Probability

2009 Q51 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
The probability that X = 3 equals
A.
${{25} \over {216}}$
B.
${{25} \over {36}}$
C.
${{5} \over {36}}$
D.
${{125} \over {216}}$
2009 Q52 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026

The probability that $X\ge3$ equals :

A.
${{125} \over {216}}$
B.
${{25} \over {36}}$
C.
${{5} \over {36}}$
D.
${{25} \over {216}}$
2009 Q53 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026

The conditional probability that $X\ge6$ given $X>3$ equals :

A.
${{125} \over {216}}$
B.
${{25} \over {216}}$
C.
${{5} \over {36}}$
D.
${{25} \over {36}}$
2008 Q54 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026

An experiment has 10 equally likely outcomes. Let A and B be two non-empty events of the experiment. If A consists of 4 outcomes, the number of outcomes that B must have so that A and B are independent is :

A.
2, 4 or 8
B.
3, 6 or 9
C.
4 or 8
D.
5 or 10
2008 Q55 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Consider the system of equations $ax+by=0; cx+dy=0,$
where $a,b,c,d$ $ \in \left\{ {0,1} \right\}$

STATEMENT - 1 : The probability that the system of equations has a unique solution is ${3 \over 8}.$ and

STATEMENT - 2 : The probability that the system of equations has a solution is $1.$
A.
STATEMENT - 1 is True, STATEMENT - 2 is True; STATEMENT - 2 is a correct explanation for STATEMENT - 1
B.
STATEMENT - 1 is True, STATEMENT - 2 is True; STATEMENT - 2 is NOT a correct explanation for STATEMENT - 1
C.
STATEMENT - 1 is True, STATEMENT - 2 is False.
D.
STATEMENT - 1 is False, STATEMENT - 2 is True.
2007 Q56 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let ${H_1},{H_2},....,{H_n}$ be mutually exclusive and exhaustive events with $P\left( {{H_1}} \right) > 0,i = 1,2,.....,n.$ Let $E$ be any other event with $0 < P\left( E \right) < 1.$
STATEMENT-1:
$P\left( {{H_1}|E} \right) > P\left( {E|{H_1}} \right).P\left( {{H_1}} \right)$ for $i=1,2,....,n$ because

STATEMENT-2: $\sum\limits_{i = 1}^n {P\left( {{H_i}} \right)} = 1.$

A.
Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1.
B.
Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-1.
C.
Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False.
D.
Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True
2007 Q57 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
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
A.
${1 \over 2}$
B.
${1 \over 3}$
C.
${2 \over 5}$
D.
${1 \over 5}$
2007 Q58 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let ${E^c}$ denote the complement of an event $E.$ Let $E, F, G$ be pairwise independent events with $P\left( G \right) > 0$ and $P\left( {E \cap F \cap G} \right) = 0.$ Then $P\left( {{E^c} \cap {F^c}|G} \right)$ equals
A.
$P\left( {{E^c}} \right) + P\left( {{F^c}} \right)$
B.
$P\left( {{E^c}} \right) - P\left( {{F^c}} \right)$
C.
$P\left( {{E^c}} \right) - P\left( F \right)$
D.
$P\left( E \right) - P\left( {{F^c}} \right)$
2007 Q59 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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

A.
$\frac{1}{2}$
B.
$\frac{1}{3}$
C.
$\frac{2}{5}$
D.
$\frac{1}{5}$
2007 Q60 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let H$_1$, H$_2$, ..., H$_n$ be mutually exclusive and exhaustive events with P(H$_i$) > 0, i = 1, 2, ..., n. Let E be any other event with 0 < P(E) < 1.

Statement 1 : P(H$_i$ | E) > P(E | H$_i$). P(H$_i$) for $i=1,2,...,n$.

Statement 2 : $\sum\limits_{i = 1}^n {P({H_i}) = 1} $.

A.
Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True, Statement 2 is a CORRECT explanation for Statement 1
B.
Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True, Statement 2 is NOT a CORRECT explanation for Statement 1
C.
Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is False
D.
Statement 1 is False, Statement 2 is True
2006 Q61 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If $\mathrm{P}\left(u_{i}\right) \propto i$, where $i=1,2,3, \ldots n$, then $\lim_\limits{n \rightarrow \infty} \mathrm{P}(w)$ is equal to:

A.
1
B.
$\frac{2}{3}$
C.
$\frac{3}{4}$
D.
$\frac{1}{4}$
2006 Q62 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If $\mathrm{P}\left(u_{i}\right)=c$, where $c$ is a constant then $\mathrm{P}\left(u_{n} / w\right)$ is equal to:

A.
$\frac{2}{n+1}$
B.
$\frac{1}{n+1}$
C.
$\frac{n}{n+1}$
D.
$\frac{1}{2}$
2006 Q63 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If $n$ is even and E denotes the event of choosing even numbered urn $\left(\mathrm{P}\left(u_{i}\right)=\frac{1}{n}\right)$, then the value of $\mathrm{P}(w / \mathrm{E})$ is :

A.
$\frac{n+2}{2 n+1}$
B.
$\frac{n+2}{2(n+1)}$
C.
$\frac{n}{n+1}$
D.
$\frac{1}{n+1}$
2005 Q64 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
A six faced fair dice is thrown until $1$ comes, then the probability that $1$ comes in even no. of trials is
A.
$5/11$
B.
$5/6$
C.
$6/11$
D.
$1/6$
2005 Q65 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026

A person goes office either by car, scooter, bus or train, proability of which being $\frac{1}{7}, \frac{3}{2}, \frac{2}{7}$ and $\frac{1}{7}$, respectively. Probability that he reaches office late, if he takes car, scooter, bus or train is $\frac{2}{9}, \frac{1}{9}, \frac{4}{9}$ and $\frac{1}{9}$, respectively. Given that he reached office in time, then what is the probability that he travelled by a car?

A.
$\frac{1}{7}$
B.
$\frac{1}{8}$
C.
$\frac{3}{7}$
D.
$\frac{3}{8}$
2005 Q66 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
A person goes to office either by car, scooter, bus or train, the probability of which being ${1 \over 7},{3 \over 7},{2 \over 7}$ and ${1 \over 7}$ respectively. Probability that he reaches office late, if he takes car, scooter, bus or train is ${2 \over 9},{1 \over 9},{4 \over 9}$ and ${1 \over 9}$ respectively. Given that he reached office in time, then what is the probability that he travelled by a car.
2004 Q67 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
If three distinct numbers are chosen randomly from the first $100$ natural numbers, then the probability that all three of them are divisible by both $2$ and $3$ is
A.
$4/25$
B.
$4/35$
C.
$4/33$
D.
$4/1155$
2004 Q68 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
$A$ and $B$ are two independent events. $C$ is even in which exactly one of $A$ or $B$ occurs. Prove that $P\left( C \right) \ge P\left( {A \cup B} \right)P\left( {\overline A \cap \overline B } \right)$
2004 Q69 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
A box contains $12$ red and $6$ white balls. Balls are drawn from the box one at a time without replacement. If in $6$ draws there are at least $4$ white balls, find the probability that exactly one white is drawn in the next two draws. (binomial coefficients can be left as such)
2003 Q70 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Two numbers are selected randomly from the set $S = \left\{ {1,2,3,4,5,6} \right\}$ without replacement one by one. The probability that minimum of the two numbers is less than $4$ is
A.
$1/15$
B.
$14/15$
C.
$1/5$
D.
$4/5$
2003 Q71 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
If $P\left( B \right) = {3 \over 4},P\left( {A \cap B \cap \overline C } \right) = {1 \over 3}$ and
$P\left( {\overline A \cap B \cap \overline C } \right) = {1 \over 3},\,\,$ then $P\left( {B \cap C} \right)$ is
A.
$1/12$
B.
$1/6$
C.
$1/15$
D.
$1/9$
2003 Q72 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
$A$ is targeting to $B, B$ and $C$ are targeting to $A.$ Probability of hitting the target by $A,B$ and $C$ are ${2 \over 3},{1 \over 2}$ and ${1 \over 3}$ respectively. If $A$ is hit then find the probability that $B$ hits the target and $C$ does not.
2003 Q73 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
For a student to qualify, he must pass at least two out of three exams. The probability that he will pass the 1st exam is $p.$ If he fails in one of the exams then the probability of his passing in the next exam is ${p \over 2}$ otherwise it remains the same. Find the probability that he will qualify.
2002 Q74 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
A box contains $N$ coins, $m$ of which are fair and the rest are biased. The probability of getting a head when a fair coin is tossed is $1/2$, while it is $2/3$ when a biased coin is tossed. A coin is drawn from the box at random and is tossed twice. The first time it shows head and the second time it shows tail. what is the probability that the coin drawn is fair?
2001 Q75 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
An unbiased die, with faces numbered $1,2,3,4,5,6,$ is thrown $n$ times and the list of $n$ numbers showing up is noted. What is the probability that, among the numbers $1,2,3,4,5,6,$ only three numbers appear in this list?
2001 Q76 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
An urn contains $m$ white and $n$ black balls. A ball is drawn at random and is put back into the urn along with $k$ additional balls of the same colour as that of the ball drawn. A ball is again drawn at random. What is the probability that the ball drawn now is white?
2000 Q77 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
A coin has probability $p$ of showing head when tossed. It is tossed $n$ times. Let ${p_n}$ denote the probability that no two (or more) consecutive heads occur. Prove that ${p_1} = 1,{p_2} = 1 - {p^2}$ and ${p_n} = \left( {1 - p} \right).\,\,{p_{n - 1}} + p\left( {1 - p} \right){p_{n - 2}}$ for all $n \ge 3.$
1999 Q78 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
If the integers $m$ and $n$ are chosen at random from $1$ to $100$, then the probability that a number of the form ${7^m} + {7^n}$ is divisible by $5$ equals
A.
$1/4$
B.
$1/7$
C.
$1/8$
D.
$1/49$
1999 Q79 JEE Advanced MSQ
14 Mar 2026
The probabilities that a student passes in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry are $m, p$ and $c,$ respectively. Of these subjects, the student has a $75%$ chance of passing in at least one, a $50$% chance of passing in at least two, and a $40$% chance of passing in exactly two. Which of the following relations are true?
A.
$p+m+c=19/20$
B.
$p+m+c=27/20$
C.
$pmc=1/10$
D.
$pmc=1/4$
1999 Q80 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
Eight players ${P_1},{P_2},.....{P_8}$ play a knock-out tournament. It is known that whenever the players ${P_i}$ and ${P_j}$ play, the player ${P_i}$ will win if $i < j.$ Assuming that the players are paired at random in each round, what is the probability that the player ${P_4}$ reaches the final?
1998 Q81 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Seven white balls and three black balls are randomly placed in a row. The probability that no two black balls are placed adjacently equals
A.
$1/2$
B.
$7/15$
C.
$2/15$
D.
$1/3$
1998 Q82 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
There are four machines and it is known that exactly two of them are faulty. They are tested, one by one, in a random order till both the faulty machines are identified. Then the probability that only two tests are needed is
A.
$1/3$
B.
$1/6$
C.
$1/2$
D.
$1/4$
1998 Q83 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
A fair coin is tossed repeatedly. If the tail appears on first four tosses, then the probability of the head appearing on the fifth toss equals
A.
$1/2$
B.
$1/32$
C.
$31/32$
D.
$1/5$
1998 Q84 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
If $E$ and $F$ are events with $P\left( E \right) \le P\left( F \right)$ and $P\left( {E \cap F} \right) > 0,$ then
A.
occurrence of $E$ $ \Rightarrow $ occurrence of $F$
B.
occurrence of $F$ $ \Rightarrow $ occurrence of $E$
C.
non-occurrence of $E$ $ \Rightarrow $ non-occurrence of $F$
D.
none of the above implications holds
1998 Q85 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
If from each of the three boxes containing $3$ white and $1$ black, $2$ white and $2$ black, $1$ white and $3$ black balls, one ball is drawn at random, then the probability that $2$ white and $1$ black ball will be drawn is
A.
$13/32$
B.
$1/4$
C.
$1/32$
D.
$3/16$
1998 Q86 JEE Advanced MSQ
14 Mar 2026
If $\overline E $ and $\overline F $ are the complementary events of events $E$ and $F$ respectively and if $0 < P\left( F \right) < 1,$ then
A.
$P\left( {E/F} \right) + P\left( {\overline E /F} \right) = 1$
B.
$P\left( {E/F} \right) + P\left( {E/\overline F } \right) = 1$
C.
$P\left( {\overline E /F} \right) + P\left( {E/\overline F } \right) = 1$
D.
$P\left( {E/\overline F } \right) + P\left( {\overline E /\overline F } \right) = 1$
1998 Q87 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
Three players, $A,B$ and $C,$ toss a coin cyclically in that order (that is $A, B, C, A, B, C, A, B,...$) till a head shows. Let $p$ be the probability that the coin shows a head. Let $\alpha ,\,\,\,\beta $ and $\gamma $ be, respectively, the probabilities that $A, B$ and $C$ gets the first head. Prove that $\beta = \left( {1 - p} \right)\alpha $ Determine $\alpha ,\beta $ and $\gamma $ (in terms of $p$).
1998 Q88 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
Let ${C_1}$ and ${C_2}$ be the graphs of the functions $y = {x^2}$ and $y = 2x,$ $0 \le x \le 1$ respectively. Let ${C_3}$ be the graph of a function $y=f(x),$ $0 \le x \le 1,$ $f(0)=0.$ For a point $P$ on ${C_1},$ let the lines through $P,$ parallel to the axes, meet ${C_2}$ and ${C_3}$ at $Q$ and $R$ respectively (see figure.) If for every position of $P$ (on ${C_1}$ ), the areas of the shaded regions $OPQ$ and $ORP$ are equal, determine the function$f(x).$ IIT-JEE 1998 Mathematics - Probability Question 37 English
1997 Q89 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
If $p$ and $q$ are chosen randomly from the set $\left\{ {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10} \right\},$ with replacement, determine the probability that the roots of the equation ${x^2} + px + q = 0$ are real.
1996 Q90 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
For the three events $A, B,$ and $C,P$ (exactly one of the events $A$ or $B$ occurs) $=P$ (exactly one of the two events $B$ or $C$ occurs)$=P$ (exactly one of the events $C$ or $A$ occurs)$=p$ and $P$ (all the three events occur simultaneously) $ = {p^2},$ where $0 < p < 1/2.$ Then the probability of at least one of the three events $A,B$ and $C$ occurring is
A.
${{3p + 2{p^2}} \over 2}$
B.
${{p + 3{p^2}} \over 4}$
C.
${{p + 3{p^2}} \over 2}$
D.
${{3p + 2{p^2}} \over 4}$
1996 Q91 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
In how many ways three girls and nine boys can be seated in two vans, each having numbered seats, $3$ in the front and $4$ at the back? How many seating arrangements are possible if $3$ girls should sit together in a back row on adjacent seats? Now, if all the seating arrangements are equally likely, what is the probability of $3$ girls sitting together in a back row on adjacent seats?
1995 Q92 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
The probability of India winning a test match against West Indies is $1/2$. Assuming independence from match to match the probability that in a $5$ match series India's second win occurs at third test is
A.
$1/8$
B.
$1/4$
C.
$1/2$
D.
$2/3$
1995 Q93 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Three of six vertices of a regular hexagon are chosen at random. The probability that the triangle with three vertices is equilateral, equals
A.
$1/2$
B.
$1/5$
C.
$1/10$
D.
$1/20$
1995 Q94 JEE Advanced MSQ
14 Mar 2026
Let $0 < P\left( A \right) < 1,0 < P\left( B \right) < 1$ and
$P\left( {A \cup B} \right) = P\left( A \right) + P\left( B \right) - P\left( A \right)P\left( B \right)$ then
A.
$P\left( {B/A} \right) = P\left( B \right) - P\left( A \right)$
B.
$P\left( {A' - B'} \right) = P\left( {A'} \right) - P\left( {B'} \right)$
C.
$P\left( {A \cup B} \right)' = P\left( {A'} \right) - P\left( {B'} \right)$
D.
$P\left( {A/B} \right) = P\left( A \right)$
1994 Q95 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let $A, B, C$ be three mutually independent events. Consider the two statements ${S_1}$ and ${S_2}$
${S_1}\,:\,A$ and $B \cup C$ are independent
${S_2}\,:\,A$ and $B \cap C$ are independent
Then,
A.
Both ${S_1}$ and ${S_2}$ are true
B.
Only ${S_1}$ is true
C.
Only ${S_2}$ is true
D.
Neither ${S_1}$ nor ${S_2}$ is true
1994 Q96 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
An unbiased coin is tossed. If the result is a head, a pair of unbiased dice is rolled and the number obtained by adding the numbers on the two faces is noted. If the result is a tail, a card from a well shuffled pack of eleven cards numbered $2, 3,4,.....12$ is picked and the number on the card is noted. What is the probability that the noted number is either $7$ or $8$?
1994 Q97 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
If two events $A$ and $B$ are such that $P\,\,\left( {{A^c}} \right)\,\, = \,\,0.3,\,\,P\left( B \right) = 0.4$ and $P\left( {A \cap {B^c}} \right) = 0.5,$ then $P\left( {B/\left( {A \cup {B^c}} \right)} \right.$$\left. \, \right] = $ ............
1993 Q98 JEE Advanced MCQ
14 Mar 2026
An unbiased die with faces marked $1,2,3,4,5$ and $6$ is rolled four times. Out of four face values obtained, the probability that the minimum face value is not less than $2$ and the maximum face value is not greater than $5,$ is then:
A.
$16/81$
B.
$1/81$
C.
$80/81$
D.
$65/81$
1993 Q99 JEE Advanced MSQ
14 Mar 2026
$E$ and $F$ are two independent events. The probability that both $E$ and $F$ happen is $1/12$ and the probability that neither $E$ nor $F$ happens is $1/2.$ Then,
A.
$\,P\left( E \right) = 1/3,P\left( F \right) = 1/4$
B.
$\,P\left( E \right) = 1/2,P\left( F \right) = 1/6$
C.
$\,P\left( E \right) = 1/6,P\left( F \right) = 1/2$
D.
$\,P\left( E \right) = 1/4,P\left( F \right) = 1/3$
1993 Q100 JEE Advanced Numerical
14 Mar 2026
Numbers are selected at random, one at a time, from the two- digit numbers $00, 01, 02 ......, 99$ with replacement. An event $E$ occurs if only if the product of the two digits of a selected number is $18$. If four numbers are selected, find probability that the event $E$ occurs at least $3$ times.