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Q1* - 2018 (16 Apr Online)

Let A, B and C be three events, which are pair-wise independence and Ē denotes the complement of an event

E. If P (A ∩ B ∩ C) = 0 and P (C) > 0, then P [(A¯ ∩ B̄) ∣ C] is equal to.

(1) P(A) + P(B̄)

(2) P(A)
¯
− P(B̄)

(3) P(A)
¯
− P(B)

(4) P(A)
¯

k
+ P(B̄)

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Q2* - 2019 (10 Jan Shift 1)

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Assume that each born child is equally likely to be a boy or a girl. If two families have two children each, then

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the conditional probability that all children are girls given that at least two are girls is:

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(1)
1

n
11

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(2) 1

10

E
(3)
1

E
12

J
(4) 1

17

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Q3* - 2019 (11 Jan Shift 2)

Let S = {1, 2, … . . , 20}. A subset B of S is said to be "nice", if the sum of the elements of B is 203 . Than

the probability that a randomly chosen subset of S is "nice" is :

(1)
7

20
2

(2)
5

20
2

(3)
4

20
2

(4) None of the above

Q4* - 2019 (12 Jan Shift 2)

A person throws two fair dice. He wins Rs. 15 for throwing a doublet (same numbers on the two dice), wins
Rs. 12 when the throw results in the sum of 9 , and loses Rs. 6 for any other outcome on the throw. Then the

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expected gain/ loss (in Rs.) of the person is:

(1) gain
1

(2) loss
1

(3) loss
1

(4) 2 gain

Q5* - 2019 (12 Apr Shift 1)

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If three of the six vertices of a regular hexazon are chosen at random, then the probability that the triangle

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formed with these chosen vertices is equilateral is:

N e
(1) 1

p
10

t o
(2)
1

e S
(3)
3

n
10

(4) None of the above

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Q6* - 2020 (07 Jan Shift 1)

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An unbiased coin is tossed 5 times. Suppose that a variable X is assigned the value k when k consecutive

heads are obtained for k = 3, 4, 5, otherwise X takes the value −1. Then the expected value of X, is:

(1)
3

16

(2)
1

(3) −
3

16

(4) −
1

Q7* - 2020 (09 Jan Shift 1)

In a box, there are 20 cards, out of which 10 are labelled as A and the remaining 10 are labelled as B. Cards
are drawn at random, one after the other and with replacement, till a second A-card is obtained. The
probability that the second A-card appears before the third B -card is:

(1)
9

16

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(2)
11

16

(3)
13

16

(4)
15

16

Q8* - 2020 (03 Sep Shift 1)

A die is thrown two times and the sum of the scores appearing on the die is observed to be a multiple of 4.
Then the conditional probability that the score 4 has appeared atleast once is :

o r k
(1)
1

t w
(2)
1

e
3

N
(3)
1

p
8

o
(4)
1

t
9

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Q9* - 2020 (04 Sep Shift 2)

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In a game two players A and B take turns in throwing a pair of fair dice starting with player A and total of

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scores on the two dice, in each throw is noted. A wins the game if he throws a total of 6 before B throws a

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total of 7 and B wins the game if he throws a total of 7 before A throws a total of six. The game stops as soon
as either of the players wins. The probability of A winning the game is:

(1)
5

31

(2) 31

61

(3) 5

(4)
30

61

Q10* - 2020 (05 Sep Shift 2)

In a bombing attack, there is 50% chance that a bomb will hit the target. At least two independent hits are
required to destroy the target completely. Then the minimum number of bombs, that must be dropped to ensure

that there is at least 99% chance of completely destroying the target, is

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Q11* - 2021 (24 Feb Shift 2)

The probability that two randomly selected subsets of the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} have exactly two elements in their
intersection, is:

(1) 65

8
2

(2) 65

7
2

(3)
35

7
2

(4)
135

k
9

r
2

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Q12* - 2021 (25 Feb Shift 1)

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When a missile is fired from a ship, the probability that it is intercepted is 1
and the probability that the

p
3

o
missile hits the target, given that it is not intercepted, is 3
If three missiles are fired independently from the

t
.
4

S
ship, then the probability that all three hit the target, is:

ne
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(1)
3

E
(2)
1

E
27

J
(3) 1

@
(4) 3

Q13* - 2021 (25 Feb Shift 2)

In a group of 400 people, 160 are smokers and non-vegetarian; 100 are smokers and vegetarian and the
remaining 140 are non-smokers and vegetarian. Their chances of getting a particular chest disorder are

35%, 20% and 10% respectively. A person is chosen from the group at random and is found to be suffering

from the chest disorder. The probability that the selected person is a smoker and non-vegetarian is :

(1) 14

45

(2)
7

45

(3) 8

45

(4) 28

45

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Q14* - 2021 (16 Mar Shift 2)

Let A denote the event that a 6-digit integer formed by 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 without repetitions, be divisible by 3 .

Then probability of event A is equal to :

(1) 9

56

(2)
4

(3)
3

(4) 11

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27

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Q15* - 2021 (17 Mar Shift 1)

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Let there be three independent events E 1, E2 and E . The probability that only E occurs is α only E occurs
3 1 2

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is β and only E occurs is γ. Let 'p' denote the probability of none of events occurs that satisfies the equations

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3

e
and (β − 3γ)p = 2βγ. All the

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(α − 2β)p = αβ

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given probabilities are assumed to lie in the interval (0,  1).

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 Pr obability of occurrence of E1
Then,   is equal to ________.

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 Probability of occurrence of E3

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Q16* - 2021 (17 Mar Shift 2)

Let a computer program generate only the digits 0 and 1 to form a string of binary numbers with probability of
occurrence of 0 at even places be 1

2
and probability of occurrence of 0 at the odd place be 1

3
. Then the

probability that '10' is followed by '01' is equal to :

(1) 1

18

(2)
1

(3) 1

(4) 1

Q17* - 2021 (20 Jul Shift 1)

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Words with or without meaning are to be formed using all the letters of the word EXAMINATION. The
probability that the letter M appears at the fourth position in any such word is:

(1) 1

66

(2) 1

11

(3)
1

(4) 2

11

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Q18* - 2021 (22 Jul Shift 1)

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Four dice are thrown simultaneously and the numbers shown on these dice are recorded in 2 × 2 matrices. The

N e
probability that such formed matrices have all different entries and are non-singular, is :

t op
(1)
45

162

e S
(2)
23

n
81

(3)

_O
22

81

E
(4)
43

E
162

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Q19* - 2021 (25 Jul Shift 2)

A fair coin is tossed n-times such that the probability of getting at least one head is at least 0.9. Then the

minimum value of n is ___

Q20* - 2021 (27 Jul Shift 2)

A student appeared in an examination consisting of 8 true-false type questions. The student guessesthe

answers with equal probability. The smallest value of n, so that the probability of guessing atleast 'n' correct

answers is less than , is

1

(1) 5

(2) 6

(3) 3

(4) 4

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Q21 - 2021 (27 Jul Shift 1)

The probability that a randomly selected 2 -digit number belongs to the set {n ∈ N : (2
n
− 2) is a multiple of

3} is equal to

(1) 1

(2)
2

(3)
1

(4)
1

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3

t w o
Q22 - 2021 (25 Jul Shift 2)

N e
Let x be a random variable such that the probability function of a distribution is given by

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Then the mean of the distribution and P(X is positive and
1 1

t
P(X = 0) = , P(X = j) = j
(j = 1, 2, 3, … , ∞)
2 3

S
even) respectively are:

ne
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(1) 3

8
and 1

E
(2) 3
and 1

E
4 8

J
(3) and
3 1

4 9

@
(4) and
3 1

4 16

Q23 - 2021 (25 Jul Shift 1)

Let 9 distinct balls be distributed among 4 boxes, B 1,  B2 ,  B3 and B . If the probability than B contains
4 3

exactly 3 balls is k( then k lies in the

3
)
4

set :

(1) {x ∈ R : |x − 3| < 1}

(2) {x ∈ R : |x − 2| ≤ 1}
(3) {x ∈ R : |x − 1| < 1}

(4) {x ∈ R : |x − 5| ≤ 1}

Q24 - 2021 (20 Jul Shift 2)

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Let A, B and C be three events such that the probability that exactly one of A and B occurs is (1 − k), the

probability that exactly one of B and C occurs is (1 − 2k), the probability that exactly one of C and A occurs

is (1 − k) and the probability of all A, B and C occur simultaneously is k , where 0 < k < 1. Then the
2

probability that at least one of A, B and C occur is :

(1) greater than but less than

1 1

8 4

(2) greater than

1

(3) greater than but less than

1 1

k
4 2

r
(4) exactly equal to
1

o
2

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Q25 - 2021 (20 Jul Shift 1)

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The probability of selecting integers a ∈ [−5, 30] such that x 2
+ 2(a + 4)x − 5a + 64 > 0 , for all x ∈ R, is:

e S t
(1)
7

n
36

(2)

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2

E
(3) 1

E
6

J
(4)
1

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Q26 - 2021 (18 Mar Shift 2)

Let in a Binomial distribution, consisting of 5 independent trials, probabilities of exactly 1 and 2 successes be

0. 4096 and 0. 2048  respectively. Then the probability of getting exactly 3 successes is equal to :

(1)
32

625

(2)
80

243

(3)
40

243

(4) 128

625

Q27 - 2021 (17 Mar Shift 1)

Two dices are rolled. If both dices have six faces numbered 1,  2,  3,  5,  7 and 11, then the probability that the

sum of the numbers on the top faces is less than or equal to 8 is:

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(1)
4

(2)
17

36

(3) 5

12

(4) 1

Q28 - 2021 (16 Mar Shift 1)

A pack of cards has one card missing. Two cards are drawn randomly and are found to be spades. The

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probability that the missing card is not a spade, is :

t w o
(1)
3

e
4

N
(2)
52

p
867

o
(3)
39

t
50

S
(4)
22

e
425

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Q29 - 2021 (26 Feb Shift 2)

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A seven digit number is formed using digits 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5. The probability, that number so formed is

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divisible by 2, is

(1) 4

(2) 3

(3)
1

(4)
6

Q30 - 2021 (26 Feb Shift 1)

A fair coin is tossed a fixed number of times. If the probability of getting 7 heads is equal to probability of

getting 9 heads, then the probability of getting 2 heads is :

(1)
15

13
2

(2)
15

14
2

(3)
15

12
2

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(4)
15

8
2

Q31 - 2021 (25 Feb Shift 2)

Let A be a set of all 4 -digit natural numbers whose exactly one digit is 7. Then the probability that a randomly

chosen element of A leaves remainder 2 when divided by 5 is:

(1) 1

(2) 122

r k
297

o
(3)
97

297

t w
(4)
2

e
9

op N
Q32 - 2021 (25 Feb Shift 1)

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The coefficients a,  b and c of the quadratic equation, ax  are obtained by throwing a dice three

e
2
+ bx + c = 0

n
times. The probability that this equation has equal roots is:

E _O
(1)
1

E
72

J
(2)
1

36

@
(3) 1

54

(4) 216
5

Q33 - 2021 (24 Feb Shift 1)

Let B (i = 1, 2, 3) be three independent events in a sample space. The probability that only B occur is α,
i 1

 only B occurs is β and only B occurs is γ. Let p be the probability that none of the events B occurs and
2 3 i

these 4 probabilities satisfy the equations (α − 2β)p = αβ and (β − 3γ)p = 2βγ (All the probabilities are
P ( B1 )
assumed to lie in the interval (0, 1)) Then P ( B3 )
is equal to______.

Q34 - 2021 (24 Feb Shift 1)

An ordinary dice is rolled for a certain number of times. If the probability of getting an odd number 2 times is

equal to the probability of getting an even number 3 times, then the probability of getting an odd number for

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odd number of times is:

(1)
1

32

(2)
5

16

(3)
3

16

(4)
1

Q35 - 2020 (06 Sep Shift 2)

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The probabilities of three events A, B and C are given by P(A) = 0.6, P(B) = 0.4 and P(C) = 0.5. If

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P(A ∪ B) = 0.8, P

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(A ∩ C) = 0.3, P (A ∩ B ∩ C) = 0.2, P (B ∩ C) = β and P (A ∪ B ∪ C) = α, where 0.85 ≤ α ≤ 0.95, then

op
β lies in the interval:

e S t
(1) [0.35,0.36]

n
(2) [0.25,0.35]

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(3) [0.20,0.25]

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(4) [0.36,0.40]

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Q36 - 2020 (06 Sep Shift 1)

Out of 11 consecutive natural numbers if three numbers are selected at random (without repetition), then the
probability that they are in A.P. with positive common difference, is:

(1)
15

101

(2)
5

101

(3)
5

33

(4)
10

99

Q37 - 2020 (05 Sep Shift 1)

Four fair dice are thrown independently 27 times. Then the expected number of times, at least two dice show
up a three or a five, is

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Q38 - 2020 (04 Sep Shift 1)

The probability of a man hitting a target is 1

10
. The least number of shots required, so that the probability of his

hitting the target at least once is greater than , is

1

Q39 - 2020 (03 Sep Shift 2)

The probability that a randomly chosen 5 -digit number is made from exactly two digits is:

(1)

k
135

r
4
10

o
(2)
121

w
10

t
(3)
150

e
4
10

N
(4)
134

p
4
10

S t o
e
Q40 - 2020 (02 Sep Shift 2)

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Let E denote the complement of an event E. Let E and E be any pairwise independent events with

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C
1, E2 3

E
P (E1 ) > 0 and P (E 1 ∩ E2 ∩ E3 ) = 0

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Then P (E C
2
C
∩ E3 /E1 ) is equal to:

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(1) P (E C
2
) + P (E3 )

(2) P (E C
3
) − P (E2 )
C

(3) P (E 3
) − P (E2 )
C

(4) P (E C
3
) − P (E2 )

Q41 - 2020 (02 Sep Shift 1)

Box I contains 30 cards numbered 1 to 30 and Box II contains 20 cards numbered 31 to 50. A box is selected
at random and a card is drawn from it. The number on the card is found to be a non-prime number. The

probability that the card was drawn from Box I is :

(1)
2

(2)
8

17

(3)
4

17

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(4)
2

Q42 - 2020 (09 Jan Shift 2)

A random variable X has the following probability distribution:

X : 1 2 3 4 5

P(X) : K
2
2 K  K 2 K 5 K
2

Then, P(X > 2) is equal to:

o r k
(1)
7

12

t w
(2)
1

e
36

N
(3)
1

p
6

o
(4)
23

t
36

ne S
Q43 - 2020 (09 Jan Shift 2)

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If 10 different balls are to be placed in 4 distinct boxes at random, then the probability that two of these boxes

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contain exactly 2 and 3 balls is:

@
(1)
965

11
2

(2) 965

10
2

(3)
945

10
2

(4) None of the above

Q44 - 2020 (08 Jan Shift 2)

Let A and B be two events such that the probability that exactly one of them occurs is and the probability
2

that A or B occurs is 1

2
, then the probability of both of them occur together is:

(1) 0.02
(2) 0.2

(3) 0.01
(4) None of the above

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Q45 - 2020 (08 Jan Shift 1)

Let A and B be two independent events such that P (A) = and P (B) = . Then, which of the following is
1 1

3 6

TRUE?

(1) P (A/B) =
2

(2) P (A/B ) = ′ 1

(3) P (A /B ) =
′ ′ 1

(4) P (A/(A ∪ B)) =

1

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4

t w o
Q46 - 2020 (07 Jan Shift 2)

N e
In a workshop, there are five machines and the probability of any one of them to be out of service on a day is

op
3

. If the probability that at most two machines will be out of service on the same day is ( then k is
1 3

t
) k,
4 4

e S
equal to:

_O n
(1)
17

E
(2)
17

E
4

J
(3)
17

@
2

(4) 4

Q47 - 2019 (12 Apr Shift 1)

Let a random variable X have a binomial distribution with mean 8 and variance 4. If P (Xd ′′
2) =
k
16
, then k
2

is equal to:

(1) 17
(2) 121

(3) 1
(4) 137

Q48 - 2019 (12 Apr Shift 1)

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In a random experiment, a fair die is rolled until two fours are obtained in succession. The probability that the
experiment will end in the fifth throw of the die is equal to:

(1)
200

5
6

(2)
150

5
6

(3) 225

5
6

(4)
175

5
6

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Q49 - 2019 (09 Apr Shift 1)

t w o
Four persons can hit a target correctly with probabilities and respectively. If all hit at the target
1 1 1 1
, ,

e
2 3 4 8

N
independently, then the probability that the target would be hit, is:

t op
(1)
25

192

e S
(2)
7

n
32

(3)

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1

192

E
(4)
25

E
32

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Q50 - 2019 (08 Apr Shift 2)

The minimum number of times one has to toss a fair coin so that the probability of observing at least one head

is at least 90% is :

(1) 5
(2) 3

(3) 4
(4) 2

Q51 - 2019 (08 Apr Shift 1)

Let A and B be two non-null events such that A ⊂ B. Then, which of the following statements is always
correct?

(1) P(A ∣ B) = P(B) − P(A)

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(2) P(A ∣ B) ≥ P(A)

(3) P(A ∣ B) ≤ P(A)

(4) P(A ∣ B) = 1

Q52 - 2019 (12 Jan Shift 2)

In a game, a man wins ₹100 if he gets 5 or 6 on a throwof a fair die and loses ₹50 for getting any other number
on the die. If he decides to throw the die either till he gets a five or a six or to a maximum of three throws, then

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his expected gain/loss (in rupees) is:

t w o
(1)
400
loss

e
9

N
(2) 0

op
(3) gain
400

t
3

S
(4) loss
400

e
3

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Q53 - 2019 (12 Jan Shift 2)

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For an initial screening of an admission test, a candidate is given fifty problems to solve. If the probability that

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the candidate can solve anyproblem is 4

5
, then the probability that he is unable to solve less than two problems

is :
49

(1)
201 1
( )
5 5

48

(2)
316 4
( )
25 5

49
54
(3)
4
( )
5 5

48

(4)
164 1
( )
25 5

Q54 - 2019 (12 Jan Shift 2)

In a class of 60 students, 40 opted for NCC, 30 opted for NSS and 20 opted for both NCC and NSS. If one of

these students is selected at random, then the probability that the student selected has opted neither for NCC
nor for NSS is:

(1) 1

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(2)
1

(3)
2

(4) None of the above

Q55 - 2019 (11 Jan Shift 2)

A bag contains 30 white balls and 10 red balls. 16 balls are drawn one by one randomly from the bag with

replacement. If X be the number of white balls drawn, then ( is equal to:

 mean of X
)

k
 standard deviation of X

o r
(1) 4

t w
(2) 4√3

N e
(3) 3√2

op
4√3
(4)

t
3

ne S
Q56 - 2019 (11 Jan Shift 1)

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Two integers are selected at random from the set {1, 2, … , 11}. Given that the sum of selected numbers is

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even, the conditional probability that both the numbers are even is :

@
(1)
7

10

(2) 1

(3)
2

(4)
3

Q57 - 2019 (10 Jan Shift 2)

Minimum number of times a fair coin must be tossed so that the probability of getting at least one head is
more than 99% is:

(1) 5
(2) 6

(3) 8
(4) 7

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Q58 - 2019 (10 Jan Shift 1)

An unbiased coin is tossed. If the outcome is a head then a pair of unbiased dice is rolled and the sum of the
numbers obtained on them is noted. If the toss of the coin results in tail then a card from a well-shuffled pack

of nine cards numbered 1, 2, 3, … , 9 is randomly picked and the number on the card is noted. The probability
that the noted number is either 7 or 8 is:

(1)
13

36

(2)
15

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19

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Q59 - 2019 (09 Jan Shift 2)

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An urn contains 5 red and 2 green balls. A ball is drawn at random from the urn. If the drawn ball is green,

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then a red ball is added to the urn and if the drawn ball is red, then a green ball is added to the urn; the original

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ball is not returned to the urn. Now, a second ball is drawn at random from it. The probability that the second

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ball is red is:

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(1)
21

49

(2) 27

49

(3)
26

49

(4)
32

49

Q60 - 2019 (09 Jan Shift 2)

If the probability of hitting a target by a shooter, in any shot, is then the minimum number of independent
1
,
3

shots at the target required by him so that the probability of hitting the target at least once is greater than 5

6
, is:

(1) 3
(2) 6

(3) 5
(4) 4

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Q61 - 2019 (09 Jan Shift 1)

Two cards are drawn successively with replacement from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Let X denote the

random variable of number of aces obtained in the two drawn cards. Then P(X = 1) + P(X = 2) equals:

(1) 49/169

(2) 52/169
(3) 24/169
(4) 25/169

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Q62 - 2018 (16 Apr Online)

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Two different families A and B are blessed with equal number of children. There are 3 tickets to be distributed

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amongst the children of these families so that no child gets more than one ticket. If the probability that all the

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tickets go to the children of the family B is then the number of children in each family is?
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(4) 5

Q63 - 2018 (15 Apr Shift 2 Online)

A player X has a biased coin whose probability of showing heads is p and a player Y has a fair coin. They

start playing a game with their own coins and playalternately. The player who throws a head first is a winner.
If X starts the game, and the probability of winning the game by both the players is equal, then the value of 4
p

' is

(1)
1

(2)
1

(3)
1

(4)
2

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Q64 - 2018 (15 Apr Shift 1 Online)

A box ' A contanis 2 white, 3 red and 2 black balls. Another box ' B contains 4 white, 2 red and 3 black balls.
′ ′

If two balls are drawn at random, without replacement, from a randomly selected box and one ball turns out to

be white while the other ball turns out to be red, then the probability that both balls are drawn from box ′
B
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is

(1)
7

16

(2) 9

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(3)
7

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9

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Q65 - 2018 (Offline)

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A bag contains 4 red and 6 black balls. A ball is drawn at random from the bag, its colour is observed and this

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ball along with two additional balls of the same colour are returned to the bag. If now a ball is drawn at

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random from the bag, then the probability that this drawn ball is red, is :

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(1)
2

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5

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(2) 1

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(3)
3

(4)
3

10

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Q5 (4) Q6 (2) Q7 (2) Q8 (4)

Q9 (4) Q10 (11) Q11 (4) Q12 (3)

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Q13 (4) Q14 (2) Q15 (6) Q16 (4)

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Q17 (2) Q18 (4) Q19 (4) Q20 (1)

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Q21 (3) Q22 (2) Q23 (1) Q24 (2)

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Q25 (2) Q26 (1) Q27 (2) Q28 (3)

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Q29 (2) Q30 (1) Q31 (3) Q32 (4)

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Q33 (6) Q34 (4) Q35 (2) Q36 (3)

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Q37 (11) Q38 (3) Q39 (1) Q40 (4)

Q41 (2) Q42 (4) Q43 (4) Q44 (4)

Q45 (2) Q46 (1) Q47 (4) Q48 (4)

Q49 (4) Q50 (3) Q51 (2) Q52 (2)

Q53 (3) Q54 (4) Q55 (2) Q56 (3)

Q57 (4) Q58 (3) Q59 (4) Q60 (3)

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