Probability

144 Questions
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 19th May Evening Shift
A bag contains 2 white, 3 green and 5 red balls. If three balls are drawn one after the other without replacement, then the probability that the last ball drawn was red is
A.
$\frac{2}{3}$
B.
$\frac{3}{4}$
C.
$\frac{5}{9}$
D.
$\frac{1}{2}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 19th May Evening Shift
There are 2 bags each containing 3 white and 5 black balls and 4 bags each containing 6 white and 4 black balls. If a ball drawn randomly from a bag is found to be black, then the probability that this ball is from the first set of bags is
A.
$\frac{25}{57}$
B.
$\frac{25}{41}$
C.
$\frac{2}{5}$
D.
$\frac{3}{5}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 19th May Evening Shift
If two cards are drawn randomly from a pack of 52 playing cards, then the mean of the probability distribution of number of kings is
A.
$\frac{215}{221}$
B.
$\frac{2}{13}$
C.
$\frac{188}{221}$
D.
$\frac{13}{2}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 19th May Evening Shift
In a consignment of 15 articles, it is found that 3 are defective. If a sample of 5 articles is chosen at random from it, then the probability of having 2 defective articles is
A.
$\frac{256}{625}$
B.
$\frac{64}{625}$
C.
$\frac{128}{625}$
D.
$\frac{512}{625}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 18th May Morning Shift
If 5 letters are to be placed in 5 -addressed envelopes, then the probability that atleast one letter is placed in the wrongly addressed envelope, is
A.
$\frac{1}{5}$
B.
$\frac{1}{120}$
C.
$\frac{4}{5}$
D.
$\frac{119}{120}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 18th May Morning Shift
A student writes an examination which contains eight true of false questions. If he answers six or more questions correctly, the passes the examination. If the student answers all the questions, then the probability that he fails in the examination, is
A.
$\frac{37}{256}$
B.
$\frac{19}{256}$
C.
$\frac{119}{256}$
D.
$\frac{219}{256}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 18th May Morning Shift
The probabilities that a person goes to college by car is $\frac{1}{5}$, by bus is $\frac{2}{5}$ and by train is $\frac{3}{5}$, respectively. The probabilities that he reaches the college late if he takes car, bus and train are $\frac{2}{7}, \frac{4}{7}$ and $\frac{1}{7}$, respectively, If he reaches the college on time, then probability that he travelled by car is
A.
$\frac{6}{29}$
B.
$\frac{24}{29}$.
C.
$\frac{5}{29}$
D.
$\frac{23}{29}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 18th May Morning Shift
$P, Q$ and $R$ try to hit the same target one after the other. If their probabilities of hitting the target are $\frac{2}{3}, \frac{3}{5}, \frac{5}{7}$ respectively, then the probability that the target is his by $P$ or $Q$ but not by $R$ is
A.
$\frac{26}{105}$
B.
$\frac{79}{105}$
C.
0
D.
$\frac{75}{105}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 18th May Morning Shift
A box contains $20 \%$ defective bulbs. Five bulbs are chosen randomly from this box. Then, the probability that exactly 3 of the chosen bulbs are defective, is
A.
$\frac{32}{6 \%}$
B.
$\frac{32}{125}$
C.
$\frac{16}{625}$
D.
$\frac{16}{125}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 18th May Morning Shift
If a random variable $X$ satisfies poisson distribution with a mean value of 5 , then probability that $X<3$ is
A.
$\frac{37}{2} e^5$
B.
$6 e^5$
C.
$6 e^{-5}$
D.
$\frac{37}{2} e^{-5}$
2022 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 5th July Morning Shift

The probability of getting a sum 9 when two dice are thrown is

A.
$\frac{1}{6}$
B.
$\frac{1}{8}$
C.
$\frac{1}{9}$
D.
$\frac{1}{12}$
2022 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 5th July Morning Shift

If $A$ and $B$ are two events such that $P(B) \neq 0$ and $P(B) \neq 1$, then $P(\bar{A} \mid \bar{B})$ is

A.
$1-P(A \mid B)$
B.
$1-{P}(\bar{A} \mid B)$
C.
$\frac{1-P(A \cup B)}{P(\bar{B})}$
D.
$\frac{P(\bar{A})}{P(\bar{B})}$
2022 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 5th July Morning Shift

Two brothers $X$ and $Y$ appeared for an exam. Let $A$ be the event that $X$ has passed the exam and $B$ is the event that $Y$ has passed. The probability of $A$ is $\frac{1}{7}$ and of $B$ is $\frac{2}{9}$. Then, the probability that both of them pass the exam is

A.
$\frac{1}{63}$
B.
$\frac{2}{35}$
C.
$\frac{2}{63}$
D.
$\frac{9}{14}$
2022 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 5th July Morning Shift

A bag contains 4 red and 3 black balls. A second bag contains 2 red and 3 black balls. One bag is selected at random. If from the selected bag, one ball is drawn at random, then the probability that the ball drawn is red, is

A.
$\frac{39}{70}$
B.
$\frac{41}{70}$
C.
$\frac{29}{70}$
D.
$\frac{17}{35}$
2022 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 5th July Morning Shift

In a Binomial distribution, if '$n$' is the number of trials and the mean and variance are 4 and 3 respectively, then $2^{32} p\left(X=\frac{n}{2}\right)=$

A.
${ }^{16} C_8\left(3^8\right)$
B.
${ }^{12} C_6\left(2^6\right)$
C.
${ }^{32} C_{16}\left(3^{16}\right)$
D.
${ }^{16} C_7\left(3^9\right)$
2022 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 5th July Morning Shift

For a Poisson distribution, if mean $=l$, variance $=m$ and $l+m=8$, then $e^4[1-P(X>2)]=$

A.
8
B.
13
C.
9
D.
12
2022 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 4th July Evening Shift

In a box, there are 8 red, 7 blue and 6 green balls. One ball is picked randomly. The probability that it is neither red nor green is

A.
1/3
B.
3/4
C.
7/19
D.
8/21
2022 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 4th July Evening Shift

For two events $A$ and $B$, a true statement among the following is

A.
$P(\bar{A} \cup \bar{B})=1-P(A) P\left(\frac{B}{A}\right)$
B.
$P(\bar{A} \cup \bar{B})=1-P(A \cup B)$
C.
$P(\bar{A} \cup \bar{B})=P(A \cup B)$
D.
$P(\bar{A} \cup \bar{B})=P(\bar{A})+P(\bar{B})$
2022 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 4th July Evening Shift

Five digit numbers are formed by using digits $1,2,3,4$ and 5 without repetition. Then, the probability that the randomly chosen number is divisible by 4 is

A.
$\frac{1}{5}$
B.
$\frac{5}{6}$
C.
$\frac{4}{5}$
D.
$\frac{1}{6}$
2022 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 4th July Evening Shift

A manager decides to distribute ₹ 20000 between two employees $X$ and $Y$. He knows $X$ deserves more than $Y$, but does not know how much more. So, he decides to arbitrarily break ₹ 20000 into two parts and give $X$ the bigger part. Then, the chance that $X$ gets twice as much as $Y$ or more is

A.
$2 / 5$
B.
$1 / 2$
C.
$1 / 3$
D.
$2 / 3$
2022 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 4th July Evening Shift

Which of the following is not a property of a Binomial distribution?

A.
Random experiment consists of a sequence of $n$ identical trials.
B.
Each outcome can be referred to as a success or a failure.
C.
The probabilities of the two outcomes can change from one trial to the next.
D.
The trials are independent.
2022 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 4th July Evening Shift

In a Binomial distribution $B(n, p)$, if the mean and variance are 15 and 10 respectively, then the value of the parameter $n$ is

A.
28
B.
16
C.
45
D.
25
2022 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 4th July Morning Shift

A box contains 100 balls, numbered from 1 to 100 . If 3 balls are selected one after the other at random with replacement from the box, then the probability that the sum of the three numbers on the balls selected from the box is an odd number, is

A.
$1 / 2$
B.
$3 / 4$
C.
$3 / 6$
D.
$1 / 8$
2022 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 4th July Morning Shift

In a lottery, containing 35 tickets, exactly 10 tickets bear a prize. If a ticket is drawn at random, then the probability of not getting a prize is

A.
$1 / 10$
B.
$2 / 5$
C.
$2 / 7$
D.
$5 / 7$
2022 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 4th July Morning Shift

A bag contains 7 green and 5 black balls. 3 balls are drawn at random one after the other. If the balls are not replaced, then the probability of all three balls being green is

A.
$\frac{343}{1720}$
B.
$\frac{21}{36}$
C.
$\frac{12}{35}$
D.
$\frac{7}{44}$
2022 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 4th July Morning Shift

If $x$ is chosen at random from the set $\{1,2,3, 4\}$ and $y$ is chosen at random from the set $\{5,6,7\}$, then the probability that $x y$ will be even is

A.
$\frac{5}{6}$
B.
$\frac{1}{6}$
C.
$\frac{1}{2}$
D.
$\frac{2}{3}$
2022 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 4th July Morning Shift

The discrete random variables $X$ and $Y$ are independent from one another and are defined as $X \sim B(16,0.25)$ and $Y \sim P(2)$. Then, the sum of the variance of $X$ and $Y$ is

A.
4
B.
5
C.
6
D.
2
2022 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 4th July Morning Shift

If 6 is the mean of a Poisson distribution, then $P(X \geq 3)=$

A.
$1-25 / e^6$
B.
$e^{-6}-25$
C.
$24-25 e^6$
D.
$e^{-3}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Evening Shift

A coin is tossed until a head appears or it has been tossed thrice. Given that head doesn’t appear on the first toss, the probability that coin tossed thrice is

A.
$\frac{2}{3}$
B.
$\frac{1}{3}$
C.
$\frac{3}{4}$
D.
$\frac{1}{4}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Evening Shift

Box-I contains 3 cards bearing numbers 1, 2, 3 , Box II contains 5 cards bearing numbers 1 , 2, 3, 4, 5 and Box III contains 7 cards bearing numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. One card is drawn at random from each of the boxes. If $x_i$ be the number on the card drawn from the $i$ th box, $i=1,2,3$, then the probability that $x_1+x_2+x_3$ is odd is equal to

A.
$\frac{23}{105}$
B.
$\frac{53}{105}$
C.
$\frac{43}{105}$
D.
$\frac{33}{105}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Evening Shift

The range of a random variable $X$ is $\{1,2,3, \ldots\}$ and $P(X=x)=\frac{C^x}{x !}$. for $x=1,2,3$, ... Then, the value of $C$ is

A.
0
B.
1
C.
ln (2) (where In - denotes the natural log)
D.
$\ln (3)$ (where $\ln$ - denotes the natural log)
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Evening Shift

Tom and Jerry play a game of alternately throwing an unfair coin. First one to get head wins. If Tom starts the game, he has 62.5% chance of winning the game. Suppose this coin is tossed 5 times, then the probability of getting exactly 3 head is

A.
$\frac{144}{625}$
B.
$\frac{124}{625}$
C.
$\frac{121}{625}$
D.
$\frac{100}{625}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Morning Shift

One card is selected at random from 27 cards numbered form 1 to 27. What is the probability that the number on the card is even or divisible by 5.

A.
$\frac{15}{27}$
B.
$\frac{16}{27}$
C.
$\frac{17}{27}$
D.
$\frac{18}{27}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Morning Shift

Nine balls one drawn simultaneously from a bag containing 5 white and 7 black balls. The probability of drawing 3 white and 6 black balls is

A.
$\frac{{ }^7 C_3}{{ }^{12} C_9}$
B.
$\frac{7}{22}$
C.
$\frac{3}{22}$
D.
$\frac{7}{11}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Morning Shift

The probabilities that $A$ and $B$ speak truth are $\frac{4}{5}$ and $\frac{3}{4}$ respectively. The probability that they contradict each other when asked to speak on a fact is

A.
$\frac{1}{5}$
B.
$\frac{3}{20}$
C.
$\frac{4}{20}$
D.
$\frac{7}{20}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Morning Shift

The mean and variance of a binomial variable X are 2 and 1 respectively. The probability that X takes values greater than 1 is

A.
$\frac{5}{16}$
B.
$\frac{8}{16}$
C.
$\frac{11}{16}$
D.
$\frac{1}{16}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

P speaks truth in 70% of the cases and Q in 80% of the cases. In what percent of cases are they likely to agree in stating the same fact

A.
38%
B.
48%
C.
52%
D.
62%
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

If $A$ and $B$ are two events with $P(A \cap B)=\frac{1}{3}, P(A \cup B)=\frac{5}{6}$ and $P\left(A^C\right)=\frac{1}{2}$, then the value of $P\left(B^C\right)$ is

A.
$\frac{1}{2}$
B.
$\frac{1}{3}$
C.
$\frac{2}{3}$
D.
$\frac{5}{6}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

A coin is tossed 2020 times. The probability of getting head on 1947th toss is

A.
$\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{1947}$
B.
$\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)^{2020}$
C.
$\frac{1}{2}$
D.
$\frac{2}{1947}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

A discrete random variable X takes values 10, 20, 30 and 40. with probability 0.3, 0.3, 0.2 and 0.2 respectively. Then the expected value of X is

A.
12
B.
22
C.
23
D.
24
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

Let $X$ be a random variable which takes values $1,2,3,4$ such that $P(X=r)=K r^3$ where $r=1,2,3,4$ then

A.
$K=\frac{1}{100}$ and $P\left(\frac{1}{2} < X<\frac{5}{2} \mid X > 1\right)=\frac{8}{97}$
B.
$K=\frac{1}{99}$ and $P\left(\frac{1}{2} < X < \frac{5}{2} \mid X > 1\right)=\frac{8}{99}$
C.
$K=\frac{1}{100}$ and $P\left(\frac{1}{2} < X < \frac{5}{2} \mid X > 1\right)=\frac{8}{99}$
D.
$K=\frac{1}{100}$ and $P\left(\frac{1}{2} < X <\frac{5}{2} \mid X >1\right)=\frac{10}{99}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Morning Shift

12 balls are distributed among 3 boxes, then the probability that the first box will contain 3 balls is

A.
$\frac{{ }^{12} C_3 \times 2^9}{3^{12}}$
B.
$\frac{{ }^{12} C_3 \times 2^9}{3^{10}}$
C.
$\frac{{ }^{12} C_3}{3^{12}}$
D.
$\frac{{ }^{12} C_3}{3^{10}}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Morning Shift

A random variable X has the probability distribution

X 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
P(X) 0.15 0.23 0.12 0.10 0.20 0.08 0.07

For the events E = {X is a prime number} and F = {X < 4}, then P(E $\cup$ F) is

A.
0.77
B.
0.87
C.
0.35
D.
0.50
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Morning Shift

A die is tossed thrice. If event of getting an even number is a success, then the probability of getting at least 2 successes is

A.
$\frac{7}{8}$
B.
$\frac{1}{4}$
C.
$\frac{2}{3}$
D.
$\frac{1}{2}$