Probability

141 Questions
2009 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2009 Paper 1 Offline
The probability that X = 3 equals
A.
${{25} \over {216}}$
B.
${{25} \over {36}}$
C.
${{5} \over {36}}$
D.
${{125} \over {216}}$
2009 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2009 Paper 1 Offline

The probability that $X\ge3$ equals :

A.
${{125} \over {216}}$
B.
${{25} \over {36}}$
C.
${{5} \over {36}}$
D.
${{25} \over {216}}$
2009 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2009 Paper 1 Offline

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 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2008 Paper 2 Offline

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 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2008 Paper 1 Offline
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 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2007
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 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2007
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 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2007 Paper 2 Offline
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 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2007 Paper 1 Offline

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 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2007 Paper 1 Offline

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 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2006

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 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2006

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 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2006

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 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2005 Screening
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 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2005 Mains

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 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2005
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 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2004 Screening
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 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2004
$A$ 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 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2004
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 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2003 Screening
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 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2003 Screening
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 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2003
$A$ 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 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2003
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 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2002
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 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2001
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 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2001
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 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2000
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 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 1999
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 JEE Advanced MSQ
IIT-JEE 1999
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 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1999
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 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 1998
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 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 1998
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 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 1998
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 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 1998
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 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 1998
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 JEE Advanced MSQ
IIT-JEE 1998
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 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1998
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 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1998
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 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1997
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 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 1996
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 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1996
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 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 1995 Screening
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 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 1995 Screening
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 JEE Advanced MSQ
IIT-JEE 1995 Screening
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 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 1994
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 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1994
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 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1994
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 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 1993
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 JEE Advanced MSQ
IIT-JEE 1993
$E$ 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 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1993
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.