OIL

(C) (R)
Begins with I and ends with L
(S)
(D) Has vowels at the odd places

28.. Match the following :

(a) 7 white balls and 3 black balls are placed in a row at rando The (p)
probability that no two black balls are adjacent is

(b) 4 gentlemen and 4 ladies take seats at random round a table. (q)
The probability that they are sitting alternately is

(c) 10 different books and 2 different pens are given to 3 boys, so that (r)
each gets equal number of things. The probability that the same
boy does not receive both the pens, is

(d) A fair coin is tossed repeatedly. The probability of getting a result in the fifth (s)
toss different from those obtained in the first four tosses is
1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B
5. C 6. A 7. S A 8. A
9. B 10 . C 11. A,B 12. A,B,C,D
13. A,C 14. B,C,D 15. B 16. A
17. B 18. B 19. B 20. A
21. D 22. 7 23. 3 24. 4
25. 4. 26. 3
27. A - S,,B - R, C - R, D – P
. A-S, B-R, C-Q, D-P
28. a-r, b-s, c-p, d-q

1. (D) The probability of students not solving the problem are and

Therefore the probability that the problem is not solved by any one of them

Hence the probability that problem is solved .

2. (A)Let be the event that man will be selected and the event that woman will

be selected. Then so and

So

Clearly and are independent events.

So, .
3. (C)

Required probability is (they go in concerned envelopes)

4. (B)
Let denote the event that the stranger succeeds at the trial. Then

Þ
5. (C)
Here ,

Required probability = .

= = .

6. (A)
Total number of cases obtained by taking multiplication of only two numbers
out of Out of hundred given numbers, there are the
numbers which are 33 in number such that when any one of these is
multiplied with any one of remaining 67 numbers or any two of these 33 are multiplied, then the resulting
products is divisible by 3. Then the number of numbers which are the products of two of the given number
are divisible by Hence the required probability

7. (A)
Out of 9 socks, 2 can be drawn in ways.
 Two socks drawn from the drawer will match if either both are brown of both are blue. Therefore
favourable number of cases is

Hence the required probability

8. A

discriminant, b2– 4ac=

This is true for exactly 16 ordered pairs (a, b) namely (1, 1), (1, 2), (1, 3), (1,4), (1, 5) (1, 6), (2, 2) (2, 3),
(2, 4), (2, 5), (2, 6), (3, 3) (3, 4), (3,5) , (3, 6) and (4, 6)
Thus, required probability = =
9. B
Since `y’ is a four digit number and square of a natural number, 32 2£y£992
Therefore sample space S =
Let E be the event that selected number be of the form aabb (0 < a 0< )
Since aabb = 1000 a + 100a + 10b + b = 11 (100a + b)
Since aabb must be divisible by 11
Therefore required numbers may be from
actual computations shows that only =7744 satisfies this property so n(E) = 1

hence required probability =

10 . (C)
. n(s) = 8 × 8 = 64
Square values that product can take are 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64
4 : (1, 4), (2, 2), (4, 1)
16 : (2, 8) (4, 4), (8, 2)
For other values, there is only one way of getting the product
\ n(E) = 2 × 3 + 6 × 1 = 12

\ P(E) = .

11. A,B
Let P(A) = x and P(B) = y. since, A and B are independent events. Therefore,
Þ
Þ(1-x)y = 2/15Þy-xy=2/15…….(i)
…..(ii)

Subtracting eq. (i) from (ii), we get

Putting this value of x in eq.(i), we get

Þ30y2-29y+4=0Þ(6y-1)(5y-4)=0Þy=1/6 or y=4/5
Þ P(B)=1/6 or P(B) = 4/5
12. A,B,C,D
If T comes in first toss then Mr. B can win in only one case that is TT.
probability of Mr. B winning =

Probability of Mr.A winning =

Given first toss is head, Mr. A can win is successive tosses are T,HT, HHT, …..
 Probability

Given first toss is head, Mr.A can win is successive tosses are HT, HHT, HHHT,…..

Probability =

13. A,C

We have, since,

A)

B)
C)
14. B,C,D

15. (B)
The probability of throwing 9 with two dice

The probability of not throwing with two dice

If A is to win he should throw 9 in 1st or 3rd or 5th attempt
If B is to win, he should throw, 9 in 2nd, 4th attempt

B¢s chances .

16. (A)

 P(AÇB) = = P(A)P(B)
So A & B are independent

17. (B)
P(AÈB) ³ max.{P(A), P(B)}

Þ
 obviously
18. (B)
.

19. (B)
20. (A)
21. (D)
(19-21)

If then required probability

If then required probability

If then the possible digit selections are

The required number of ways

Required probability
22. 7

23. 3
Let there be n persons and persons not selected are arranged in places
stated above by stars and the selected 2 persons can be arranged at places stated by
dots (dots are in number) So the favourable ways are and the total ways
are , so

24. 4
A leap year consists of 366 days comprising of 52 weeks and 2 days. There are 7 possibilities for these
2 extra days viz.
(i) Sunday, Monday, (ii) Monday, Tuesday,
(iii) Tuesday, Wednesday, (iv) Wednesday, Thursday,
(v) Thursday, Friday, (vi) Friday, Saturday and
(vii) Saturday, Sunday.
Let us consider two events :
the leap year contains 53 Sundays
the leap year contains 53 Mondays.
 Then we have

Required probability

25. 4.
Let be the number of times or 4 occur on the die. Then follows a

binomial distribution with parameter and

We have or 4 occur at most times on the die)

Let

Hence required probability

26. 3
Let denote the event of drawing a white ball at any draw and that for a black
ball. Then

wins the game) or or or …..)

Also wins the game)

According to the given condition,

27. A - S, B - R, C - R, D – P
. A-S, B-R, C-Q, D-P
Total number of ways of arranging letters of the word INDIANOIL is .
(A) Treating INDIAN as a single object we can permute INDIAN, O, I and L in 4! ways.

\ probability of the required event =

(B) We can permute OIL, I, N, D, I, A, N in ways.

\ probability of the required event =

 (C) Fixing an I at the first place and L at the last place, we can permute the remaining letters viz. A, D, I, I,

N, N, O in ways.

\ probability of the required event is =

(D) Vowels can be arranged at odd places viz 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th and 9th in ways.

The remaining letters can be arranged at 4 even places in ways.

\ probability of the required event =

28. a-r, b-s, c-p, d-q

. (a)

, because there are 8 places for 3 black balls.

(b)
( after making 4 gentlemen sit in 3! ways, 4 ladies can sit in 4! ways in between the
gentlemen)

(c)
the number of ways in which one boy gets both the pens.

(d) Required probability

=